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New York Times, Monday, March 28, 2022

Author:
Leslie Rogers
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
47-Across : Lamb's cry
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Leslie Young

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Ms. Young. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Monday freshness: 11%
Leslie Young notes:
My original idea for this puzzle was for each theme entry to be a different interpretation of hyphens — [R-O-M-A-N-C-E] would clue ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Five factors make this not just an easy POW! pick, but a paragon of Monday perfection. Interesting theme. I had to go back ... read more
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C
2
A
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N
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O
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N
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O
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B
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E
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Y
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S
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O
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D
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E
M
O
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S
T
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V
E
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A
W
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D
O
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D
L
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N
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N
E
W
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A
R
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A
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E
A
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T
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E
T
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Y
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R
E
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W
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E
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T
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O
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B
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A
M
A
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A
D
D
E
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D
B
O
N
U
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E
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S
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U
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R
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A
N
U
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L
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U
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G
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S
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X
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C
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G
A
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S
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P
A
S
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B
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H
U
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A
N
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S
L
A
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S
H
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D
T
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I
R
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B
L
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A
T
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N
O
N
S
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T
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O
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P
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B
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U
O
Y
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O
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T
T
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W
A
N
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A
D
A
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D
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A
S
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H
O
P
E
S
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N
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A
V
A
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B
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K
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D
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O
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© 2022, The New York Times3/28/22 ( No. 26,438 )
Across
1
Officially accepted works : CANON
6
Follow orders : OBEY
10
Section of grass-covered dirt : SOD
13
Be melodramatic on stage : EMOTE
14
Actor Carell of "The Office" : STEVE
15
Wonderment : AWE
16
Q.U.E.U.E.S. : DOTTEDLINES
18
The "N" of N.Y.C. : NEW
19
Opera highlight : ARIA
20
Direction of the morning light : EAST
21
Site to buy and sell handicrafts : ETSY
22
Share, as a Twitter post : RETWEET
24
Barack, Michelle, Sasha or Malia : OBAMA
27
E+X+T+R+A+S : ADDEDBONUSES
31
Seventh planet from the sun : URANUS
34
Money for a mortgage : LOAN
35
Salt Lake City collegian : UTE
36
Longer-lasting nail polish options : GELS
37
Highest number on a die : SIX
38
Give credit in a footnote : CITE
39
"Wonder Woman" star Gadot : GAL
40
Places to relax while getting all steamed up? : SPAS
42
Himalayan country that's home to the world's highest unclimbed mountain : BHUTAN
44
W/H/E/E/L/S : SLASHEDTIRES
47
Lamb's cry : BLEAT
48
Continuously : NONSTOP
52
Floating marker on a swim course : BUOY
54
Prussia's ___ von Bismarck : OTTO
56
Get smaller, as the moon : WANE
57
___-compliant (wheelchair-accessible, say) : ADA
58
D-R-E-A-M-S : DASHEDHOPES
61
Neither's partner : NOR
62
Prove helpful : AVAIL
63
School vacation : BREAK
64
Finale : END
65
Calendar boxes : DAYS
66
In a strange way : ODDLY
Down
1
Fragrant wood : CEDAR
2
Love, to Michelangelo : AMORE
3
Cry heard at the start of a game of tag : NOTIT
4
Residents of Canada's capital : OTTAWANS
5
Once named : NEE
6
Redding who sang "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" : OTIS
7
Compartmented Japanese lunch : BENTOBOX
8
Allhallows ___ : EVE
9
"I'd love to!" : YES
10
Costume for St. Nick : SANTASUIT
11
Is behind financially : OWES
12
Like grass on a misty morning : DEWY
14
Bluish gray hue : SLATE
17
Owners' papers : DEEDS
21
Bird that can sprint up to 30 m.p.h. : EMU
23
Alternative to .com and .org : EDU
25
Feathery neckwear : BOA
26
Raggedy ___ (doll) : ANN
28
Classification for the barely famous : DLIST
29
"At Last" singer James : ETTA
30
Sighted : SEEN
31
Popular brand of sheepskin boots : UGGS
32
Authentic : REAL
33
Train conductor's cry : ALLABOARD
37
"Lamentably ..." : SADTOSAY
38
Bit of foul language : CUSSWORD
40
"That's all ___ wrote" : SHE
41
Split ___ soup : PEA
42
Hatchlings for a 43-Down : BROOD
43
Coop mother : HEN
45
Sneaky : SLY
46
Spy's gathering : INTEL
49
Recorded on cassette : TAPED
50
15-time N.B.A. All-Star Shaquille : ONEAL
51
Nettlesome : PESKY
52
___ of one's existence : BANE
53
Thick Japanese noodle : UDON
55
The one right here : THIS
58
Father : DAD
59
Director DuVernay : AVA
60
"Game of Thrones" airer : HBO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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