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New York Times, Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Author:
Howard Neuthaler
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
9-Across : Bottom of the barrel
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Howard Neuthaler

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Neuthaler. Tuesday freshness: 100%
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© 2024, The New York Times9/17/24 ( No. 27,342 )
Across
1
Tuckered out : BEAT
5
Edinburgher or Glaswegian : SCOT
9
Bottom of the barrel : WORST
14
Second chance : REDO
15
Brand owned by Purina : ALPO
16
___ Holmes, teen detective played by Millie Bobby Brown : ENOLA
17
"AB negatve" or "B poditive"? : BLOODTYPO
19
Strung along : LEDON
20
Verbally gave the thumbs-up : SAIDOK
21
"Naughty" and "Nice," e.g. : LISTS
22
Dessert drink made from frozen grapes : ICEWINE
25
Wrinkle-faced dogs : PUGS
27
Islanders and Sharks, for short : NHLERS
28
Odysseus vis-à-vis Ulysses? : SAMEHERO
32
Father/son surname in Chicago politics : DALEY
33
Singer Patsy : CLINE
34
Pre-___ (undergrad track) : MED
35
Still standing, so to speak : INIT
36
Italian for "good" : BUONO
37
What one might do to the rules or the truth : BEND
38
In the past : AGO
39
Soothes : CALMS
40
___ blanche : CARTE
41
Surprising answer to the question "What is Ecuador's most populous city?" : NOTQUITO
43
Stuffs (oneself) : GORGES
44
Ego : SELF
45
Late-night host who coined the word "truthiness" : COLBERT
46
Kick out : EVICT
49
How the mendacious might be caught : INALIE
51
Capital of Vietnam : HANOI
52
Prom transport that keeps breaking down? : LEMONLIMO
56
Illegally seize : USURP
57
Demeanor : MIEN
58
Prominent part of a bowline knot : LOOP
59
Hockey fake-outs : DEKES
60
Real grind : SLOG
61
Foul mood : SNIT
Down
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Texter's "Hang on a sec" : BRB
2
Typically nocturnal predatory fish : EEL
3
"Without further ___ …" : ADO
4
Cloying : TOOSWEET
5
Luxurious fabrics : SATINS
6
Basketball great Drexler : CLYDE
7
Research on a rival, in D.C.-speak : OPPO
8
Made significant efforts : TOOKPAINS
9
"Why, I'll be!" : WELLGEE
10
Vague early afternoon time : ONEISH
11
Certain pretzel shapes : RODS
12
Assigned position : SLOT
13
Treats, as animal hide : TANS
18
Eating it with meat isn't kosher : DAIRY
22
Like some tigers, rhinoceroses and elephants : INDIAN
23
"Presto ___!" ... or a hint to 17-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across : CHANGO
24
Page of Hollywood : ELLIOT
26
"That's just … completely incorrect" : UMNO
28
Instant replay effect : SLOMO
29
Move from darkness into light, perhaps : EMERGE
30
Resident with monthly payments : RENTER
31
Most offbeat : ODDEST
33
"Rushmore" and "Clerks," for two : CULTFILMS
36
Abandon one's social plans : BAIL
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People are often spotted pressing them : BARBELLS
39
Targets of pool chalk : CUETIPS
40
Jost of "Saturday Night Live" : COLIN
42
Brand popularity metric : QSCORE
43
"Get ready for a bomb!" : GOLONG
45
Celebrity appearance, say : CAMEO
46
___ Barak, former prime minister of Israel : EHUD
47
Florist's container : VASE
48
Arctic native : INUK
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Astronaut Armstrong : NEIL
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Particle in an electrolyte : ION
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"Pretentious? ___?" : MOI
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Choose, with "for" : OPT

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

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