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New York Times, Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Author:
Alex Eaton-Salners
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
62-Across : the pair still felt the ___ of their connection.
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Alex Eaton-Salners

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 39 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 62 for Mr. Eaton-Salners. Wednesday freshness: 63%
Alex Eaton-Salners notes:
I began this puzzle by locking in UPON, LONG, THERE, THEY, and EVER and the black squares required to support them. Then I selected ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Day three of "Gotta JET" (Jeff's expressions of thanks)! You would think that with the link salad on our front page, we would have a ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times8/30/23 ( No. 26,958 )
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Once ___ a time, : UPON
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not so ___ ago, : LONG
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___ was a girl named Ava. : THERE
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Ava's ___ joy was : SOLE
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her prized ___. : OBOE
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She had ___ her skill in band, : HONED
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despite sitting next to the noisy ___, : CLARINETS
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which were an ___ distraction. : ADDED
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One day, after school, Ava called a ___. : LYFT
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It hadn't come ___ as she muttered, : YET
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"___, I guess. At least the week's over." : TGIF
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She was ___ with her music, : BORED
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and school was hardly an ___. : EDEN
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Just then, Dana, a bandmate Ava was crushing on, walked up lugging a ___. : TUBA
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As Ava ___ nearby, gathering her courage, : IDLED
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Dana bent down to ___ the heavy instrument. : STOW
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Ava ___ at Dana. : SMILED
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"Would it be a stretch to say I dig your ___ T-shirt?," Ava asked. : YOGA
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Dana's reaction was the start of an ___ for Ava. : ERA
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Wheezing laughter like an ___ in an old tire and deep blushing : AIRLEAK
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were ___ that Dana was smitten, too. : SIGNALS
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"That was a ___ joke!," Dana sputtered. : RAD
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"I got the shirt from ___; glad you like it." : EBAY
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Ava mustered every ___ in her brain : NEURON
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and felt her heart ___ as she blurted, : SKIP
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"I'd love to hang out some time, no ___!" : LYING
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Dana grinned. "Then meditating together in corpse pose ___ an option!" : ISNT
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Ava wrinkled her ___ and laughed. : NOSE
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After that spark, the pair bonded in large ___. : DOSES
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Dana learned that Ava loved chocolate ___ cookies, : CHIP
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and Ava learned Dana loved "Much ___ About Nothing." : ADO
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Though Dana wanted to visit Timbuktu in ___ : MALI
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and Ava preferred Accra in ___, : GHANA
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the pair still felt the ___ of their connection. : RIGHTNESS
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One night, after watching "___ Python," : MONTY
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bingeing subtitled dramas from ___, and : ASIA
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listening to Nat King ___, : COLE
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Ava and Dana shared their first kiss over cream ___. : SODAS
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And, of course, ___ lived : THEY
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happily ___ after. : EVER
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Trojans' sch. : USC
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Straw vote, e.g. : POLL
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Skin cream brand : OLAY
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Round, squishy toy : NERFBALL
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Actor Chaney : LON
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Followed : OBEYED
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With distinction : NOTEDLY
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Daring deed : GEST
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Contraction before "be great" : THATD
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Obergefell v. ___, Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage : HODGES
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Conclude miserably : ENDINTEARS
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Shipwreck site : REEF
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Reds great Roush : EDD
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Figure skater Midori : ITO
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Like buses and bicycles : RIDABLE
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Curtain trims, e.g. : EDGINGS
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Bygone Russian rulers : TSARS
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Inuit skin boat : UMIAK
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It's a sure thing : BIRDINHAND
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Dawn goddess : EOS
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Synthetic fabric : ORLON
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Never existed : WASNT
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Wide shoe spec : EEE
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Just a number, it's said : AGE
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Alabama governor Ivey : KAY
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Bother : NUISANCE
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Language from which we get bupkis and shtick : YIDDISH
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Starting place : POINTA
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Knuckle-headed gesture? : NOOGIE
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Neuters : SPAYS
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911 responder : EMT
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When repeated, a toy train : CHOO
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Hamlet's interrogative after "How now!" : ARAT
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Pope after Benedict IV : LEOV
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Bali, for one : ISLE
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M.L.B. execs : GMS
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Stuff in a loft : HAY
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Title for "Game of Thrones" knights : SER

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