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New York Times, Saturday, July 20, 2024

Author:
Ricky J. Sirois
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
42-Across : Characters in "300"
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211/27/20237/20/2024
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Ricky J. Sirois

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 27 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Sirois. Saturday freshness: 64%
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© 2024, The New York Times7/20/24 ( No. 27,283 )
Across
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Bungee jumping might be seen on it : BUCKETLIST
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Aggressively promote : FLOG
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About to get it : INHOTWATER
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___ Wood, portrayer of the Bond girl Plenty O'Toole in "Diamonds Are Forever" : LANA
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Touring show for figure skaters : STARSONICE
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Part of UX : USER
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Actors Feldman and Haim : COREYS
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28-Across, for one : STAT
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"We'll update you once we know," in brief : TBD
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Liberal arts college in Michigan : ALMA
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Compose : PEN
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A bad look : THEEYE
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Receiving gains: Abbr. : YDS
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General idea : TENOR
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Company descended from the Rockefeller oil empire : EXXON
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David ___, Grammy-winning French D.J. : GUETTA
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Courage : SPINE
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"Ain't happenin'" : NOCANDO
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Like some window shades : PLEATED
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Dance around : EVADE
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Plot : MAPOUT
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Characters in "300" : ZEROS
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"___ you!" : BLESS
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Arthur of "Maude" : BEA
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Bit of advice from an expert : PROTIP
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Test important to M.A. seekers : GRE
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Some disposable razors : BICS
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Academic extension : EDU
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Place to pick up a puppy, perhaps : NAPE
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Settle (on) : ALIGHT
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Supreme leader? : ROSS
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Many a retiree these days : BABYBOOMER
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Tech news website : CNET
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Popular choice for un antojito ("little craving") : STREETTACO
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Elusive, in a sense : EELY
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"Makes sense" : THATTRACKS
Down
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Spanish province whose capital is Bilbao : BISCAY
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Vast : UNTOLD
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Magic words : CHARMS
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Where the Hangul writing system is used : KOREA
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___ shop (modern-day "storefront") : ETSY
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Like some basic bikes : TWOSPEED
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Office hookup, for short : LAN
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Defensive denial : ITISNOT
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Small denomination : SECT
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Reward for staying : TREAT
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Seasonal threat : FLU
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The end of the road, say : LASTEXIT
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Singly : ONEBYONE
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Got deep in the weeds? : GARDENED
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Eponym for a ship in a famous thought experiment : THESEUS
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Punish like Montresor does Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado" : ENTOMB
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An Englishman in New York, maybe : EXPAT
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Starts to pay attention : TUNESIN
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Beat poet? : RAPPER
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Gal of note : GADOT
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Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest : NEZPERCE
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Tired : OVERDONE
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Horses around? : CAROUSEL
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Have to shave one's head, perhaps : LOSEABET
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Precursor to precalculus : ALGEBRA
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Fast-food classic : BIGMAC
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Online payment option : ECHECK
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Team whose Triple-A affiliate is called the Sugar Land Space Cowboys : ASTROS
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Historic Milwaukee brewer : PABST
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Local life : BIOTA
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Something worn in the woods : PATH
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Noted fantasy series, for short : LOTR
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Dump : STY
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"And ___ …" : YET

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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