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New York Times, Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Author:
Simeon Seigel
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
70-Across : Obstacle to change
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Simeon Seigel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 79, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Seigel. Wednesday freshness: 89%
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© 2024, The New York Times6/12/24 ( No. 27,245 )
Across
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Pop corn? : DADJOKE
8
Home planet of a classic TV alien : ORK
11
___ Ren of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" : KYLO
15
Brainstormer's graphic : IDEAMAP
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Stooge with the catchphrase "Oh, a wise guy, eh?" : MOE
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Lighting tubeful : NEON
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Cranky : PEEVISH
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Balderdash : NONSENSE
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Pop quizzes? : PATERNITYTESTS
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"Yesterday, I ___ a clock. It was very time-consuming!" (example of a 1-Across) : ATE
25
Set upon en masse : MOB
26
Edge of a path : WAYSIDE
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Planning to, informally : GONNA
30
The U.S. is its southernmost member : NATO
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Appreciated, as a joke : GOT
33
Nonfiction films with an editorial viewpoint, in a New York Times series : OPDOCS
35
Attending to pressing matters? : IRONING
39
Pop song? : THISOLDMAN
42
Minor bump against another car : LOVETAP
44
Long Islander of literature : GATSBY
48
Old French coin : SOU
49
Small scratch : NICK
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"___ et Blanche" (Man Ray's study in contrast) : NOIRE
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Misbehaves : ACTSBAD
57
LX ÷ XX : III
59
There and back, perhaps : LAP
60
Pop wisdom? : FATHERLYADVICE
64
How contest winners might be chosen : ATRANDOM
65
Opening : VACANCY
68
More than theoretical : REAL
69
"I won't list them all": Abbr. : ETC
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Obstacle to change : INERTIA
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Poem about pastoral life : IDYL
72
Major employer in Maryland whose employee count is classified, for short : NSA
73
Pop art? : DADAISM
Down
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Crudité go-with : DIP
2
Drink suffix : ADE
3
One side of a pool : DEEPEND
4
Island on which the Dutch introduced coffee in the 1600s : JAVA
5
Elide : OMIT
6
Casey of radio countdowns : KASEM
7
"Sleepless in Seattle" director : EPHRON
8
All: Prefix : OMNI
9
Demos for democracy, e.g. : ROOTWORD
10
Distance running powerhouse : KENYA
11
They're often held in the fetal position : KNEES
12
Symbol on the Nikkei 225 : YENSIGN
13
Subject of a worried pet owner's posting : LOSTDOG
14
Quick tennis outing : ONESET
20
Pen : STY
22
Jazz grp. : NBA
23
Opposite of hence : AGO
24
Garnish (with) : TOP
28
Rule for a screen-free household : NOTV
29
Back issue : ACHE
31
Up to, informally : TIL
34
Mind a baby, maybe : SIT
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[!!!] : OMG
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Tandoor-baked bread : NAAN
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A fan of : INTO
40
Some improvised ball fields : SANDLOTS
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Big name in nail polish : OPI
42
Found : LOCATED
43
Spot for a pile of finished work : OUTTRAY
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One of two in "business suits" : SILENTI
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One might be unfastened to feed a baby : BRA
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Informal agreement : YEP
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Wild trip? : SAFARI
50
Snoopy group, for short : CIA
51
Children's TV, informally : KIDVID
54
Certainly will : SHALL
55
Newspaper editor Bradlee : BEN
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Elizabeth with millions of made-up customers : ARDEN
58
Divorcée in 1990s New York tabloids : IVANA
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Place for swimming lessons, in brief : YMCA
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On the rocks : ICED
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Supermodel Delevingne : CARA
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Prefix with gender : CIS
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Thanksgiving serving : YAM

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

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