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New York Times, Monday, July 25, 2022

Author:
Michael T. Buerke
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
42-Across : Central pile of chips, in poker
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Michael T. Buerke

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {KQZ} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Buerke. Monday freshness: 73%
Michael T. Buerke notes:
Hi, I'm Mike (he/him). I live and work in Minneapolis, including a side-hustle (as pictured in uniform) for my beloved MN Twins ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Haters of this theme type call them "Vowel Movements," while others appreciate the supervocalic poetry. We have seen a ton of vowel ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times7/25/22 ( No. 26,557 )
Across
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Dip for tortilla chips : SALSA
6
What pasta and potatoes have a lot of : CARBS
11
Rap lead-in to Jon or Wayne : LIL
14
Like a home crowd on a walk-off hit : AROAR
15
Phone notification : ALERT
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Singer Yoko : ONO
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Eagles, falcons, hawks, etc. : BIRDSOFPREY
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Bathroom scale units: Abbr. : LBS
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Marijuana, in old slang : REEFER
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___ Guofeng, successor to Mao : HUA
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Splotch of ink : BLOT
23
"Let It Go" singer in "Frozen" : ELSA
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Major Formula 1 race : GRANDPRIX
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"Cold, hard" stuff : CASH
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Betty ___ (classic cartoon character) : BOOP
30
Himalayan land : TIBET
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Legendary Himalayan creatures : YETIS
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Bizarre : ODD
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"Sorry for being so nosy!" : IDIDNTMEANTOPRY
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Central pile of chips, in poker : POT
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Plain as day : OVERT
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Follow as a result : ENSUE
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Trampled (on) : TROD
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Unit of farmland : ACRE
49
Instructor with a racket : TENNISPRO
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Boring : BLAH
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___ Lee (frozen dessert brand) : SARA
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Prefix with liberal or conservative : NEO
58
Isle ___, national park in Lake Superior : ROYALE
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Most common English word : THE
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Shipping News" and "Brokeback Mountain" : ANNIEPROULX
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Long, long time : EON
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___ Ventura, former governor of Minnesota : JESSE
65
Nonmainstream, as rock music : INDIE
66
Married : WED
67
Spinning dizzily, quaintly : AREEL
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Most high schoolers, agewise : TEENS
Down
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Buffalo hockey player : SABRE
2
Disney mermaid's name : ARIEL
3
Like early PC graphics : LORES
4
Looking like this: ☹️ : SADFACED
5
Backside, as the Brits call it : ARSE
6
Half-___ (coffee order) : CAF
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First Greek letter : ALPHA
8
Show again, as a show : RERUN
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Place to store a loaf : BREADBIN
10
Pig's digs : STY
11
They're for suckers : LOLLIPOPS
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Locale for new emails : INBOX
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In need of directions : LOST
18
Assns. : ORGS
22
Dude : BRO
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What Prancer and Dancer do that Rudolph and Vixen don't? : RHYME
26
Wall hanging in a kid's room : POSTER
28
When the sun is highest in the sky : ATNOON
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Detective's lead : TIP
31
Words at the altar : IDO
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Final, unhappy outcome : BITTEREND
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Eternally, to a poet : EER
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Early Mongol invader of Europe : TATAR
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1990s R&B group ___ Hill : DRU
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Work on, as a summer camp T-shirt : DYE
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Compartmentalized evening meal : TVDINNER
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Individually : ONEBYONE
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Genetic messenger : RNA
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Big business: Abbr. : CORP
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California border lake : TAHOE
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Touch, taste or smell : SENSE
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Difficult thing to maintain under pressure : POISE
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Summa cum ___ ("with highest praise") : LAUDE
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Daring poker bet : ALLIN
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Puts a spell on : HEXES
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Hearty bowlful : STEW
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"Pics ___ didn't happen!" : ORIT
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1977 Steely Dan album with a palindromic title : AJA
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Slippery fish : EEL

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

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