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New York Times, Saturday, September 2, 2023

Author:
Rebecca Goldstein
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
33-Across : Flies like flies
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Rebecca Goldstein

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQVX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 9 for Ms. Goldstein. Saturday freshness: 24%
Rebecca Goldstein notes:
After dabbling in themeless construction mostly at AVCX+ and with Rafa at Universal, I'm thrilled to have my first themeless puzzle in ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Day six of "Gotta JET" (Jeff's expressions of thanks)! I love it when a constructor features a zingy phrase, and it's especially ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times9/2/23 ( No. 26,961 )
Across
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No-brainer? : ZOMBIE
7
Seabird that can be tufted or horned : PUFFIN
13
Words that might be followed by "Hear! Hear!" : ATOAST
14
Pepper with a "delayed fuse" : SERRANO
15
Toy that's not really a toy? : POODLE
16
Lost at strip poker : GOTNAKED
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It has triangular blades : SEDGE
18
Susceptible to burning, in a way : FAIR
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Hot ___ : MESS
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Not needing to work : SETFORLIFE
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Half a laugh : HAW
25
Herd : buffalo :: bob : ___ : SEALS
26
Good name for a gallery owner : ARTIE
30
Call from a server, maybe : ADIN
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"Oversharing alert!" : TMI
33
Flies like flies : SWARMS
34
Statement from someone you should probably respond to with skepticism : IMNOTASCIENTIST
37
Fertile Crescent feeder : TIGRIS
38
Most common evening for "Dateline NBC" during its three-decade run: Abbr. : FRI
39
It has a triangular blade : EPEE
40
Like Staten Island on a New York City subway map : INSET
41
Campus noob : FROSH
43
Abbr. on a paper tray : LTR
44
Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year in 2022, describing an unapologetically self-indulgent state : GOBLINMODE
47
Get high : SOAR
50
Thinks of with buyer's remorse, say : RUES
51
Acquisition in Monopoly : HOTEL
54
Snack crackers since 1921 : CHEEZITS
56
Legacy competitor : SONATA
57
Publicity, of a sort : AIRTIME
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"Sure … I guess" : UHOKAY
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Gives a leg up : BOOSTS
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Foraged delicacies : MORELS
Down
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Irradiates : ZAPS
2
Platte Valley people : OTOE
3
They might go to extremes : MOODSWINGS
4
One means of gaining access : BADGE
5
Much of Tonga : ISLETS
6
Bastille Day saison : ETE
7
Eponymous German bacteriologist : PETRI
8
Mantel piece : URN
9
Cinematic specification : FRAMERATE
10
Phony : FAKE
11
Agnes, in Argentina : INES
12
Quick greetings : NODS
14
Gets dirty : SOILS
16
Top-selling concession item at San Francisco's Oracle Park : GARLICFRIES
18
Gets in a lather : FOAMS
21
Some Greek cheeses : FETAS
22
Fuss (over) : FAWN
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The world's first Black-led republic : HAITI
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Replying to emails, scheduling meetings, etc., informally : ADMIN
27
Shocked reaction : TRIPLETAKE
28
"Just the check" : IMSET
29
Perfume part : ESTER
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"I'd do it again!" : NOREGRETS
33
Quake : SEISM
35
Nickname that can be a diminutive of a family member : TITO
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Smooths, as silk : IRONS
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Alternative to a tulip glass : FLUTE
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Holiday cheer? : HOHOHO
45
They may be held during the national anthem : BRIMS
46
Giving sort : DONOR
47
One crossing the line : SCAB
48
Reds state : OHIO
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Bubbly chocolate bar brand : AERO
52
Shorthand for unnamed co-authors : ETAL
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Macaulay's "___ of Ancient Rome" : LAYS
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Unwanted spot, informally : ZIT
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Grand total : SUM

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