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New York Times, Friday, July 5, 2024

Author:
Trent H. Evans
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
40-Across : "What can I tell you?" gesture
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119/3/20187/5/20241
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11.555033%
Trent H. Evans

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JKQVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Evans. Friday freshness: 17%
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© 2024, The New York Times7/5/24 ( No. 27,268 )
Across
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Activity at a company retreat : TRUSTFALL
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Inspiration for Old Major in Orwell's "Animal Farm" : LENIN
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Crossed arms or yawning, e.g. : SOCIALCUE
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Like Superman in his Fortress of Solitude : ALONE
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Training announcement? : ALLABOARD
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Dark shade of brown : UMBER
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Mens ___ : REA
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Historical region of France that lent its name to a food : BRIE
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Kept one's partner awake, say : SNORED
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"My Love Is Like ... Wo" singer, 2003 : MYA
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Ocasek of the Cars : RIC
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They fill a break : ADS
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Savory jelly : ASPIC
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Big success : SMASHHIT
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It connects to one of the heart's four valves : AORTA
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Cutesy farewell : TATA
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Character in Genesis and "The Dukes of Hazzard" : ENOS
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Request for assistance : ALITTLEHELPHERE
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Nigerian-born pop singer : SADE
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Was behind : OWED
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"What can I tell you?" gesture : SHRUG
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Festival with a throwback theme, briefly : RENFAIRE
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Like some dichotomous questions : YESNO
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Burn letters? : SPF
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What 0! equals : ONE
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Beethoven's cry : ACH
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Chapter and verse separators : COLONS
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Will Hunting's expertise in "Good Will Hunting" : MATH
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Poor mark : DEE
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Confer upon : AWARD
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Hard fall? : HAILSTORM
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High and mighty, perhaps : REGAL
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To an annoying degree : ADNAUSEAM
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Texter's "For real?" : SRSLY
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"Time to light it up!" : LETSPARTY
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Autocrat of old : TSAR
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Billing matter : ROLE
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Its film school alums include Francis Ford Coppola and Carol Burnett : UCLA
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Australian-born pop singer : SIA
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Tom sporting a striped coat, say : TABBYCAT
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Biota component : FLORA
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___ bowl : ACAI
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Draw : LURE
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Ran point for : LED
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Send up : LAUNCH
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Protector of sailors, by tradition : ELMO
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They're a snap to get : NOBRAINERS
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"Catch you later!" : INEEDTORUN
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Passionate hobbyists : NERDS
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Rope fiber : SISAL
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Accessory for a snowman : MITTEN
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Like the FIFA and Madden video games : RATEDE
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Tiny cells : AAAS
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Green juice? : SOLARPOWER
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Certain symbols of solidarity : PRIDEFLAGS
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"Family Guy" baby : STEWIE
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Bill with the 2024 book "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You" : MAHER
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Devious snicker : HEHHEH
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Bell-shaped lily : SEGO
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They're sometimes forgiven : LOANS
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Gets excited : PSYCHSUP
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Great way to be remembered : FONDLY
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Lingering emotional damage : SCARS
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Road ___ : ATLAS
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Like a dissertation defense : ORAL
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Officially inducted, in mob lingo : MADE
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Dylan's "It ___ Me Babe" : AINT
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Take-charge type : DOER
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Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Part of EGOT : EMMY
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March who hosted "The $64,000 Question" : HAL
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Air force? : TSA

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