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About Two Feet

New York Times, Sunday, July 2, 2023

Author:
Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Across : Broadway, e.g.
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Rafael Musa

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 78 Missing: {JQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 8 for Ms. Goldstein. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Musa. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Sunday freshness: 14%
Will Shortz notes:
Rebecca Goldstein, of Albany, Calif., is a research scientist at Merck, developing immunotherapies for cancer. Rafael Musa, of San Francisco, is a software engineer at Airbnb. Each has ... read more
Constructor notes:
REBECCA: What a thrill to see this puzzle in print! The revealer and concept came to me relatively easily, but after a few hours of trying to fill around the double letters by hand, I was ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I haven't been this delighted by a revealer in quite a while. I was underwhelmed as I solved, given that this "stretched letters" theme type has been done and done and done again, but BIG ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times7/2/23 ( No. 26,899 )
Across
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Band with the 2021 #1 hit "Butter" : BTS
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Under 1%, say : SKIM
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What always has time on its hands : WATCH
13
Turns down : DIMS
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Abraham Accords country: Abbr. : UAE
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"Put your wallet away" : ONME
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Hill who wrote "Speaking Truth to Power" : ANITA
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Think of : RECALL
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1980 film that led to the creation of the Academy Award for Best Makeup : THEELEPHANTMAN
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Broadway, e.g. : AVENUE
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Mobile homes, punnily : WHEELESTATE
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Secretary of the interior Haaland : DEB
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Oil company with toy trucks : HESS
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Georgetown athlete : HOYA
31
Razor edges? : ARS
32
Coin toss spots, once : TOLLBOOTHS
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Longed (for) : YEARNED
39
What "X" could mark on a map : PIRATESBOOTY
41
Jazz genre for Charlie Parker : BEBOP
43
Court count : NINE
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"___ that somethin'!" : AINT
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Author of "The Climate Book," 2022 : THUNBERG
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Vegetable that can be slimy when cooked : OKRA
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Abounds : TEEMS
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Crystal container : GEODE
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Airport across the bay from SFO : OAK
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OB/GYN offering : IUD
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Group of candidates : SLATE
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Pantomimes, perhaps : ACTS
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Important part of a toddler's day : NAPTIME
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What follows You on the internet : TUBE
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Paella seasoning : SAL
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"Don't be ___!" : SHY
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In which "P or Q, but not both" is represented as (P∨Q)∧¬(P∧Q) : SYMBOLICLOGIC
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Prompt : CUE
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Soup often made with rice vermicelli noodles : PHO
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___-Missouria Tribe : OTOE
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Peacock seen on TV : NBCLOGO
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Called up : RANG
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Diner caddy offering : SUGAR
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Garage brand : STP
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Alley ___ : OOP
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"My goodness!" : MERCY
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Linguistic group including Zulu and Xhosa : BANTU
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Coast, in a way : SLED
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Highfalutin : LAHDIDAH
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Zero : NONE
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Does an impression of : APES
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Give in : YIELD
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"Stop, I'm blushing!" : YOUFLATTERME
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Break after a major fall? : SNOWDAY
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Evening coffee order : DECAFLATTE
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Sch. whose mascot is Brutus Buckeye : OSU
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Love, at the Louvre : AIME
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The "I" in FIFA: Abbr. : INTL
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Greek vowel : ETA
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"This was fun, but I gotta go" : ITSBEENREAL
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Mages' accessories : STAFFS
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High standards established by a predecessor … or what you are presented with in this puzzle? : BIGSHOESTOFILL
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File menu option : SAVEAS
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Future 122-Across : OVULE
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Like heterochromia in eyes : RARE
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Actress Long : NIA
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Future flower : SEED
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Author/economist Emily : OSTER
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Makes a case against, say : SUES
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Ready-to-go link? : SET
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"… is there a reason, though?" : BUTWHY
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Its name derives from the Washoe for "lake" : TAHOE
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Informal farewell : SEEYA
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G, in the C scale : SOL
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Hopping joint? : KNEE
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Devious sorts : IMPS
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Conductor Zubin : MEHTA
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Asks to join : WANTSIN
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A couple of chips, say : ANTE
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Collegiate beaver mascot whose name is its school spelled backward : TIM
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Overseer of Windy City buses and trains, in brief : CTA
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Twitter username : HANDLE
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Software engineer, for short : DEV
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Chill place to stay? : ICEHOTEL
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"Olympia" painter : MANET
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Like some winter roads : SLUSHY
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Chinese zodiac animal of 2023 : RABBIT
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Minus : LESS
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AirPods, e.g. : EARBUDS
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National org. that doesn't actually have an age requirement for membership : AARP
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Designer Schiaparelli : ELSA
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Go down in flames : TANK
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Cheri of Hollywood : OTERI
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"Be right with you!" : ONESEC
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Wildlife spotted in Haleakala National Park : NENE
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Recede : EBB
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Female 20-Down : DOE
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___ Negro (Amazon tributary) : RIO
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Certain side wagers, informally : PROPBETS
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Silicon Valley, e.g. : TECHHUB
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Angles above 90 degrees? : HOTYOGA
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Cat, in Spanish : GATO
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Feature that helps to avoid late penalties : AUTOPAY
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Contents of some streaks on cheeks : MASCARA
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Unflagging : STAUNCH
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Shocked sounds : GASPS
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Pottery oven : KILN
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Excavated : DUG
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Poetic lament : ELEGY
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Sullivan's opponent in a landmark free speech case: Abbr. : NYT
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Stephen K. ___, British stand-up comedian : AMOS
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Alien film franchise, for short : MIB
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Prefix with sphere or system : ECO
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Prefix with sphere or system : BIO
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In a way : SORTOF
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Online initialism rarely meant literally : LOL
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Proxima Centauri, e.g. : REDDWARF
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Alternative to a monthly charge : ANNUALFEE
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Actor Oliver : PLATT
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Ventimiglia of "This Is Us" : MILO
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"Although …" : UNLESS
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Pentathlon event : EPEE
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"___ Rosenkavalier" : DER
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That guy's : HIS
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Recliner setting : DEN
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Accept, as losses : EAT
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Show excessive affection toward : SMOTHER
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Gossips : YENTAS
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B to B, e.g. : OCTAVE
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We don't talk about that : TABOO
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Petrol brand : ESSO
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Attention-grabbing protests : DIEINS
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Charlotte ___, capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands : AMALIE
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Loudly chastise : YELLAT
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Insult : DISS
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Rated rides : UBERS
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Deer ___, Maine vacation destination : ISLE
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"Man of the open country," in Genesis : ESAU
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French 101 verb : ETRE
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Turndowns : NOES
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It goes in and out : FAD
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E.R. lines : IVS
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___ check : GUT

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

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