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New York Times, Saturday, February 19, 2022

Author:
Billy Bratton
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
22-Across : Balconette or racerback
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Billy Bratton

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQX} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Bratton. Saturday freshness: 51%
Billy Bratton notes:
The best I can remember, this puzzle took shape as follows: I made the grid look as sick as possible and then spent a million years ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Sick-looking grid, indeed! And more to the point, it's one that plays with constructors in a SADISTIC way. It first debuted back in ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times2/19/22 ( No. 26,401 )
Across
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"Botheration!" : AWRATS
7
Makes a point : SCORES
13
That's a wrap : BEARHUG
15
Web browser with a majority market share : CHROME
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Let drop, say : REVEALED
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Like twill and faille : RIBBED
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Rap's Lil ___ Vert : UZI
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"Told ya!" : IKNEWIT
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Balconette or racerback : BRA
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Be in limbo : PEND
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First national fraternity to officially welcome transgender members (2014), informally : SIGEP
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Close-knit group : CLAN
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Pined away? : TREED
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Coffee store : URN
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Plugs away : TOILS
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Dog that smells a lot : BASSETHOUND
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Group of commuters? : PAROLEBOARD
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Issue ultimatums, e.g. : MAKEDEMANDS
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Commissions : HIRES
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Diesel often found in a muscle car : VIN
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Wait on : SERVE
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Beauty brand : OLAY
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Get across : RELAY
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Earth : SOIL
46
Musical lead-in to "So Fine" or "So Shy" : HES
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"Hmm, let's think where this leads us" : WELLNOW
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Exercise : USE
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Roots : ORIGIN
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Callous to an extreme : SADISTIC
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Start of a snap count : HUTONE
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Gorgon's lock : SERPENT
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Uptight : ONEDGE
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Takes for a while, in a way : LEASES
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Unceremonious : ABRUPT
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Band with the lyrics "When I was younger, I used to go and tip cows for fun, yeah / Actually, I didn't do that 'cause I didn't want the cow to be sad" : WEEZER
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Ditch : RAVINE
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Be with a group? : ARE
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Language in which "thank you" is "khàawp khun" : THAI
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Shows moodiness : SULKS
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Substitute for real money : SCRIP
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I.O.U. : CHIT
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Earth, poetically : ORB
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Bamboozle big-time : ROBBLIND
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May birthstone : EMERALD
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Common body types : SEDANS
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Smarter than smart : GENIUSLEVEL
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They graduate quickly : DEGREEMILLS
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Flipped : WENTBANANAS
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Michael E. ___, pioneer in coronary bypass surgery : DEBAKEY
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Transcript list : COURSES
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Lead-ins to some prank calls : DARES
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They catch flies : TOADS
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Earth : SOD
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Snookums : HON
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First foreign-language film to win Best Picture : PARASITE
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Endurance test in gym : MILERUN
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Cry on Christmas : HOHOHO
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Ways : ROUTES
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Clear Eyes rival : VISINE
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Puts in a seat : ELECTS
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Actress/screenwriter Taylor : RENEE
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Make a long-distance call? : YODEL
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One of two for a Valkyrie's horse : WING
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Bug : WIRE
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Mr. High-and-Mighty? : GOD
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Many a beauty therapist's employer : SPA

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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