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New York Times, Friday, July 26, 2024

Author:
Andy Kravis
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
36-Across : Jam session?
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Andy Kravis

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 27 for Mr. Kravis. Friday freshness: 34%
Jim Horne notes:

The clue for 42-Across is confusing. Michelle YEOH won the Oscar for Best Actress of 2022. The award was presented in 2023.

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© 2024, The New York Times7/26/24 ( No. 27,289 )
Across
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Letters of coverage : SPF
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Roadside buildup on a warm winter day : SLUSH
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They're often around two feet : SOCKS
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Metonym for attention : EAR
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Spotted : PINTO
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Lost intentionally : THREW
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Phase : ERA
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Departure announcement : IMOUTTAHERE
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Samurai's sword : KATANA
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French buns : DERRIERE
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Garment for a vaquero : SERAPE
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First word in the name of the U.S.'s most populous county : LOS
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Center of a 63-Across : PIT
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Melville character with the mantra "I would prefer not to" : BARTLEBY
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Up to : TIL
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Pitchfork part : TINE
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Bush bounders : ROOS
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"Shoo!" : GIT
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Jam session? : SLAMDUNKCONTEST
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"That's a ___!" : LIE
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Best Actress Oscar winner of 2022 : YEOH
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First Nations people : CREE
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Tearing up, perhaps : SAD
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Breed once known as the "Tax Collector's Dog" : DOBERMAN
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Landscaper's supply : SOD
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___ Lipa ("Dance the Night" singer) : DUA
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Threats : PERILS
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Predictive text? : PROPHECY
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Not at all into : HATING
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Best-selling author of 2017's "The Hate U Give" : ANGIETHOMAS
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Kid's cry : MAA
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Jason of "Aquaman" : MOMOA
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Divisive pizza topping : OLIVE
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"South Park" kid : IKE
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Vacate a seat : STAND
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Was syrupy, in a way : OOZED
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Sachet filler : TEA
Down
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Go after : SEEK
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Chute behind a boat : PARASAIL
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Not identical, say : FRATERNAL
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Kind of column : SPINAL
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Capital city whose main governmental building is known as the "House of Pizarro" : LIMAPERU
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Game with a draw pile : UNO
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Term of endearment akin to "handsome" : STUD
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Monopoly piece : HOTEL
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Personality indicator, some say : STARSIGN
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"I didn't see you there!" : OHHI
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Radiohead's highest-selling single : CREEP
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Three-time Olympic gold medalist ___ Walsh Jennings : KERRI
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Like port : SWEET
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Race pace : TROT
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Lunar mission of the 2020s : ARTEMIS
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Wood that sinks in water : EBONY
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"The world's biggest band," per a 2021 Rolling Stone cover : BTS
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Joined together : YOKED
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Rhyming subject for an English major : LITCRIT
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Feat on a beat : SCOOP
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Office max? : TERMLIMIT
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Fan associated with a red, white and blue skull logo : DEADHEAD
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Catchphrase for Austin Powers : OHBEHAVE
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Venomous reef dweller : SEASNAKE
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"Powers of ___" (landmark documentary about the scale of the universe) : TEN
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Two-piece? : DUET
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Took off the board : ERASED
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Floods with junk : SPAMS
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"... oops, my mistake" : ORNOT
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Set of beliefs : DOGMA
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Cold call? : ACHOO
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Subatomic particle named for a Greek letter : PION
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"Well, here goes nothing!" : YOLO
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Mother of the Titans : GAEA
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"Les ___" : MIZ

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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