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New York Times, Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Author:
Samuel A. Donaldson
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
28-Across : Barbecue joint offering
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Samuel A. Donaldson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 41 for Mr. Donaldson. Wednesday freshness: 91%
Jim Horne notes:
Repeats happen. Clever crossword themes and gimmicks can re-appear years later. Did Sam Donaldson or Joel Fagliano remember that ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times8/14/24 ( No. 27,308 )
Across
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When the stage direction "Enter three Witches" appears in "Macbeth" : ACTI
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Mower houses : SHEDS
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Admits (to) : COPS
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"High" time : NOON
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Like abandoned malls : EERIE
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Chain with a "2 x 2 x 2" breakfast combo : IHOP
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Seventh heaven : CLOUDTHREE
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Purina rival : ALPO
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Virginia Tech athletes : HOKIES
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Texting format, in brief : SMS
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Lead-in to -meter : ODO
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Preach, maybe : ORATE
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March Madness round : SWEETFOUR
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Barbecue joint offering : RIBS
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Thermostat piece : DIAL
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Big name in Greek yogurt : OIKOS
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___-Caps (movie treat) : SNO
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Gym rep : CURL
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Church founded by Joseph Smith, for short : LDS
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Beatles hit written by a teenage Paul McCartney : WHENIMEIGHT
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Dedicated work : ODE
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Major league? : ARMY
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Morning hrs. : AMS
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Like a go-getter : TYPEA
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Word following sand or steel : TRAP
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Composer ___ Carlo Menotti : GIAN
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With 56-Across, hairstylist's observation (that also applies to 17-, 25- and 34-Across?) : YOURROOTS
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"Keep Climbing" airline : DELTA
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St. Louis summer setting : CDT
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Dallas sch. : SMU
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Wilbur, to Fern, in "Charlotte's Web" : PETPIG
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Dethrone : OUST
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See 48-Across : ARESHOWING
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Gym bag emanation : ODOR
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Preprinted word on some nametags : HELLO
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Olympic blade : EPEE
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Leakes of reality TV : NENE
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"So long," in Seville : ADIOS
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Prepared to drive : TEED
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Last members of relay teams : ANCHORS
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Fill, as with crayon : COLORIN
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Acknowledged applause : TOOKABOW
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Many residents of Nunavut : INUITS
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Comedians' collections : SETS
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"Good one" : HEH
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Blunder : ERR
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Pump option : DIESEL
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Note by a poor grade : SEEME
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Employer of Carrie Mathison on "Homeland," for short : CIA
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"Well, whaddya know!" : OHLOOK
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Tegan and Sara, e.g. : POPDUO
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Trackable scents : SPOORS
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Ruby of "A Raisin in the Sun" : DEE
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Insistently unhip : STODGY
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iPhone speaker? : SIRI
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Retail giant headquartered in Bentonville, Ark. : WALMART
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Angle : FISH
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2021 sci-fi epic nominated for Best Picture : DUNE
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Evergreens with fragrant wood : CEDARS
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Like a wet noodle : LIMP
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One making a bed, perhaps : HOER
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Significant stretches : ERAS
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Part of a car's exhaust system : TAILPIPE
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Afternoon attraction : MATINEE
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Obtained, informally : SNAGGED
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Bigwig : TYCOON
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Bro's greeting : YODUDE
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Stages, as a play : PUTSON
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Went on the road : TOURED
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Lose in a logrolling match, say : GETWET
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Poker variant with four hole cards : OMAHA
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"In excelsis ___" : DEO
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Vietnamese soups : PHOS
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Uno + due : TRE
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___ Lilly and Company : ELI
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Mo preceder : SLO

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

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