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New York Times, Thursday, March 4, 2021

Author:
Blake Slonecker
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
29-Across : One of a pair that often goes missing
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Blake Slonecker

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Slonecker. Thursday freshness: 49%
Blake Slonecker notes:
I am a history professor at Heritage University, which is located within the Yakama Nation and just outside Toppenish, Washington. I ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Such a solid Thursday, everything a standard rebus should be. The main criteria: NBA JAM gives a strong rationale for ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times3/4/21 ( No. 26,049 )
Across
1
Taradiddle : FIB
4
Russian country house : DACHA
9
Swiss bread : FRANC
14
Nail : ACE
15
Out and ___ : ABOUT
16
Out now, in a way : AIRED
17
"___ Crossroads" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony hit that got a Grammy) : THA
18
They're swaddled and coddled : NEWBORNBABIES
20
Regain, as affection : WINBACK
22
Like games decided by buzzer beaters : CLOSE
23
Contests : ARGUES
25
City stray : ALLEYCAT
29
One of a pair that often goes missing : SOCK
30
Run out of Time? : LAPSE
32
Spot for an icicle : EAVE
33
Birds with S-shaped necks : HERONS
35
Male actor with the most Primetime Emmys (7) : ASNER
36
Org. for drivers : PGA
38
With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle : NBA
39
See 38-Across : JAM
41
Something to take on a date? : ARM
42
Retired pugilist Ali : LAILA
44
Gave a bit of lip? : POUTED
46
Folklore fiend : OGRE
47
14 pounds, in England : STONE
49
All alternative : TIDE
52
Stamp collector? : PASSPORT
54
Not forget : RETAIN
56
Devout : PIOUS
57
Some measures championed by the March for Our Lives movement : GUNBANS
58
Co-founder of the women's rights newspaper The Revolution : SUSANBANTHONY
63
Still making cartoons? : CEL
64
Bad way to run : AFOUL
65
Supercharge : HOPUP
66
Divisions of a krone : ORE
67
"___ thank me later" : YOULL
68
Tour of duty : STINT
69
Country that uses the krone: Abbr. : NOR
Down
1
Mufti's decrees : FATWAS
2
All-time single-season hits leader in M.L.B. history (262) : ICHIRO
3
Seats that sink : BEANBAGCHAIRS
4
Counterpart of "Bitte" : DANKE
5
Tony Shalhoub's character on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" : ABE
6
Lower? : COW
7
Where some car logos appear : HUBCAPS
8
Lagoon encirclers : ATOLLS
9
Beliebers or the Beyhive, for instance : FANBASE
10
Some Outback entrees : RIBEYES
11
Shapiro of "All Things Considered" : ARI
12
Michelle Obama ___ Robinson : NEE
13
Stack on a rack, maybe : CDS
19
Part : ROLE
21
Garden item that can be brined, informally : CUKE
24
Annoying roommate, maybe : SLOB
26
Eggs Benedict component : CANADIANBACON
27
State : AVER
28
Word with paper or limit : TERM
31
Actress de Armas of "Knives Out" : ANA
34
Subj. in biochemistry : RNA
35
Qty. : AMT
36
When repeated, start of an old antacid slogan : PLOP
37
Very enthusiastic : GAGA
39
Georgia senator Ossoff : JON
40
Violinist Leopold : AUER
43
Electric guitar pioneer : LESPAUL
44
Random criticism : POTSHOT
45
Words immediately after Casca cries "Speak, hands, for me!" : ETTU
47
Any day now : SOON
48
Tough pills to swallow, at times : TRUTHS
50
Bread : DINERO
51
Eve of "The Vagina Monologues" : ENSLER
53
Bumper-to-bumper activity? : PINBALL
55
Origin of water clock technology : EGYPT
58
For instance : SAY
59
Space oddity : UFO
60
Not worth a ___ : SOU
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Nail polish brand : OPI
62
"Sister of God" : NUN

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