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New York Times, Friday, June 11, 2021

Author:
Matthew Stock
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
21-Across : Best Actor winner Malek
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Matthew Stock

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Stock. Friday freshness: 30%
Matthew Stock notes:
This was the second themeless I ever made, and it was a bit of a lightning-in-a-bottle moment for me as a constructor who was still ... read more
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Solid "stairstack" offering, with some great long entries running through that central triplet. This nerd enjoys hearing people say ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times6/11/21 ( No. 26,148 )
Across
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"I literally ___" (millennial's overstatement) : DIED
5
First country to discover water on the moon : INDIA
10
Criticize forcefully : SLAM
14
Nirvana, e.g. : INNERPEACE
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Part of the eye : CONE
17
Computer file arrangement : DATAFORMAT
18
Sharp : ACID
19
Manhattan, for one : DRINK
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Former major-league slugger Adam nicknamed "Big Donkey" : DUNN
21
Best Actor winner Malek : RAMI
22
"I'd love to!" : LETS
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[Is this thing on?] : TAPTAP
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Moving option : VAN
26
Celebratory shout : YAY
27
Bud : PAL
28
Cause of a 2014 scare : EBOLA
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"Rabbits" in a race : PACESETTERS
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Sobriquet for international hip-hop star Pitbull : MRWORLDWIDE
35
Scorsese film added to the National Film Registry in 1997 : MEANSTREETS
36
"I want it!" : GIMME
37
"Minari" director ___ Isaac Chung : LEE
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It doesn't last long : FAD
41
Bit of royal regalia : ORB
42
Abjure : DISOWN
46
Olympic figure skating commentator Johnny : WEIR
47
Spencer of "Good Morning America" : LARA
49
Goddess whose Roman counterpart is Victoria : NIKE
50
This and this : THESE
51
Big Apple : IMAC
52
They may have lots of steps : STAIRWELLS
54
Windmill part : VANE
55
News headlines : TOPSTORIES
56
"I like texts from my ___ when they want a second chance" (Cardi B line) : EXES
57
Absinthe flavoring : ANISE
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Site for crafty sorts? : ETSY
Down
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Start to squat? : DIDDLY
2
Covered, as by insurance : INAREA
3
Being : ENTITY
4
___ list : DEANS
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Investment opportunity, for short : IPO
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Jokey response to an overly technical explanation : NERDALERT
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Prevent from running : DAMUP
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"Sorry, unavailable" : ICANT
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Hartford-based health care company : AETNA
10
Leave damaged : SCAR
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Many a farmer's market attendee : LOCAVORE
12
Members of a certain kingdom : ANIMALS
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___ Spirit, winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby : MEDINA
15
D.C.'s ___ Stadium, opened in 1961 : RFK
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Dish that can be prepared al pastor : TACOS
24
Small : PETITE
27
Put in hock : PAWNED
29
They might be twins : BEDS
30
Tot toter, in Tottenham : PRAM
31
Canon offering, in brief : SLR
32
"Blossom of snow," in song : EDELWEISS
33
One studying for a bar or bat mitzvah, say : TWEEN
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Cell boundary : MEMBRANE
35
Studio with "Chicago" and "Chocolat" : MIRAMAX
36
Start a stream, say : GOLIVE
38
Get into a rhythm, informally : FEELIT
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Long divisions? : AISLES
40
Not casual : DRESSY
43
Pic that may have millions of likes : INSTA
44
Keep under wraps : SITON
45
"African unicorn" : OKAPI
46
Question in a shell game : WHERE
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Las Vegas W.N.B.A. team : ACES
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"Arguing with a fool proves there are ___": Doris M. Smith : TWO
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U.S. 1, for one: Abbr. : RTE

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

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