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The Inside Scoop

New York Times, Sunday, February 18, 2024

Author:
Sid Sivakumar
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
94-Across : Thunderous sounds
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Sid Sivakumar

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 70 Missing: {XZ} This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Sivakumar. Sunday freshness: 73%
Will Shortz notes:
Sid Sivakumar is an M.D./Ph.D. student at Washington University in St. Louis, training in biomedical engineering and neuroscience. This is his 17th crossword for The Times. Since the ... read more
Sid Sivakumar notes:
I know that phonetics-based themes can be hit-or-miss because people pronounce words differently. But I enjoy the unusual transformations in these sorts of puzzles. I love to imagine folks ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times2/18/24 ( No. 27,130 )
Across
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Mess hall patrons, in brief : GIS
4
Theater backdrop : SCRIM
9
Stressful work? : POEM
13
Disorganized stack : HEAP
17
Home screen array : APPS
19
Port container : CARAFE
20
Clean hands, so to speak : INNOCENCE
22
Spill (over) : SLOP
23
Strict sales limit, informally : ONEPER
24
Slow-cooked entrees : POTROASTS
25
Boos-y drink? : HATERADE
27
Olympic gymnast Raisman : ALY
29
Charge (with) : ENTRUST
30
Involves : ENTAILS
31
Some kennel personnel : GROOMERS
34
Only U.S. coin that does not explicitly indicate how many cents it's worth : DIME
35
Eschewed pork and shellfish, say : ATEKOSHER
37
Arena seating sections : TIERS
38
Perfume ingredient : ATTAR
39
Civil wrong : TORT
40
Comedy character who once asked the U.N. secretary general if Disneyland was part of the U.N. : ALIG
42
Org. whose initials are aptly hidden in "foreign satellite interception" : NSA
43
Really hurt : ACHED
44
Orders more of than necessary : OVERSTOCKS
48
Oktoberfest purchase : BIER
49
"Clifford the Big Red Dog" airer : PBS
52
"Gross!" : ICK
53
Excessively : TOO
54
Checkout unit : ITEM
56
Eyeballs, e.g. : ORBS
60
"Naw, no way!" : AINTSO
62
Hindu wedding adornment that's said to get darker the more the newlyweds love each other : HENNA
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Lifesaving mission, for short : RESCUEOP
66
Its panhandle abuts British Columbia : IDAHO
67
Prudent : JUDICIOUS
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Texas A&M athlete : AGGIE
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One fast-tracked in an interview pool : REFERRAL
72
Like Loki : NORSE
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Absolutely devour : INHALE
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Fitting a little tight : SNUG
75
Home to the Great Ziggurat of Ur : IRAQ
77
Common jeans feature : RIP
78
"Whoop-de-___" : DOO
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Subject of 1960s-'70s addiction research : LSD
80
Purges : RIDS
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Things that perceptive people might pick up : UNDERTONES
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Picture taker? : FRAME
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Sound in "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" : MOO
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Windy part of a kite? : REEL
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The "A" of the ACT UP organization : AIDS
94
Thunderous sounds : CLAPS
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Piece of info : DATUM
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Body of water adjoining Korea Bay : YELLOWSEA
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___-de-camp : AIDE
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Proceeds : REVENUES
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Putting together : POOLING
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Hardly worth mentioning : TRIVIAL
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ID whose first five digits are sometimes ignored : SSN
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Keister : PATOOTIE
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Flight segment : STAIRSTEP
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Demographic group : COHORT
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Tiny member of a swarm : GNAT
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Big Ten school that plays home football games at Beaver Stadium : PENNSTATE
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Much like : AKINTO
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What hits the ground running? : SOLE
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Seat in the London Stock Exchange? : ARSE
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At the earliest chance : ASAP
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They get high by the beach : TIDES
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Airport screening inits. : TSA
Down
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Winter house-warming option : GASHEAT
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"That's my goal" : IPLANTO
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Powerlifter's helper : SPOTTER
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Marine predator often seen near shorelines : SANDSHARK
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First Nations people : CREE
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Best Melodic ___ Performance (Grammy category) : RAP
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"My concern is …" : IFEAR
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Variety used to make Bordeaux wine : MERLOT
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Dot on a die : PIP
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Musical artist Yoko : ONO
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Joins those on the stage : ENTERS
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Counterparts of eves : MORNS
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With 61-Down, like some gossip ... as represented phonetically by each set of shaded squares? : HEARDTHROUGH
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Like a bathroom directly connected to a bedroom : ENSUITE
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Feigns indignation : ACTSMAD
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Bug : PESTER
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Address : SPEAKTO
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Barbecue grill fill : COALS
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Camp bed : COT
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Summer Olympics host between London and Tokyo : RIO
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Comics sound when something is snatched : YOINK
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Clenched, as teeth : GRITTED
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Record holder for most games played in the FIFA World Cup (26) : MESSI
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Modern ___ : ERA
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Trains above street level : ELS
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Delivery that can't be returned : ACE
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"Well, don't wait out here!" : GOONIN
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Goals : AIMS
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Sun shield : VISOR
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___-conscious : ECO
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Variety commonly found in jellies and pies : CONCORD
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Wax figures? : BEES
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Golf tournament division : PAIRS
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President who campaigned on the slogan "Our best days still lie ahead" : BIDEN
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Real pickle : SNAFU
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So … or a word following "so" : TRUE
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Fit for a king : REGAL
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Sees red : BOILS
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Word before dating or skating : SPEED
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See 13-Down : THEGRAPEVINE
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Dance at a luau : HULA
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More open to the elements : AIRIER
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Lake house rental : CANOE
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Unnerves : JARS
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Sea hawks : OSPREYS
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Lyft request : RIDE
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Lithium-___ battery : ION
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"Don't ___ me …" : QUOTE
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1994 single by Hole whose cover art depicts a miniature wedding dress and veil : DOLLPARTS
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Real-time PC exchanges : IMS
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Man, woman and child, e.g. : NOUNS
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Little lifter : TEE
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Snore loudly : SAWLOGS
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One dropping amorous hints : FLIRTER
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Trigonometry units : RADIANS
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B-baller in Big D : MAV
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"Am I mistaken?" : ISITNOT
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Turndowns : DENIALS
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Hot herbal brew : SAGETEA
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Place to pamper pets that purr : CATSPA
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Some rivers have them : DELTAS
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Variety that shares its name with a Mideast capital : MUSCAT
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Game with big prizes : LOTTO
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"I'm not working right now," in email shorthand : OOO
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Believer in Jah : RASTA
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Mushroom added to ramen : ENOKI
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Org. with the phone number 1-800-TAX-FORM : IRS
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Cornmeal cake : PONE
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Info you might send someone when you're running late : ETA
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Liven (up) : PEP
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Stashed away : HID

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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