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New York Times, Saturday, June 29, 2024

Author:
Adrian Johnson and Rafael Musa
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
22-Across : Noted "Jeopardy!" contestant of 2011
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
84/7/20219/6/20241
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0101033
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1.574173%
Adrian Johnson
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1310/21/20228/23/20249
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4000072
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.559273%
Rafael Musa

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Johnson. This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Musa. Saturday freshness: 71%
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© 2024, The New York Times6/29/24 ( No. 27,262 )
Across
1
Sound from a kid : MAA
4
Condo no-nos, at times : PETS
8
Member of a historic trio : PINTA
13
Islam's feast of sacrifice : EIDALADHA
16
"I need to speak with you" : AWORD
17
Something that's made lying down : SNOWANGEL
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Lugged : TOTED
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Down during difficult times? : STRESSEAT
20
Titular character in the best-selling DVD of all time : NEMO
21
No longer surprised : USEDTOIT
22
Noted "Jeopardy!" contestant of 2011 : WATSON
24
Exploding part of a touch-me-not : POD
25
Women's gymnastics event : UNEVENBARS
27
Online chatter? : BOT
29
Chewy barbecue bits : RIBTIPS
30
Really stand out : POP
31
1990 civil rights legislation, for short : ADA
32
Brand seen at AutoZone : STP
33
"In case it's of interest ..." : JUSTFYI
35
Solution for many cleaning problems : LYE
36
Red plant? : RUSSIANSPY
38
Marble, e.g. : ORB
41
Readily available : ONHAND
42
Magazine with a "Skater of the Year" award : THRASHER
45
Singer whose name becomes a place in Hawaii if the first letter moves to the end : AKON
46
What a speaker might do if nobody is listening to them : TRAILAWAY
47
Relish : SAVOR
49
Operator of Maple Leaf Lounges : AIRCANADA
50
Touristy district of Rome : TREVI
51
Sight in suburbia : MCMANSION
52
Band for guitarists : STRAP
53
Citation abbreviation : ETAL
54
Something seen in a demo, for short : TNT
Down
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Bungle : MESSUP
2
"You're lyin'!" : AINTSO
3
Ate up : ADORED
4
Goes as planned : PANSOUT
5
Enter hesitantly : EDGEIN
6
Play area : THEATERDISTRICT
7
Kitchen staple that's gone missing in the song "Margaritaville" : SALT
8
Rehearsed, say : PAT
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"Don't worry, you can come closer ..." : IWONTBITE
10
Modern medium for jotting things down : NOTESAPP
11
Some seismic activity : TREMORS
12
Sprinkles and fudge at an ice cream parlor, e.g. : ADDONS
14
Overcome, in a way : AWED
15
Have legs : LAST
22
Liar's concoction : WEB
23
Like many kids on the night before Christmas : ANTSY
26
Word on Italian street signs : VIA
27
Music style whose name literally means "new trend" : BOSSANOVA
28
Accept cookies, say : OPTIN
30
One who's unlikely to negotiate well : PUSHOVER
31
Robbins who co-wrote the "Rocky" theme "Gonna Fly Now" : AYN
33
Creative use for recyclable materials : JUNKART
34
It won't be around for long : FAD
35
Like some poetry : LYRICAL
36
Does a takedown of : ROASTS
37
Big ___ : PHARMA
38
"Hang on ..." : OHWAIT
39
Turn the page, say : READON
40
"Saturday Night Live" cast member from 2012 to 2022 : BRYANT
43
Parsons who worked on "Abbey Road" and "The Dark Side of the Moon" : ALAN
44
Lacking : SANS
46
Suitable for family movie night, in a way : TAME
48
Make rent : RIP

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

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