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New York Times, Friday, March 1, 2024

Author:
Julian Xiao
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
61-Across : Member of an "international brotherhood"
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Julian Xiao

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Xiao. Friday freshness: 21%
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© 2024, The New York Times3/1/24 ( No. 27,142 )
Across
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The works of many conductors : CIRCUITS
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Written remembrance, for short : OBIT
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Advocate for a 61-Across, informally : UNIONREP
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___ chip : NACHO
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Bump or spike : INCREASE
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Bishop, e.g. : CLERIC
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Canoodle : NECK
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Home theater installation : STEREO
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Arpad ___, creator of an eponymous chess rating system : ELO
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Mill fodder : GRIST
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First syllable of a rhyming film genre : SCI
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Of all the noises known to man, it is the most expensive, per an old quip : OPERA
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Feng shui energy : CHI
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Gluttonous sort : HOG
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More than great : EPIC
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Challenge for some funny video compilations : TRYNOTTOLAUGH
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"That's just how it is!" : THEMSTHEFACTS
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Refrain from going on road trips? : AREWETHEREYET
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Shade akin to peridot : LIME
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___ Lingus : AER
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The "dark" part of a Dark 'n' Stormy : RUM
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Takes in the paper : OPEDS
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Tune often in 2/4 time : RAG
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Is not so important, comparatively speaking : PALES
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Bar or bell follower : HOP
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Social media post labeled "Sponsored," e.g. : ADSPOT
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Shortening that omits "gram" : KILO
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One side of the Bering Sea : ALASKA
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"Sign me up!" : ISURECAN
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Teed off : IRKED
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2019 #1 hit by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello : SENORITA
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One may be stolen or planted : KISS
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Member of an "international brotherhood" : TEAMSTER
Down
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Task for a conductor : CUING
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___ circle : INNER
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Nina of fashion : RICCI
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Spiraled : CORKSCREWED
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French article : UNE
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Things that may be traditional, for short : IRAS
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Covid-era purchases : TESTS
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One who has ways of making you talk ... : SPEECHTHERAPIST
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Never again : ONCE
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"The Jungle Book" character : BALOO
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Cold, hard stuff : ICE
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What might turn you red on a green : THREEPUTT
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Offshore fixtures : OILRIGS
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Luxury brand ... or a non-luxury option : COACH
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Revolting sort : RIOTER
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Herb with a creeping variety : THYME
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Mediators and honest brokers : PEACEMAKERS
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Shortening that omits "gram" : INSTA
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Many an entry-level position : GOFER
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Where you might run into some real characters? : THEMEPARK
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They who shall not be named : OTHERS
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Simple bucket : LAYUP
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Capital on the Mediterranean : TRIPOLI
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Greeting that contains another greeting backward : ALOHA
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Benefits : SAKES
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Open call, in modeling lingo : GOSEE
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OK : LICIT
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Thrill : ELATE
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Naval acronym : SONAR
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Pops : DADS
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Food that contains another food item backward : TUNA
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"___ Vermont" (winter tourist slogan) : SKI
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First syllable of a rhyming film genre : ROM

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