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PARLOR TRICK

New York Times, Sunday, March 6, 2022

Author:
Matthew Stock and Will Nediger
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Across : Convinces a customer to pay more
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 129, Blocks: 92 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 Grid has mirror symmetry. There are unchecked squares Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Stock. This is puzzle # 41 for Mr. Nediger. Sunday freshness: 82%
Will Shortz notes:
Matthew Stock works for a math education nonprofit in East St. Louis, Ill. Will Nediger, of London, Ontario, is a professional crossword constructor. As fans of each other's work, they ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
PARLOR TRICK, what a delightful title for a PANCHINKO puzzle! I stepped inside a PACHINKO parlor once during a business trip to Tokyo. I immediately clapped my hands to my ears against the ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times3/6/22 ( No. 26,416 )
Across
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"Bon ___!" : APPETIT
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"See ya later!" : IMOUT
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It covers more than 30% of the earth's surface : PACIFIC
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Donna ___, member of Bill Clinton's cabinet : SHALALA
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Klein who wrote the best seller "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate" : NAOMI
22
Desert whose soil has been compared to that of Mars : ATACAMA
23
Biting writings : SATIRES
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Breakfast treat : SCONE
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Convinces a customer to pay more : UPSELLS
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"Or so" : ISH
27
Much of a delivery person's income : TIPS
29
Makes a choice : OPTS
31
Hoppin' : LIT
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Prearranged : SET
33
Suffix with official : ESE
34
Nickel found in a pocket, say : ORE
35
Actor Barinholtz of "The Mindy Project" : IKE
36
Classic Camaro : IROC
38
___ K. Smith, poet who won a Pulitzer for "Life on Mars" : TRACY
40
Cosmetic that can be applied with a brush : GLOSS
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Neighbors of exclamation marks : ONES
43
"La Dolce ___" : VITA
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Stuffed one's face : ATEALOT
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Bump on a frog : WART
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Question regarding a mic : ISITON
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Hubbub : ADO
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One of the Blues Brothers : ELWOOD
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Above criticism : SACRED
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Question from the befuddled : HOW
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Syrian city with a historic citadel : ALEPPO
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What "10" can mean : OCTOBER
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Extra : BONUS
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Rolled one's r's, say : TRILLED
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Linguistic unit : PHONEME
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Giraffe's closest living relative : OKAPI
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Deb ___, secretary of the interior starting in 2021 : HAALAND
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Opposite of 'neath : OER
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Regarding : ASFOR
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Exams for some future clerks: Abbr. : LSATS
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Cold open? : CEE
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Hang out on a line : DRY
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U.K. award bestowed by the queen : OBE
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West Coast news inits. : LAT
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Blunder : ERR
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They cast lots : RODS
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"Love covers a multitude of ___": I Peter 4:8 : SINS
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Lawn material : SOD
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Something's essential aspect ... or what's spelled out by letters in this puzzle's eight "cups" : NAMEOFTHEGAME
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Comedian Margaret : CHO
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2011 film for which Octavia Spencer won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar : THEHELP
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It takes blades to blades : MOWER
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Deal : BARGAIN
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Like the consonants "t" and "d" : ALVEOLAR
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Eject forcefully : DISGORGE
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Records request inits. : FOIA
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___ history : ORAL
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Utah's state flower : SEGO
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Org. that sets permissible exposure limits : OSHA
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Karaoke instruction ... or what to do starting at 10-Down : FOLLOWTHEBOUNCINGBALL
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P.R. consultant on "Ted Lasso" : KEELEY
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Start playing for pay : GOPRO
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Into really small pieces : FINELY
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Scott who sued for his freedom : DRED
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Afford, casually : SWING
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Add salt to, say : CURE
Down
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Home of St. Clare : ASSISI
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Starfleet weapon : PHASER
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Election night calculation ... or what's traced by the circled letters : PATHTOVICTORY
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Name that's 6-Down backward : ELI
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Save it for a rainy day! : TARP
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La Corse, par exemple : ILE
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Brewery employee : TASTER
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Comb through : INSPECT
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Bubs : MACS
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Worker's "on vacation" inits. : OOO
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"Actually, I disagree" : UMNO
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Rococo painter of "Allegory of the Planets and Continents" : TIEPOLO
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They might be pregnant : PAUSES
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Organic energy compound, for short : ATP
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"Mi ___ es su ___" : CASA
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Part of a cold compress : ICE
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Become clear ... or make like the object represented by the circled letters : FALLINTOPLACE
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"So then my response was ..." : IMLIKE
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Hereditary divisions : CASTES
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Physicist Newton : ISAAC
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Loyalty that's pledged : TROTH
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Lemonlike fruit : CITRON
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Big rigs : TANDEMS
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"Well, fine then" : YEAHOK
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Age beautifully, informally : GLOWUP
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Cuss out : SWEARAT
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Big Brother's creator : ORWELL
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Pink pad on a paw, in slang : TOEBEAN
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The Lord, in the Hebrew Bible : ADONAI
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Start of a simple request : ALLIASK
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Roly-poly, scientifically : ISOPOD
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___ torte (Austrian cake) : SACHER
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Warm-up act : OPENER
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Move shakily : DODDER
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Ross Perot founded it in 1995 : REFORMPARTY
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Lack of engagement : BOREDOM
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More wacky : SILLIER
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"You're just assuming" : THATSABIGIF
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It's blown in the winds : OBOE
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Showed off one's pipes : SANG
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Airport with a Harvey Milk terminal: Abbr. : SFO
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Harry Styles tune about a woman who "lives in daydreams" : SHE
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Lines of notes : STAFF
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Sight line? : OHLOOK
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Cooked with hot seasoning : DEVILED
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Prefix with -lithic : NEO
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Not against the rules : ALLOWED
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It's under @ on a keyboard : TWO
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___ lodge : MASONIC
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Rowing machine, informally : ERG
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Event for moving vehicles : CARSALE
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Super : HIGHLY
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Actress Tatum : ONEAL
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Folk medicine practitioner : HEALER
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Foolish sort : GOOBER
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Sports fan's cheer : RAH
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Universal Human Rights Mo. : DEC
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Ability to sustain long-term interest : LEGS
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Kiss, in Kent : SNOG
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Sports fan's cheer : OLE
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Gift wrapper's final touch : BOW
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Nail polish brand : OPI
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Buffet table item : URN
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Zoo animal whose name rhymes with "zoo" : GNU

Answer summary:
12 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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