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New York Times, Thursday, May 30, 2024

Author:
Royce Ferguson
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
42-Across : Christmas ___
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Royce Ferguson

This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 15 Words: 79, Blocks: 34 Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Ferguson. Thursday freshness: 98%
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© 2024, The New York Times5/30/24 ( No. 27,232 )
Across
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Chicken : WIMP
5
Takes off quickly : JETS
9
Major hit : SMASH
14
One paying taxes : EARNER
15
Island that's home to the Ko'olau Mountains : OAHU
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Common knee injury for athletes : ACLTEAR
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Unwanted pop-ups? : ACNE
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Locale for a noted canal : SUEZ
19
Odd duck, maybe? : DECOY
20
Playful rub with the knuckles : NOOGIE
22
"Bravo!" : WELLDONE
24
When doubled, band that performed the James Bond theme "A View to a Kill" : DURAN
25
Swabbie's chum : MATEY
26
Sly chuckle : HEH
27
Leaves with no moves, as a chess piece : TRAPS
28
Utah ski resort : ALTA
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"Relax, everything is going to work out" : NOFEAR
30
Soil : EARTH
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"Go me!" : IRULE
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Wrongheadedness : FOLLY
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Intimidating people to meet, often : IDOLS
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Opera singer Norman with a National Medal of Arts : JESSYE
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California's ___ Mudd College : HARVEY
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Christmas decoration : HOLLY
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Not now or later : EARLIER
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Christmas ___ : CAROL
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Potshot : JAB
46
Baskin-Robbins competitor : TCBY
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"___ at Five," Count Basie tune : JIVE
48
Racking up wins : ONATEAR
50
Washington's Sea-___ Airport : TAC
51
Beach formations : DUNES
52
Loses strength : WANES
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Shimmer with an array of colors : OPALESCE
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Facet : ASPECT
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Navajo dwelling : HOGAN
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Nebulous : HAZY
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Unpaid debt : ARREAR
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Sincere : EARNEST
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Locale for a noted canal : ERIE
62
Bird on the Canadian dollar coin : LOON
63
Semester stressors : TESTS
64
Doubly hyphenated IDs : SSNS
65
Cries from a litter : MEWS
Down
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Routine damage : WEARANDTEAR
2
Facing a judge, say : INCOURT
3
Hanukkah symbol : MENORAH
4
Space on a CD track where a hidden song can be placed : PREGAP
5
San ___, Calif. : JOSE
6
French homophone of "haut" : EAU
7
"Shh! People may be listening" ... or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle : THEWALLSHAVEEARS
8
One way to prepare crêpes : SUZETTE
9
"I regret to say ..." : SADLY
10
Hosted, for short : MCED
11
Spirits : ALCOHOLS
12
Large aquatic insect : STONEFLY
13
Cry from a town crier : HEARYEHEARYE
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One with privileged trading information : INSIDER
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Bucolic setting : LEA
25
Badly rough up : MAUL
29
Prying : NOSY
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Mr. Rogers : ROY
33
Distinguished students : FELLOWS
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Phil in the Poker Hall of Fame : IVEY
35
Noted singer/actress from the Bronx, familiarly : JLO
36
Open and honest conversation : HEARTTOHEART
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Onetime head of the Chicago Outfit : ALCAPONE
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Chest protectors : RIBCAGES
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Unrefined materials : ORES
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Walks in the park : CINCHES
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Plaintiff in a landmark 1973 case : JANEROE
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Had some humble pie : ATECROW
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Investment bank that folded in 2008 : BEARSTEARNS
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Au ___ (menu phrase) : JUS
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"I love the smell of ___ in the morning" ("Apocalypse Now" line) : NAPALM
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Bad impressions? : DENTS
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Hold up : LAST
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Words of support : AYES
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California red, informally : ZIN

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

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