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Take the El Train

New York Times, Sunday, August 11, 2024

Author:
Caryn Robbins
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
108-Across : Like streets, but rarely alleyways
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Caryn L. Robbins

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 80 Missing: {J} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Robbins. Sunday freshness: 6%
Joel Fagliano notes:
Caryn Robbins is a retired editor living on the east end of Long Island with her husband and two Havanese dogs. An avid lifelong solver, she discovered puzzle constructing during the ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times8/11/24 ( No. 27,305 )
Across
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Shoots for the moon : ASPIRES
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Saudi's neighbor : IRAQI
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Gets ready to surf, maybe : LOGSON
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Annoyance for a shopkeeper : LOITERER
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Japanese takeout option : BENTO
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Best of all possible worlds : UTOPIA
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Say "O di" instead of "I do"? : EXCHANGEWEDDINGVOWELS
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Le Mans race unit: Abbr. : KIL
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Keep from happening : AVERT
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"Once Upon a Mattress" prop : PEA
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Longtime hair removal brand : NEET
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Word with hose or line : PANTY
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Sewing machine pioneer Howe : ELIAS
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Expert conclusion? : ISE
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Like some wits and wines : DRY
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Eviction notice sent to a New York deli owner? : PACKYOURBAGELSANDGO
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Roadwork might push it back, in brief : ETA
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Like many London skies : GREY
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Something fishy : ROE
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Back in time : AGO
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Scatterbrain : AIRHEAD
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"This thing is SHARP! It handles potatoes and carrots with ease," e.g. : PEELERREVIEW
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"The Kiss" sculptor : RODIN
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Stage a hostile takeover of : USURP
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Blue dye : ANIL
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Inits. for a hit : SRO
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Dept. store inventory : GDS
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Face-planted : ATEIT
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Dodge S.U.V. : DURANGO
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Interior decorator's assertion that bold colors are back in style? : WHATSPASTELISPAST
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Like the view from Big Sur : COASTAL
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Kind of farm : SOLAR
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Survive a round of musical chairs : SIT
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Setting for the musical "Two by Two" : ARK
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Inveigh (against) : RAIL
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E-bike alternative : MOPED
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Smother, as with sauce : DROWN
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Santa's routes on Christmas Eve? : NOELFLYZONES
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"I categorically deny that!" : ITSALIE
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Job listing abbr. : EOE
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One might be organized by habitat : ZOO
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"A Death in the Family" novelist : AGEE
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Wall St. debut : IPO
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Advice after one's rival scores a perfect ten? : DONTGETMADGETELEVEN
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"Me day" destination : SPA
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Org. with a PreCheck option : TSA
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What fumaroles emit : STEAM
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Like streets, but rarely alleyways : NAMED
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River through Florence : ARNO
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Give an allowance? : LET
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Lukewarm : TEPID
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Had a session : MET
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Airline's promise to improve its timeliness? : YOURDELAYSARENUMBERED
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Rim protector : HUBCAP
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"___ is to place as eternity is to time": Joseph Joubert : SPACE
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Where the entire "Newhart" series actually took place : INADREAM
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Guiding principles : IDEALS
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Hollandaise sauce ingredients : YOLKS
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They might get worn down while solving crosswords : ERASERS
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Stuff served in a horn at a Renaissance faire, perhaps : ALE
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Red or White follower : SOX
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Magician's request : PICKACARD
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"For my money …" : ITHINK
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Subject of Bravo's "Selling Sunset" : REALTY
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Directional suffix : ERN
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Company whose name is derived from "Service Games" : SEGA
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Airline based in Madrid : IBERIA
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Markdown indicator : REDTAG
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"Your point being …?" : AND
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Stick in a makeup kit : QTIP
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Skye of "Say Anything …" : IONE
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Word on a candy heart : LUV
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Indigenous Oklahoman : OTO
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Red carpet attire : GOWN
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Maker of tiny trunks : SPEEDO
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Loser in the 2024 Stanley Cup final : OILER
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Mean-spirited : NASTY
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Regard highly : REVERE
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Dr. Marcus of old TV : WELBY
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Greek goddess of the earth : GAIA
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Alfresco dining spot : PATIO
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Positions that require flexibility? : YOGA
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Desertlike : SERE
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Traffic jams : SNARLUPS
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Intense demeanor : EDGE
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Compote fruit : PEAR
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Language whose name starts and ends with the same letter : URDU
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Looney Tunes bunny : LOLA
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Admitted to a doctor's office : SEEN
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Ending of a political address : GOV
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Euphoric moments : HIGHS
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Not go further than : ENDAT
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Panini maker, e.g. : PRESS
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Textbook example : EPITOME
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Purges : RIDS
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First word of a Stevie Wonder hit : ISNT
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Part of a joule : ERG
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Romance : WOO
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Likely victim on April Fools' Day : SAP
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Actress Hagen : UTA
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Hollywood hopefuls : STARLETS
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Final purpose, to Aristotle : TELOS
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Surprise 100-Downs : RAIDS
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"Ad ___" (2019 sci-fi film) : ASTRA
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Hazard for a jet skier : WAKE
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Do in : SLAY
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Drink like a dog : LAP
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Its prime minister is known as the Taoiseach: Abbr. : IRE
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When doubled, a dance : CAN
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"___ y plata" (state motto of Montana) : ORO
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Sparkling juice brand : IZZE
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Ill-gotten gains : LOOT
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Milkweed leaves, for a monarch caterpillar : DIET
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Athena's gift to Athens : OLIVETREE
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Totally exhausted : WIPED
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Bright light in the big city : NEON
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Zodiac feline : LEO
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Type of type : FONT
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Academy endorsements, casually : NOMS
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Many a babysitter : TEEN
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Visibly stunned : AGAPE
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Early NASA program : GEMINI
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Europe's second-longest river : DANUBE
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Chutzpah : GALL
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Go on the offensive : ATTACK
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Some farm machines : DEERES
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Kappa follower : LAMBDA
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Mideast dignitaries: Var. : EMEERS
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Drop in for a sec : SAYHI
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Honored : PROUD
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Predator that can weigh up to six tons : ORCA
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Like child's play : EASY
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Embarassing mistake? : TYPO
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Sea turtle nesting site : DUNE
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Indian lentil dish : DAL
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Many debut releases, in brief : EPS
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Mule of old song : SAL
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Dent or scratch : MAR
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Barber's obstacle : EAR
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Contacts on Instagram, informally : DMS

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

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