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New York Times, Monday, February 20, 2023

Author:
Emily Carroll
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
53-Across : Stress ball, e.g.
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Emily Carroll

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {GKVW} This is puzzle # 18 for Ms. Carroll. Monday freshness: 91%
Emily Carroll notes:
I never like having to resort to big "Utah" black squares in a puzzle, but the lengths of the theme entries just wouldn't cooperate ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
It seems apt that JUICE, PRESS, and SQUEEZE can all precede the word BOX. I swear upon all that is holy that I will wreak my revenge ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times2/20/23 ( No. 26,767 )
Across
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Nike, Nestlé or Nabisco : BRAND
6
Treasure seeker's aid : MAP
9
Teacher's responsibility : CLASS
14
Knight's weapon : LANCE
15
Wrath : IRE
16
Frenzied : MANIC
17
Sinclair who wrote "Oil!" : UPTON
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Daytime television drama : SOAPOPERA
20
U.F.O. pilots, for short : ETS
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Jazz duo? : ZEES
23
Protective molar layer : ENAMEL
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Kitchen gadget for the health-conscious : JUICEPRESS
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Enthusiast's mag : ZINE
28
Pigmented rings : AREOLAS
29
Calligrapher's implement : PEN
31
Stubborn animal : ASS
32
Courteous contraction : YESM
33
Fruits with pits : DATES
35
Romantic prospect after swiping right : TINDERMATCH
40
To-do list task : CHORE
41
Exclamation at the end of a trip? : OOPS
44
Baby bear : CUB
47
Garland made with flowers : LEI
48
Suffragist Elizabeth Cady ___ : STANTON
51
Region : AREA
53
Stress ball, e.g. : SQUEEZETOY
55
Biblical book of sacred poems : PSALMS
57
"Et voilà!" : TADA
58
Unusual : ODD
59
Electrical panels found in older homes … or what 18-, 24-, 35- and 53-Across do (regarding each half of each answer)? : FUSEBOXES
61
Super-duper soup scooper : LADLE
63
Prefix meaning "very" : ULTRA
64
To and ___ : FRO
65
Respected community leader : ELDER
66
Has staying power : LASTS
67
Chaney of old horror films : LON
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Bottomless pit : ABYSS
Down
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Toronto M.L.B. player : BLUEJAY
2
Pure bliss : RAPTURE
3
Most on edge : ANTSIEST
4
Sgt., e.g. : NCO
5
Oscar-winning Washington : DENZEL
6
Unlikely philanthropists : MISERS
7
Greeted the day, say : AROSE
8
Little legume : PEA
9
"Let's go!" : CMON
10
Bolivian capital : LAPAZ
11
Result of iron deficiency : ANEMIA
12
Sounds from fire trucks : SIRENS
13
What kosher seafood has that nonkosher seafood does not : SCALES
19
Bygone Spanish currency : PESETA
22
Government grp. employing ecologists : EPA
25
"Doonesbury" or "Dilbert" : COMIC
26
Big name in canned meat : SPAM
30
Court divider : NET
33
"Dr." of hip-hop : DRE
34
Pastry served with afternoon tea : SCONE
36
Rink org. : NHL
37
Childish rebuttal : DOESSO
38
Actor La Salle : ERIQ
39
Cocktail made with whiskey, honey and lemon : HOTTODDY
42
Dogs with standard, medium and miniature varieties : POODLES
43
Big name in pretzels : SNYDERS
44
Pepto-Bismol dosage : CAPFUL
45
Octopus antagonist in "The Little Mermaid" : URSULA
46
Wild animals : BEASTS
48
Add spices to : SEASON
49
Actor Danson : TED
50
Flowering shrub : AZALEA
52
On the ball : ALERT
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In ___ (not yet born) : UTERO
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Wharton degs. : MBAS
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Gridiron group rebooted in 2020 : XFL
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Edmonton's province: Abbr. : ALB

Answer summary:
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