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New York Times, Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Author:
Ella Dershowitz
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
34-Across : Comfort
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Ella Dershowitz

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Ms. Dershowitz. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Tuesday freshness: 61%
Ella Dershowitz notes:
As a (non-musical) actor and avid musical theater fan who first discovered crossword puzzles as a backstage activity, this puzzle ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Back in my first career as a mechanical engineer in product design, I had a visionary idea for "chair pants." Tired? Crouch down, and ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times5/24/22 ( No. 26,495 )
Across
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Camping trip rental : VAN
4
"Me day" destination : SPA
7
First in a convoy : LEADCAR
14
Devalue : CHEAPEN
16
Well-informed (of) : ABREAST
17
Material much used for Indian dresses : RAWSILK
18
Provider of moral support? : PARABLE
19
What good art can make you do : FEEL
20
Gave the once-over : EYED
21
Creatures in a pod : ORCAS
24
Fish that's an ambush predator : EEL
26
Took to an auto impound : TOWED
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Wild hog : BOAR
31
Writer Janowitz : TAMA
33
Emperor whose mother was Agrippina the Younger : NERO
34
Comfort : SOLACE
37
"You must be this tall to ___" (amusement park sign) : RIDE
39
McKellen or McEwan : IAN
40
Kids' party game … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters : MUSICALCHAIRS
43
Asset when playing Skee-Ball : AIM
44
Home of Miami University : OHIO
45
Classic lollipop with a "Mystery Flavor" flavor : DUMDUM
47
Hankerings : YENS
49
Planets, poetically : ORBS
51
Trim : PARE
52
"Bye Bye Bye" boy band : NSYNC
54
Crunchy, wasabi-coated morsel : PEA
55
Wrench handle? : ALLEN
56
"What happened now?!" : OHNO
58
#carpediem : YOLO
60
More likely to daydream, say : SPACIER
63
Hold lovingly : SWADDLE
67
Place for a poser : YOGAMAT
68
Announcement upon a late arrival : HEREIAM
69
Virtual critters since 1999 : NEOPETS
70
Belief system : ISM
71
Greenpeace, e.g., in brief : NGO
Down
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Device associated with the advice "Be kind, rewind" : VCR
2
"Gotcha!" : AHA
3
Never-been-worn : NEW
4
People who might bug others : SPIES
5
Mononymous "King of Football" : PELE
6
Jewelry under a sock, perhaps : ANKLET
7
Bit of gear for a talk show host : LAPELMIC
8
Online retailer whose first sale was a broken laser pointer : EBAY
9
Stop, in French : ARRET
10
Exactly right : DEADON
11
One getting hailed on Broadway? : CAB
12
Silent communication, for short : ASL
13
GPS path: Abbr. : RTE
15
To the extent that : ASFARAS
21
Baby deliverers, for short : OBS
22
Some best buds : ROOMIES
23
Slander : CALUMNY
25
There might be a ring to it : EARLOBE
27
Parodist Yankovic : WEIRDAL
28
Deletion : ERASURE
29
Crime boss : DON
32
Condition that affects executive function, in brief : ADHD
35
Tech exec : CIO
36
Canyon rebound : ECHO
38
Mer contents : EAU
41
Sites of frequent touchdowns : AIRPORTS
42
Go really, really wrong : IMPLODE
43
Writer Rand : AYN
46
Boyz II ___ : MEN
48
Movie theater morsel with white sprinkles : SNOCAP
50
Waves, perhaps : SAYSHI
53
Doorbell sound : CHIME
55
Bedside buzzer : ALARM
57
Like Scotch served without ice : NEAT
59
Has an open tab, say : OWES
60
Dict. listing : SYN
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"The Raven" poet : POE
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"A long, long time ___ …" : AGO
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Cacophony : DIN
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Video call annoyance : LAG
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Angsty genre : EMO

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