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New York Times, Saturday, September 14, 2024

Author:
Christina Iverson
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
54-Across : Hard things to ignore, metaphorically
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Christina Iverson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 36 Missing: {BJKQV} This is puzzle # 31 for Ms. Iverson. Saturday freshness: 51%
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© 2024, The New York Times9/14/24 ( No. 27,339 )
Across
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Red in the face, say : ASHAMED
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Bumped things : FISTS
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Baseball mascot with a fluffy green snout : PHANATIC
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Home to Sun Valley : IDAHO
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Many Renaissance thinkers : POLYMATHS
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Woman in dire need? : RENEE
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"___ Sea Lice" (collaborative album by Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile) : LOTTA
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Peyton Manning, for much of his N.F.L. career : COLT
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Sister label of Volt Records : STAX
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Brand seen on Canadian highway signs : ESSO
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Interjection of interest : OHCOOL
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Case worker: Abbr. : ATT
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Job that anyone could see themselves doing? : WINDOWWASHER
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Temper : ANNEAL
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Actress Weaving of 2022's "Babylon" : SAMARA
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Highly rated French vineyards : CRUS
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Cry of delight : YAY
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Muscles used in rowing, for short : LATS
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Doesn't stick out : FITSIN
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Comes to : TOTALS
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"No backing out now" : ITSADONEDEAL
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It once ran the headline "Santa Dies on Xmas Trip": Abbr. : NYT
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Dentist's concern : ENAMEL
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Celeb with a #1 single and an acting Oscar : CHER
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When repeated, college party chant : CHUG
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What the ancient Romans called the "Cupid stone," considering it a symbol of love : OPAL
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Aid in skyscraper construction : CRANE
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Seen enough : HADIT
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Hard things to ignore, metaphorically : ELEPHANTS
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Musical character who sings "Just You Wait" : ELIZA
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Where a rope ladder might lead : TREEFORT
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M.I.T. school : SLOAN
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Apollo was conceived in them : SIXTIES
Down
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Gala, e.g. : APPLE
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Dismisses unceremoniously : SHOOS
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Pulls up : HALTS
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Where the average American lives : ANYTOWNUSA
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Word with the same meaning in English, Swahili and Mandarin, among other languages : MAMA
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Connections might hinge on it, for short : ETA
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Senior class tradition : DITCHDAY
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Something trimmed after purchase : FIR
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3/15, e.g. : IDES
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Accessories for some bell ringers : SANTAHATS
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Trailer homes? : THEATERS
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Trying way too hard, in modern lingo : SOEXTRA
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Soda shop purchase : CHOCOLATEMALT
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Not busy : SLOW
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Pulls with a water-skiing boat, say : TOWS
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50/50 : ONE
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Yellow Teletubby : LAALAA
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Acting as a spy, maybe : INSIDE
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Kind of boat affected by a wind advisory : SMALLCRAFT
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Setting for a sitting : ARTSTUDIO
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Administrative center : CITYHALL
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Some long-distance callers : YODELERS
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" family : FINCHES
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Bad idea : NONO
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Business card abbr. : TEL
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Cat's "handle" for her kitten : NAPE
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Capital city on the Red River : HANOI
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___-deux : ENTRE
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They can be whole, half or quarter : RESTS
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City near Memphis : GIZA
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Puppy chow ingredient : CHEX
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Salon offering : TAN
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Canadian province: Abbr. : PEI

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