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New York Times, Monday, May 16, 2022

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
17-Across : Frank of the Mothers of Invention
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Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 98 for Ms. Lempel. Monday freshness: 44%
Jeff Chen notes:
Beasts of burden featured today, four animals assigned to simile duty. I appreciated that it's not just another "general animal ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times5/16/22 ( No. 26,487 )
Across
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Stallions' mates : MARES
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Starting from : ASOF
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Inflated self-images : EGOS
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Engulfed (in) : AWASH
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Roman garment of old : TOGA
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Trevor of "The Daily Show" : NOAH
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Frank of the Mothers of Invention : ZAPPA
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Humpty Dumpty's perch : WALL
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Cast a ballot : VOTE
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Imbibe copiously : DRINKLIKEAFISH
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Tally : ADD
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Snaky fish that can swim backward : EEL
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Middle square on a bingo card : FREE
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Move speedily : RUNLIKEADEER
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"The Fox and the Crow" storyteller : AESOP
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Depend (on) : RELY
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M.A. applicant's test : GRE
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Go with the ___ : FLOW
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Persuades : SWAYS
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"Yay! Tomorrow's Saturday!" : TGIF
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Big bird in Liberty Mutual ads : EMU
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Very many : ALOT
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Elements that make up the atmosphere : GASES
43
Toil arduously : WORKLIKEADOG
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Borscht vegetable : BEET
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Pecan or almond : NUT
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Ave. crossers : STS
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Observe intently : WATCHLIKEAHAWK
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Numbskull : DOLT
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___ Grey tea : EARL
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Foxx with an Oscar for playing Ray : JAMIE
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___ call (attendance check) : ROLL
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Frosty coating : RIME
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Vital part of the stratosphere's protective layer : OZONE
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"If all ___ fails …" : ELSE
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"Shoo!" : SCAT
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Beauty's fairy tale suitor, with "the" : BEAST
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Japanese carmaker with a CX series : MAZDA
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Oscar, Emmy or Tony : AWARD
3
Swift : RAPID
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"Monday Night Football" channel : ESPN
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Drastic reorganization : SHAKEUP
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Whenever one wishes : ATWILL
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Drench : SOAK
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Eye rudely : OGLE
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Pita sandwiches of deep-fried chickpea balls : FALAFELS
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Regarded with jealousy : ENVIED
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Big fat zeros : GOOSEEGGS
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Swearing-in pledge : OATH
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"___-Ra: Princess of Power" (1980s animated series) : SHE
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Hall-of-Fame QB Dawson : LEN
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Noisy scuffle : FRAY
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Noisy scuffle : ROW
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Boiling mad : IRATE
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Piano part : KEY
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One of the Great Lakes : ERIE
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N.B.A. whistle blowers : REFS
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Not very many : AFEW
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Furry red Muppet : ELMO
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Tart hard candies : SOURBALLS
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Crawls as a snake would : SLITHERS
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Stir-fry pan : WOK
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Kids' chasing game : TAG
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Actor Guinness who portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi : ALEC
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Found employment : GOTAJOB
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Water heater for tea : KETTLE
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Bit of jewelry to wear with sandals : ANKLET
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Needing to be paid : DUE
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American ___ (U.S. Pacific territory) : SAMOA
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Siblings like Jacob and Esau : TWINS
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Shooting sport with clay targets : SKEET
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Cashmere or angora : WOOL
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Nonclerical, at a church : LAIC
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Filmdom's la Douce : IRMA
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Smoggy overcast : HAZE
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Hip-hop's Dr. ___ : DRE

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

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