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New York Times, Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Author:
Emily Carroll
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
54-Across : Braggadocious
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Emily Carroll

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQVX} This is puzzle # 15 for Ms. Carroll. Tuesday freshness: 77%
Emily Carroll notes:
As someone with weak ankles and a strong respect for gravity, skiing's not really my thing. So, the closest I'm getting to the BUNNY ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
BAD BUNNY is hopping mad for not being included! You might even say he's inclined to get all tilted about it. (You're surprised ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times8/30/22 ( No. 26,593 )
Across
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Guadalajara goodbye : ADIOS
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Puts away, as the groceries? : EATS
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Nonvegan pie crust ingredient : LARD
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Melee : BRAWL
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Popular site for tech reviews : CNET
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Composer Stravinsky : IGOR
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With 69-Across, beginner's downhill challenge … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters : BUNNY
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Curved molding : OGEE
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Quick snack : BITE
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Part of AWOL : ABSENT
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Most workers on a kibbutz : ISRAELIS
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Use a divining rod : DOWSE
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Club-wielding bogeywoman : OGRESS
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Top toy for a holiday? : DREIDEL
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Reddish hue : RUST
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Midnight "excursion" to the fridge : RAID
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Automaker based in Hiroshima : MAZDA
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Sighed sounds : AHS
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Spend indulgently : SPLURGE
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Epileptologist's test, for short : EEG
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Soup base : BROTH
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Jon Arbuckle's dog : ODIE
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Manipulative type : USER
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Large paper unit : REAM
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Hyundai compact named North American Car of the Year in 2021 : ELANTRA
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Shook on it : AGREED
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Peevish moods : SNITS
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Braggadocious : BOASTFUL
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Easygoing reply to "I'm sorry!" : DONTBE
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Tush : BUNS
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Supply-and-demand subj. : ECON
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"Is it too audacious of me?" : DAREI
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Beat narrowly, with "out" : EDGE
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Actor Idris : ELBA
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More arid : DRIER
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Happy shouts : YAYS
68
Girl Scout's accessory : SASH
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See 17-Across : SLOPE
Down
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Pop group with the 1976 hit "Money, Money, Money" : ABBA
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Clobber : DRUB
3
Johns, in Scotland : IANS
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Took responsibility for something : OWNEDIT
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Subtle signal that might accompany a wink : SLYNOD
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Lead-in to freak or friendly : ECO
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Actress Harmon of TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles" : ANGIE
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Shirts lacking buttons, informally : TEES
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Waxy biochemical compound : STEROL
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Monrovia's land : LIBERIA
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Quick on one's feet : AGILE
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Flatbreads that may be served with saag paneer : ROTIS
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Garb : DRESS
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Insignificant sort : TWERP
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Best effort, informally : AGAME
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Olympic event with gates : SLALOM
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Visually blah : DRAB
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German industrial region : RUHR
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Competitor of Petro-Canada : ESSO
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Oscar winner Brody : ADRIEN
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Contraceptive insert, in brief : IUD
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Gusto : ZEST
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A couple of bucks? : DEER
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Taj Mahal city : AGRA
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Small paper unit : SHEET
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Freezing : GELID
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Major let-downs for Rapunzel? : TRESSES
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Fix, as tangles of hair or traffic : UNSNARL
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Revenue for Madison Ave. firms : ADFEES
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Not seeing eye to eye : ATODDS
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Downton, for one : ABBEY
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Cheese that's "not badda" : GOUDA
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Long-limbed and lean : RANGY
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Ones not inclined to make sweeping gestures? : SLOBS
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Sch. that used to bring a live bear onto the field at its home football games : UCLA
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Small jazz combo : TRIO
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Pager alert : BEEP
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The Emerald Isle : EIRE
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"I'll pass" : NAH

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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