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New York Times, Monday, June 24, 2024

Author:
Anthony V. Grubb
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
42-Across : Bite-size, say
TotalDebut
16/24/2024
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Anthony V. Grubb

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Grubb. Monday freshness: 77%
Anthony V. Grubb notes:
I'm honored to make my NYT debut today! I'm a graphic designer and social media manager from the Delmarva-lous state of Delaware. I ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times6/24/24 ( No. 27,257 )
Across
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Recedes, as the tide : EBBS
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Server error? : FAULT
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Musical staff symbol : CLEF
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Long hike : TREK
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Politico Marco : RUBIO
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Tomato variety that, despite its name, was actually developed in Maryland : ROMA
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Lincoln, Jackson or Madison : CITY
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"___ we all!" : ARENT
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Fairy tale's second word, often : UPON
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*Base of operations : HEADQUARTERS
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Birth control options, for short : IUDS
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Bother greatly : EATAT
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Three-time Super Bowl winner Kelce : TRAVIS
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*Lively get-togethers : SHINDIGS
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Constant critic : HATER
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Like a cherry vis-à-vis a sundae : ATOP
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Fashion magazine founded in Paris : ELLE
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Japanese vegetable : UDO
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*One of a pair that a skater might wear : KNEEPAD
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Ease (up) : LET
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Bite-size, say : MINI
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The ___ Tour (Taylor Swift concert series) : ERAS
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Stimulates, as an appetite : WHETS
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*Figurative setting for a shady deal : BACKROOM
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Vehicle in a funeral procession : HEARSE
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Stylishly streamlined : SLEEK
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"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" frames : CELS
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Weightlifter's pursuit … or a hint to both halves of the answers to the starred clues : BODYBUILDING
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Where you might sleep while "in the doghouse" : SOFA
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Defeats by a large margin : ROUTS
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Mental spark : IDEA
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Fe, on the periodic table : IRON
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Own up (to) : ADMIT
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Spam spewers : BOTS
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Prefix with phone or church : MEGA
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Key Watergate evidence : TAPES
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Result of ignoring a "Caution: Wet Floor" sign, perhaps : SLIP
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Carve in stone : ETCH
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Soft French cheese : BRIE
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Β or β : BETA
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Take a leap of faith, quite literally : SKYDIVE
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Impostors : FRAUDS
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Invisible emanations : AURAS
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Sedan summoned with a smartphone, say : UBER
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Fuzzy stuff in a trap : LINT
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Carry around : TOTE
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Relentless campaign : CRUSADE
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Cut (off) : LOP
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Broody subculture : EMO
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Ceiling spinner : FAN
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Peculiarity : QUIRK
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Stimpy's cartoon pal : REN
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Farm tool for breaking up soil : TILLER
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Shoelace tips : AGLETS
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African fly with a reduplicative name : TSETSE
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Rating units for Siskel and Ebert : THUMBS
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Like the symmetry of a starfish : RADIAL
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Immediately : ATONCE
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Eruption from a geyser : STEAM
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What gives beer its bitterness : HOPS
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Bitter beer, in brief : IPA
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Prefix with dynamic : AERO
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"The Matrix" hero : NEO
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Reside : DWELL
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Japanese art of flower arranging : IKEBANA
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Stakes a claim (on) : HASDIBS
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Studio behind "King Kong" and "Citizen Kane" : RKO
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The "jobs" in "The Italian Job," e.g. : HEISTS
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___ patootie : CUTIE
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"Well, shucks!" : DRAT
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A Jedi mentor, he was : YODA
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Protuberance : BUMP
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Ariana Grande, to Arianators, e.g. : IDOL
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___ pot, container for rinsing nasal passages : NETI
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Sound of shock : GASP
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Computer replication of real-world events, for short : SIM
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Mined matter : ORE
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Ground-hugging cloud : FOG

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

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