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New York Times, Saturday, April 13, 2024

Author:
Jess Rucks
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
46-Across : Quartz variety
TotalDebut
14/13/2024
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Jess Rucks

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Rucks. Saturday freshness: 68%
Jess Rucks notes:
I am a child therapist who provides in-school mental health support to elementary and middle school students. I live in Colorado but ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times4/13/24 ( No. 27,185 )
Across
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Evidence of hunger : PANGS
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Whimsically move from here to there : SKIP
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Org. with eligibility requirements : NCAA
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Benefit : AVAIL
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Capellini lookalike : ANGELHAIR
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Felt hat : DERBY
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Request for enlightenment : YOUTELLME
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"Thanks for the update," when said sarcastically : IMWELLAWARE
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Something you might gloss over : LIP
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T, in a code : DAH
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Spiritual teacher in Hinduism or Buddhism : YOGINI
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Latin opposite of "mala" : BONA
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Fit for a queen? : DRAG
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Turner who said "Forsaking glamour is like forsaking my identity" : LANA
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Music disc? : GONG
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Marion Crane's sister in "Psycho" : LILA
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Butt to bum : CIG
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Mousse, e.g. : GOO
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"Chill, bro" : EASYMAN
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Causes of some P.R. nightmares : HOTMICS
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One stymied by security questions, say : BOT
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Go all over : GAD
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Utility subject, in brief : ECON
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Some fund-raising grps. : PTAS
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Expression of shock : GAPE
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Tech expo offering : DEMO
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Slipshod : POOR
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Quartz variety : JASPER
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"Enjoy the honey-heavy ___ of slumber": Shak. : DEW
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___ Grove, Missouri locale that marked the original starting point for the Oregon Trail : ELM
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Musician who once joked "I'm not offended by all of the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb … and I also know that I'm not blonde" : DOLLYPARTON
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It's sharp near the bottom : DIAPERPIN
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Tuscan city : SIENA
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"So … thumbs-down?" : ISTHATANO
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Checks for clothes : PLAID
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Cry while swishing one's hand : SHOO
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Host : SLEW
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Kind of question : YESNO
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Game played on a road trip : PADIDDLE
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Song title shared by Schubert and Beyoncé : AVEMARIA
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Creatures with the scientific name Monodon monoceros : NARWHALS
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Taunt : GIBE
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On the D.L. : SLYLY
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"Huh?" : SAYAGAIN
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Like some smiles and winks : KNOWING
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Jason's pet in "FoxTrot" : IGUANA
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Eponym for a dish : PETRI
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They don't care for icing, for short : NHL
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Tap : CALLON
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Finding the bull's-eye : AIMING
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Street food filled with queso : AREPA
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Guess alternative : LEE
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Early 2000s meme : LOLCAT
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Grew rapidly, in a way : BOOMED
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Place to go out and be out : GAYBAR
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Successfully pranked : GOT
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Really open up in therapy : GODEEP
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Personal styles, in brief : MOS
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Question that's more of a comment meaning "Look at what you've done!" : HAPPYNOW
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Cold brews : ICEDTEAS
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"The door's open!" : COMEONIN
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Portmanteau for a rare winter phenomenon : SNOWNADO
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Fuel conduit : GASLINE
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Smoothness, so to speak : POLISH
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Shade of red : TOMATO
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Bestie, perhaps : GALPAL
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Jobs done on one's feet? : PEDIS
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Modern fashion portmanteau : JORTS
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Like the voice of Joan Jett or Janis Joplin : RASPY
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Agcy. founded by Nixon : DEA
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Work up : RILE
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Soup eaten with chopsticks : PHO

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

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