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New York Times, Saturday, March 5, 2022

Author:
Nam Jin Yoon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
59-Across : Fretted
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Nam Jin Yoon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JQXZ} Grid has diagonal symmetry. This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Yoon. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Saturday freshness: 32%
Nam Jin Yoon notes:

If you're interested in learning more about TERESA Teng, I recommend reading this article and putting on this song.

Jeff Chen notes:
Another beaut from Nam Jin! I've seen thousands of grid patterns over the years, so it takes something special for me to notice. This ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times3/5/22 ( No. 26,415 )
Across
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Much of Iceland's greenery : MOSS
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"I don't believe you" : PROVEIT
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Fictional device in which to convey secret information : CONEOFSILENCE
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Needle exchange? : FRIENDLYBANTER
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"Calvin and Hobbes" character described as "a six-year-old who shaves" : MOE
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Imperturbable : STOIC
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"Duck Soup," for one : FARCE
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They may be dealt or folded : ARMS
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"Uh-huh" : RIGHT
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Green lands : LEAS
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"Doing OK for myself" : IGETBY
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Georgetown athlete : HOYA
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Org. created in the wake of "Silent Spring" : EPA
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Kind of scrum : MEDIA
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Unlikely to tip : STURDY
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Rat out : TELLON
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Steamed masa dishes : TAMALES
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Surname in a Virginia Woolf title : DALLOWAY
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Tesla, for one : NIKOLA
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Counsel council, in brief : ABA
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Pertinent : ONPOINT
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Letters on a pass : VIP
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Imitation : MOCK
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Like a dewlap : SAGGY
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Fix : MESS
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Vibes : AURAS
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Time constant symbol : TAU
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Spanish term of endearment : PAPI
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Attempt to play peacemaker : STEPIN
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Scooched over : MADEROOM
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Robe for a sumo wrestler : KIMONO
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Wrap order? : ANDSCENE
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Fretted : STEWED
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Common bake-off challenge : TART
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Additive once extracted from kelp : MSG
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Expression ending with a rising voice : MOI
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Low dice roll : ONES
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Halter? : SENTRY
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"Same" : SODOI
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Play mind games with : PSYCHOUT
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Costa, to a botanist : RIB
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Chancellor Scholz of Germany : OLAF
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Easily bought : VENAL
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Course option : ENTREE
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Contracting sheet : ICECAP
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___ Teng, singer dubbed "Asia's eternal queen of pop" : TERESA
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Very best : CREMEDELACREME
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It's booked before getting caught : FLIGHT
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"Not a chance" : FORGETABOUTIT
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Incapacitate : MAIM
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Sparkling alternative : STILL
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Rule to take exception to : TYRANNY
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"The Jungle Book" character : BALOO
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Allow : ADMIT
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Answer rudely : SNAPAT
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Traditional filling for momo (Nepalese dumplings) : YAK
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Takes responsibility for : OWNS
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Many a Pablo Neruda work : LOVEPOEM
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Word shortcuts : ELISIONS
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Leaches : SAPS
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Reversible patterned fabrics : DAMASKS
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Something to meditate on? : YOGAMAT
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Animal that climbs cactuses to eat their flowers : IGUANA
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Word often seen in comic book lettering : KAPOW
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"Hairspray" co-composer Shaiman : MARC
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Kind of wave : SINE
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Bother : PEST
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Green light : NOD
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Inits. for East Germany : DDR
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Ryan of "You've Got Mail" : MEG

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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