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New York Times, Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Author:
Casey Callaghan and Will Nediger
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
20-Across : Largest arboreal mammal, informally
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Will Nediger

This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 15 Words: 79, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKQVYZ} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Callaghan. This is puzzle # 51 for Mr. Nediger. Wednesday freshness: 31%
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© 2024, The New York Times9/18/24 ( No. 27,343 )
Across
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When les Jeux Olympiques de Paris took place : ETE
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Jewelry fastener : CLASP
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Like the watches in Dali's "The Persistence of Memory" : LIMP
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Lawless princess : XENA
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Meal with matzo : SEDER
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Roughly 75% of Russia is in it : ASIA
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House of worship at the top of 67-Across : TRINITADEIMONTI
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Largest arboreal mammal, informally : ORANG
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Head honcho at a barbecue : PITMASTER
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Unfilled space : LACUNA
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Half of a Dashiell Hammett detective couple : NORA
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Subreddit overseer, for short : MOD
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24th and final letters : OMEGAS
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Gum ball, say : WAD
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Chests : BOSOMS
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Reference : CITE
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Disney daughter of King Triton : ARIEL
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Gave it one's all : TRIEDHARD
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Cutesy term for a swap : TRADESIES
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Region of ancient Greece : IONIA
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___ Basil, singer of the 1982 hit "Mickey" : TONI
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Source of saffron : CROCUS
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Color similar to hazelnut : TAN
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Fabric sample : SWATCH
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Govt. agency that investigates, among other things, arson : ATF
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TV personality Kotb : HODA
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Beethoven's Third : EROICA
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Classic comedy that often plays during holiday movie marathons : HOMEALONE
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Black-and-white predators : ORCAS
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Architectural attraction in Rome depicted by this puzzle's grid? : THESPANISHSTEPS
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Money maker : MINT
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Posteriors : RUMPS
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Father : SIRE
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Mother ___ : LODE
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Heart vessel support : STENT
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Louse egg : NIT
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Sing the praises of : EXTOL
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___ firma : TERRA
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Pioneering 1940s computer : ENIAC
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Winter hrs. in Winnipeg : CST
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Go for a rebound, perhaps : LEAP
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Extra ingredient : ADDIN
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Make sure of : SEETO
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Flower on a proverbial "path" : PRIMROSE
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Its capital is Vientiane : LAOS
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Contradictory contraction : ISNT
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Small arachnid : MITE
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Kings or queens, say : PAIR
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Per ___ : ANNUM
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Dishonorable : IGNOBLE
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Palindromic term of address : MAAM
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Hubbub : ADO
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Letter between Delta and Foxtrot : ECHO
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___ sequoia, world's most massive tree species : GIANT
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Bright spots? : ATRIA
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Car with a three-box design : SEDAN
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Bulb measures : WATTS
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Exit sign feature : ARROW
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___ Prince, a.k.a. Wonder Woman : DIANA
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Mix up : STIR
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"Oh! Oh! ___" (onetime snack brand slogan) : OREO
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Odds and ends: Abbr. : MISC
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Correct type : EDIT
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Linux software packages, informally : DISTROS
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Well-read sorts : SCHOLARS
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Dubai's home: Abbr. : UAE
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Fellow : CHAP
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Some stops along the Oregon Trail : FORTS
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Toroidal treat : DONUT
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Japanese cartoons : ANIME
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Entrap during a winter storm : ICEIN
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___ pants : CAPRI
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Something of value : ASSET
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Web code letters : HTML
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Home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame : OHIO
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Repair : MEND
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Sunrise direction, in San Salvador : ESTE
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Its website has a Fantasy section : ESPN
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F.D.R.'s successor : HST

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

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