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New York Times, Thursday, September 19, 2024

Author:
Josh Goodman
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
9-Across : A state slogan: Don't ...
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Josh Goodman

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Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 81, Blocks: 38 Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Goodman. Thursday freshness: 54%
Jim Horne notes:

Whatever you do, DON"T:

  • Mess with Texas
  • Put all your eggs in one basket
  • Mix business with pleasure
  • Cry over spilled milk
  • Put the cart before the horse
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© 2024, The New York Times9/19/24 ( No. 27,344 )
Across
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Out : ALIBI
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Law mandating curb cuts, in brief : ADA
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A state slogan: Don't ... : AESTX
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Monument seen in the Pacific Northwest : TOTEM
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"It's a ___" (2021 miniseries chronicling the AIDS crisis) : SIN
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Piece of equipment for a pitmaster : SMOKER
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A proverb about risk: Don't ... : BASALLYOUREGGSKET
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Party animal? : PINATA
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Govt. agency whose initialism omits "Explosives" : ATF
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Yankees slugger Juan : SOTO
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Topper : LID
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Miniature dog : TOY
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Therefore : THUS
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Snickers component : NOUGAT
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Department store department : MENS
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Haul : TOW
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In a subdued manner : TAMELY
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Performers wearing oshiroi makeup : GEISHAS
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Cable channel known for its original movies : LIFETIME
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A tip in the working world: Don't ... : PBLUESAISNUERSES
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At the wheel : STEERING
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Pasta specification : ALDENTE
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Population centers, informally : METROS
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Posed for a portrait : SAT
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Act out : MIME
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Electricians, at times : WIRERS
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February Revolution abdicator : TSAR
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An idiom about regret: Don't ... : CRY
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Rosten who wrote "The Joys of Yiddish" : LEO
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Genesis creator : SEGA
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Group for alkali metals on the periodic table : ONE
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More frosty : RIMIER
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A plea to plan wisely: Don't ... : CARTHORSE
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One way to be caught : INALIE
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President Obama's caused Reddit to crash, for short : AMA
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Made public : AIRED
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Sets of elevators : BANKS
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Half a score : TEN
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With a wink, say : SLYLY
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Attempting to beat the curve? : ATBAT
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Reluctant (to) : LOATH
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"There's no point" : ITSFUTILE
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Most important thing : BEALL
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Jason Mraz hit that spent 76 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart : IMYOURS
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Request that one can : ASKTO
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Fade away : DIEOUT
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Leaf-cutter, e.g. : ANT
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Betwixt : AMID
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Long stretch : EON
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Senator's footwear? : SKATE
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Wyoming peak : TETON
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Diagnostics done with "Foot-o-scopes" in old shoe stores : XRAYS
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Malicious : SPITEFUL
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Goads : EGGSON
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Thin layer : LAMINA
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"I said what I said!" : SOSUEME
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Some square dancers : GALS
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"Put your wallet away!" : MYTREAT
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Reporter's question : WHERE
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Largest city in Yorkshire, England : LEEDS
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Modern navigation aid : GPS
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Certain grocery payment option, for short : EBT
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So to speak : ASITWERE
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Japanese company that created Hello Kitty : SANRIO
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Has no remorse : ISNTSORRY
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Mr. ___ (baseball mascot) : MET
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L.A.-to-Austin dir. : ESE
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Composer Stravinsky : IGOR
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Bagel option : SESAME
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Fast-food sandwich that has had multiple "farewell tours" : MCRIB
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Character name in both "The Seagull" and "Three Sisters" : IRINA
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"I knew you'd come through, bro!" : MYMAN
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Performed again, as an experiment : RERAN
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Command ___ Maj. (onetime rank for Tim Walz) : SGT
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Adams who co-founded the photography magazine Aperture : ANSEL
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Like a bassoon's sound : REEDY
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Items given to arriving passengers at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport : LEIS
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Sounds of realization : AHAS
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Sort : ILK
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Abraham Lincoln was the first to keep one at the White House : CAT
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Paint type : OIL

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