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New York Times, Friday, December 27, 2024

Author:
Jem Burch
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25-Across : Sweet's counterpart
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQWXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Burch. Friday freshness: 19%
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© 2024, The New York Times12/27/24 ( No. 27,443 )
Across
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Grandma Moses, for one : FOLKARTIST
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Turtles and turtle doves come from them : EGGS
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Accessory named for a British school : ETONCOLLAR
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Actress Kunis : MILA
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"Stay tuned" : MORETOCOME
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Like cricket fields : OVAL
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High kicks? : HEELS
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Article of Western wear : VEST
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Many a first responder, for short : EMT
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Supple : LITHE
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Sweet's counterpart : SAVORY
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Lab container : FLASK
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Ones who might invade your space, for short? : ETS
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Emperor from 54 to 68 : NERO
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Word after legal or first : AID
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Drawer with knobs? : ETCHASKETCH
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Letters of relief : TGIF
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In the least : ATALL
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Leaf collector : RAKE
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Little warning : SHORTNOTICE
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Resident of the Mojo Dojo Casa House : KEN
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Peter or Paul, e.g. : TSAR
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Certain baseball positions: Abbr. : RFS
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Claims : AVERS
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Reception problem : STATIC
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Destination for the van that Kevin fails to board in "Home Alone" : OHARE
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V.P. candidate name in '16 and '24 : TIM
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Engine sound : PURR
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Get clean : BATHE
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In : AMID
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Place for a king and queen : ROYALCOURT
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Uber- alternative : MEGA
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Famous British rock group : STONEHENGE
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Place for a king and queen : PROM
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Zeus, in Greek mythology : THUNDERGOD
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Like "France" in French: Abbr. : FEM
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Texter's hedge : OTOH
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The stuff of legends : LORE
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Demonstrates reverence, in a way : KNEELS
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Impersonate : ACTLIKE
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Place to rest after a flight : ROOST
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Spa offering, in brief : TLC
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Trendy compliment with shady undertones : ILOVETHATFORYOU
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"I totally relate" : SAME
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Lock : TRESS
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Musical prefix with -core : EMO
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Approximately : GIVEORTAKE
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David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, for one : GLAMROCKER
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Like movie popcorn : SALTY
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Hot weather wear : TANK
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Be a pest to : HECTOR
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Take quite a turn : VEER
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Antoine Caliste Domino Jr., familiarly : FATS
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Antiburglary device : LIGHTTIMER
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"See ya!" : ADIOSAMIGO
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Language family of the Pacific Northwest : SALISH
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Like palomino horses : TAN
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Utah airport inits. : SLC
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Feathery layers : HENS
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People rush to get into it : FRAT
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Set off : TRIP
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Swimmer's complaint : EARACHE
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Nay sayer : VETOER
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Distinctive mark : STAMP
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Put a hex on à la Shakespeare : CURST
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Possessing a full range of physical and mental faculties : ABLED
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Veronica who wrote the "Divergent" series : ROTH
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Chilled : HUNG
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As a result : ERGO
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Prevent from running : DAM
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Author Patchett : ANN
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"Ideas change everything" org. : TED

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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