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New York Times, Monday, March 14, 2022

Author:
Stephen Hiltner
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
41-Across : Strongly disliked
TotalDebut
13/14/2022
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Stephen Hiltner

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 82, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Hiltner. Monday freshness: 20%
Stephen Hiltner notes:
Growing up in the '90s, I wasn't allowed to watch much TV. My parents were pretty strict about it. So, given its theme, I guess this ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Won't you be my neighbor? STEVE URKEL, KIMMY GIBBLER, and WILSON WILSON say yes! I was raised mainly by TV sitcoms, but I only ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times3/14/22 ( No. 26,424 )
Across
1
Little hopper : TOAD
5
Tied, as sneakers : LACED
10
It springs eternal : HOPE
14
Replacement for the franc and lira : EURO
15
Remains : STAYS
16
Narrow : THIN
17
Neighbor on "Family Matters" : STEVEURKEL
19
Brain : MIND
20
Summer suit material : LINEN
21
Plural suffix with good, hood and food : IES
22
Online personal journals : BLOGS
23
Santa ___ winds : ANA
24
Letter after sigma : TAU
26
Wedding vow : IDO
28
Neighbor on "Full House" : KIMMYGIBBLER
34
Ones with negative views on humanity : CYNICS
37
Unit of resistance : OHM
38
Four-star review : RAVE
39
___ 66 (classic highway) : ROUTE
40
Winter hrs. in St. Louis : CST
41
Strongly disliked : HATED
42
Gawk at : OGLE
43
Exclamation from Homer Simpson : DOH
44
Lets down : LOWERS
45
Neighbor on "Home Improvement" : WILSONWILSON
48
Old cloth : RAG
49
Peculiar : ODD
50
Olympic women's gymnastics powerhouse : USA
53
What a tree provides on a hot, sunny day : SHADE
57
Boise's home: Abbr. : IDA
59
Writer Joyce Carol ___ : OATES
61
Secret recording device : WIRE
62
Bygone TV host with a famous "neighborhood" : FREDROGERS
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Notion : IDEA
65
Narrow street : ALLEY
66
Shallowest of the Great Lakes : ERIE
67
A good one is square : MEAL
68
Lesser-played half of a 45 : BSIDE
69
Sort (through) : SIFT
Down
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Car company with a "T" logo : TESLA
2
___ the cold (left stranded) : OUTIN
3
Big sports venue : ARENA
4
Hawk's opposite : DOVE
5
Baton Rouge sch. : LSU
6
Central room of a Roman house : ATRIUM
7
"Well, that takes the ___!" : CAKE
8
20/20, for example : EYESIGHT
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Aging broadband inits. : DSL
10
Web designer's code : HTML
11
Youngstown's home : OHIO
12
___-Pong : PING
13
Concludes : ENDS
18
Lure : ENTICE
22
Hairstyle akin to a pageboy : BOB
25
Mornings, for short : AMS
27
Bright's opposite : DIM
28
Toys with tails : KITES
29
Dinosaur in Super Mario games : YOSHI
30
Brain's counterpart : BRAWN
31
How fashionable people arrive, it's said : LATE
32
At any point : EVER
33
Crimson and scarlet : REDS
34
Bird that caws : CROW
35
Cartoon character who's "smarter than the av-er-age bear" : YOGI
36
___ and void : NULL
40
Some rodeo riders : COWGIRLS
41
Something that brings bad luck : HOODOO
43
Genetic stuff : DNA
44
Psychedelic inits. : LSD
46
Refinery rocks : ORE
47
Rich, rich, rich : LOADED
50
Gestation locations : UTERI
51
Typographical flourish : SERIF
52
Positive quality : ASSET
53
Do the breaststroke, e.g. : SWIM
54
Conceal oneself : HIDE
55
Neighborhood : AREA
56
Successful conclusion to negotiations : DEAL
58
Place to get a sandwich : DELI
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Improves, as wine : AGES
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Super-duper : FAB
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Seeded loaf, often : RYE

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