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New York Times, Friday, December 6, 2024

Author:
Robyn Weintraub
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
37-Across : Burrowing creatures of the African savanna
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Robyn Weintraub

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQVZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 50 for Ms. Weintraub. Friday freshness: 19%
Jim Horne notes:

Congratulations, Robyn Weintraub, on your 50th NYT crossword.

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© 2024, The New York Times12/6/24 ( No. 27,422 )
Across
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Meaning of Imani, the seventh principle of Kwanzaa : FAITH
6
Just : MERE
10
Have a rash reaction : ITCH
14
Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number : ELSIE
15
Hedgehog ___ (prickly plant) : ALOE
16
Teddy alternative : THEO
17
Turning point in telecommunications history? : ROTARYDIAL
19
Spam containers : TINS
20
___ prime (focus of a computational challenge in math) : NTH
21
Tempted fate : DARED
22
Screenwriter's way of reintroducing some characters? : PASTE
23
Successor of the Metroliner : ACELA
25
Masterpiece by Klimt or Rodin : THEKISS
27
They might be fixed : INTERESTRATES
30
Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts : TOADS
31
One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab? : WINESNOB
34
Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin : ENYA
35
Test the temperature of, perhaps : SIP
36
Zipped : TORE
37
Burrowing creatures of the African savanna : MEERKATS
40
Join, as a table : SITAT
41
Sacred creatures in some Indigenous cultures : SPIRITANIMALS
44
In need of ice, maybe : SWOLLEN
46
Outed online : DOXED
47
Takeaway from a tale : MORAL
48
One of 18 on the periodic table : GROUP
50
Issa of "American Fiction" : RAE
53
McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!" : EWAN
54
Suggests something subtly : DROPSAHINT
56
Bit of hypertext : LINK
57
Totally consumed : RAPT
58
Certain pops : COLAS
59
Midsummer arrivals : LEOS
60
Contact sites : EYES
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Grace who married Prince Rainier : KELLY
Down
1
Seedless plant : FERN
2
More than some : ALOT
3
"Sorry, can you clarify your answer?" : ISTHATAYESORANO
4
___ Maria (liqueur) : TIA
5
Collies and sheepdogs, by nature : HERDERS
6
Patterned cotton fabric originally from India : MADRAS
7
First name of fashion designers Tahari and Saab : ELIE
8
Good time to start an audiobook : ROADTRIP
9
Omakase serving : EEL
10
"These things don't happen overnight" : ITTAKESTIME
11
Urgent words during an emergency : THISISNOTADRILL
12
Small change : CENTS
13
They're often lying in beds and might be kinky : HOSES
18
University that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S. : YALE
22
Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist : PETE
24
Grilling surfaces made of fragrant wood : CEDARPLANKS
26
China's ___ Dynasty : HAN
27
What's on the agenda : ITEM
28
Zip : NONE
29
Checker's move : TWIST
32
Like some histories : ORAL
33
Red and black, e.g. : BETS
35
Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish : STINGRAY
38
Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films : KILL
39
Is for some? : ARE
40
Beer buy : SIXPACK
42
Votes to accept : ADOPTS
43
We, to Louis : NOUS
44
Sense that dolphins lack : SMELL
45
"Yowza!" : WOWIE
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You can skip it : ROPE
51
Overly fastidious : ANAL
52
Online marketplace headquartered in Brooklyn : ETSY
54
N.F.L. linebacker Greenlaw : DRE
55
Clear weeds, in a way : HOE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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