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New York Times, Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Author:
Kelly Richardson
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
58-Across : Feudal farmer
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17/16/2024
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Kelly Richardson

This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 15 Words: 77, Blocks: 46 Missing: {JQXZ} Grid has mirror symmetry. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Richardson. Tuesday freshness: 44%
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© 2024, The New York Times7/16/24 ( No. 27,279 )
Across
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Group of cards in hearts or bridge : TRICK
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Drawn-out tales : SAGAS
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Rise and shine : AWAKEN
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Counts on : TRUSTS
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1959 Marilyn Monroe film … or what can be said of the drink featured in today's puzzle? : SOMELIKEITHOT
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Like the losers of a water balloon fight : WET
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Architectural nooks : ALCOVES
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Canyon's edge : RIM
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London-based cosmetics giant : AVON
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"Blue ___," classic Irving Berlin tune : SKIES
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Tucker (out) : TIRE
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Herr : German :: ___ : Spanish : SENOR
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Pronoun frequently confused with its homophones : THEIR
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Tenet : PRECEPT
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Princess who helped Theseus escape the Minotaur : ARIADNE
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Didn't wake up in a timely manner : OVERSLEPT
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Lowly chess piece : PAWN
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Variety #1, popular in the South : PEACH
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Decorative pillowcase : SHAM
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Came down to earth : ALIT
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Variety #2, a major export of Sri Lanka : PEKOE
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Weighty book : TOME
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Shout from a forgetful actor : LINE
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Variety #3, named for a region in India : ASSAM
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Central points : HUBS
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Smart society : MENSA
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Desert haven : OASIS
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What someone might remark after drinking the blend at the heart of this puzzle? : NOTMYCUPOFTEA
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Furry foot : PAW
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Feudal farmer : PEASANT
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"United Shades of America" channel : CNN
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Noshed : ATE
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Gift set for a newborn : LAYETTE
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King topper : ACE
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Visibly embarrassed, perhaps : RED
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Canadian exclamations : EHS
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Babe : HON
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Casual top : TEE
Down
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Colored like saddle shoes : TWOTONE
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Los Angeles football player : RAM
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Store selling Smedstorp sofas : IKEA
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Spreadsheet boxes : CELLS
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New York basketball player : KNICK
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Martin of "Only Murders in the Building" : STEVE
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Springtime astrological sign : ARIES
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Courage, colloquially : GUTS
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Incense residue : ASH
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Legendary : STORIED
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Invariably : ASEVER
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Add, as to a batter : STIRIN
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Fish in a Japanese garden : KOI
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Yellow jacket, e.g. : WASP
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Trifling : MERE
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Plea that waives the right to a trial : NOCONTEST
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"End of discussion!" : THATSTHAT
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Gun, as an engine : REV
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Gratuity : TIP
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Pig of children's cartoons : PEPPA
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Arboretum assortment : TREES
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Major metals manufacturer : ALCOA
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Shorten again, as a dress : REHEM
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___ Fifth Avenue : SAKS
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Coconut producer : PALM
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Estrange : ALIENATE
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Slowly whittled down : WINNOWED
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Purring pet : HOUSECAT
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Factor in a restaurant review : AMBIANCE
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Jumble : MESS
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"Brooklyn of ___ hills was mine": Walt Whitman : AMPLE
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More than sporadically : OFTEN
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"Sure!" : YEAH
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Many Caribbean islands : CAYS
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Take advantage of : USE
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Trail through the woods : PATH
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Not fooled by : ONTO
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3, for most disc golf holes : PAR
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Formerly known as : NEE

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

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