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New York Times, Monday, February 26, 2024

Author:
Joe Marquez
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
43-Across : Crosses the finish line last, say
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Joe Marquez

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {Z} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Marquez. Monday freshness: 54%
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© 2024, The New York Times2/26/24 ( No. 27,138 )
Across
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Little spheres in a pod : PEAS
5
"___ mañana!" : HASTA
10
Salt Lake City's home : UTAH
14
Language in Pakistan : URDU
15
Out-spoken? : ALOUD
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Canceled, as a mission : NOGO
17
Where silt builds up to create a delta : RIVERMOUTH
19
Two-person acts : DUOS
20
Former stadium for the Indianapolis Colts : RCADOME
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Come into view : EMERGE
23
Trawler's mesh : NET
24
Role of each angry man in "12 Angry Men" : JUROR
26
Muscles worked on a "pull day," informally : LATS
28
Like many small, powerful airplanes : TWINENGINE
33
De Armas of the 2022 biopic "Blonde" : ANA
34
Culpability : BLAME
35
Thimble or Scottish terrier, in Monopoly : TOKEN
36
Fleecy boot brand : UGG
37
Knee tissue torn in an athletic injury, for short : ACL
38
"That makes sense!" : AHH
40
"Raising the Flag on ___ Jima" (iconic photo of 1945) : IWO
41
Actress Close : GLENN
43
Crosses the finish line last, say : LOSES
45
Ctrl-Alt-___ (keyboard shortcut) : DEL
46
"Definitely husband material!" : HESAKEEPER
48
Banks who hosted "America's Next Top Model" : TYRA
49
Oven-warmed sandwiches : MELTS
50
Status ___ : QUO
51
Expedition for wildlife viewing : SAFARI
54
Low-key : SUBDUED
58
"Other halves" no more : EXES
59
"I'm paying for this round" … or a literal hint to this puzzle's theme : DRINKSONME
62
"Handy" oven accessory : MITT
63
Spooky : EERIE
64
Oblong tomato variety : ROMA
65
"That makes sense!" : ISEE
66
Petty quarrels : SPATS
67
There's a "lone" one on Texas' flag : STAR
Down
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Contented cat's sound : PURR
2
Mayor Adams of New York City : ERIC
3
Upper hands in competition : ADVANTAGES
4
Fine leathers : SUEDES
5
Soccer great Mia : HAMM
6
Balm ingredient : ALOE
7
Old coin of France : SOU
8
"Boy king" whose tomb was discovered in 1922, familiarly : TUT
9
Stick like glue : ADHERE
10
Be subjected to, as treatment : UNDERGO
11
Take the show on the road : TOUR
12
Breathless with excitement : AGOG
13
Alternative to a watering can : HOSE
18
Go bad : ROT
22
Calendar divisions : MONTHS
24
Henson who voiced Kermit the Frog : JIM
25
Apprehensive feeling : UNEASE
26
Ha-ha-ha : LAUGH
27
Hidden motive : ANGLE
28
Extra-attentive coddling, for short : TLC
29
Billfold : WALLET
30
"No joke!" : IKIDYOUNOT
31
More up-to-date : NEWER
32
Sherlock Holmes's sister, on Netflix : ENOLA
34
Loan officer, e.g. : BANKER
39
What's-___-name (that lady) : HER
42
Greeting that originated on the Indian subcontinent : NAMASTE
44
Photo ___ (P.R. events) : OPS
47
Skips over, as vowels : ELIDES
48
Henry VIII and family : TUDORS
50
Most Super Bowl M.V.P.s, for short : QBS
51
Match before the final : SEMI
52
"x" or "y" number line, in graphing : AXIS
53
Elaborate celebration : FETE
54
Peevish state : SNIT
55
Hawaiian instruments, informally : UKES
56
Stone or Watson of the big screen : EMMA
57
Start of many a diary entry : DEAR
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Unit at the gym : REP
61
401(k) alternative, for short : IRA

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