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New York Times, Friday, March 22, 2024

Author:
Mansi Kothari and Erik Agard
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
31-Across : Loses power
TotalDebutCollabs
13/22/20241
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0000010
ScrabDebutFresh
1.52661%
Mansi Kothari
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
7911/6/201211/19/202441
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
118891014181
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
281.6054961%
Erik Agard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Kothari. This is puzzle # 78 for Mr. Agard. Friday freshness: 20%
Constructor notes:
Mansi Kothari: I've been an avid crossword solver since I was a high schooler, when my dad used to bring the printed puzzle home from ... read more
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M
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© 2024, The New York Times3/22/24 ( No. 27,163 )
Across
1
Something to deliver, with "the" : GOODS
6
Toast, say : CHAR
10
Name on a Chinese menu : TSO
13
Pie preference : EXTRACHEESE
16
Moved cross-country? : RAN
17
One of two in Mötley Crüe : METALUMLAUT
18
Black church initials : AME
19
Winter coat : SNOW
20
Option for emphasis : BOLD
21
2020 sci-fi film with a palindromic title : TENET
23
Water-loving dogs, for short : LABS
25
Causes : LEADSTO
27
Half of a Melville title : MOBY
28
Aunt ___ ("Bel-Air" role) : VIV
29
Place : SPOT
30
Primary directive : VOTE
31
Loses power : WANES
33
Cereal ___ : RYE
34
Newly immigrated, say : FIRSTGENERATION
37
July birthday celebrant : USA
38
Staid : SOBER
39
Tamil ___, India : NADU
40
Invalid : NULL
42
Article in El Mundo : LOS
43
Low-lying area : DALE
44
Go head-to-head : FACEOFF
46
Something used to hunt and peck : BEAK
47
Reserved : ALOOF
48
___ Dutta, winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant : LARA
50
Light shade : TINT
54
Modeling software, familiarly : CAD
55
Petty person? : ANIMALLOVER
58
Stalemate : TIE
59
It's in the neighborhood : GUESSTIMATE
60
'60s peace org. : SDS
61
Indie pop duo Sylvan ___ : ESSO
62
The difference between who I was and who I am? : TENSE
Down
1
Keepers : GEMS
2
Farm team : OXEN
3
Quattro + quattro : OTTO
4
Decide randomly : DRAWLOTS
5
Danny Aiello's character in "Do the Right Thing" : SAL
6
Building block of life : CELL
7
Festival closing act : HEADLINER
8
Southwest sch. known for its numerous online offerings : ASU
9
One-named actress on "Parks and Recreation" : RETTA
10
Slogan on a blue, pink and white pin : TRANSPRIDE
11
Inapt response when somebody says "Happy birthday!," presumably : SAMETOYOU
12
Scale range : ONETOTEN
14
Small storage space : CUBBY
15
Some annual plans : HMOS
22
Publishing bigwigs, for short : EDS
24
Assists on offense? : ABETS
26
Until now : EVER
27
Sets of values : MORALCODES
28
Parts of windmills : VANES
30
PowerPoint, perhaps : VISUALAID
31
Intricately plotted fiction : WEBOFLIES
32
Capital southeast of Mecca : SANAA
34
Icebreaker tidbits : FUNFACTS
35
Go clubbing? : GOLF
36
"What's up?" : TALKTOME
41
Shortest of a group of 12 : LEO
43
Handed out : DEALT
45
Coming ___ : OFAGE
46
They may be AA or A : BRAS
49
Childish retort : AMSO
51
Tommy in the Hockey Hall of Fame : IVAN
52
Clears : NETS
53
Ring bearer? : TREE
56
Lowercase ones look like v's : NUS
57
A.P. subj. : LIT

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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