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New York Times, Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Author:
Shannon Rapp and Rebecca Goldstein
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
23-Across : *Slang term for convoluted and unstructured computer programming
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Rebecca Goldstein

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {KQYZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Rapp. This is puzzle # 10 for Ms. Goldstein. Tuesday freshness: 27%
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© 2023, The New York Times9/26/23 ( No. 26,985 )
Across
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City that's home to the University of Ghana : ACCRA
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Hack (off) : CHOP
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"You sure about that?" : ISIT
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Kind of green energy : SOLAR
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Bring on board : HIRE
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Urban legend, e.g. : TALE
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*Program that detects junk emails : SPAMFILTER
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Penne ___ vodka : ALLA
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Worker who might be paid by the day : TEMP
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"Excusez-___!" : MOI
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Spills the beans : BLABS
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*Slang term for convoluted and unstructured computer programming : SPAGHETTICODE
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Piglet's pal : ROO
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Groundbreaker? : HOE
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Closest bud, in brief : BFF
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Camera output : PHOTO
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Aid in buying a car, perhaps : LOAN
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Feel bad : AIL
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Cheer squad syllable : RAH
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Dietary network in an ecosystem … or a punny hint to the answers to the starred clues : FOODWEB
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Genetic messenger : RNA
42
Podcast interruptions : ADS
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Street crossers: Abbr. : AVES
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Robert Devereux, Earl of ___ (favorite of Elizabeth I) : ESSEX
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Mercator projection, e.g. : MAP
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___ Guevara (revolutionary) : CHE
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Major component of a ketogenic diet : FAT
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*Online icon comprised of three parallel horizontal lines, familiarly : HAMBURGERMENU
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Preserves, as ham : CURES
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Director DuVernay : AVA
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Hang in the balance : PEND
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First-year law student, for short : ONEL
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*Download that may improve streaming lags : JAVAUPDATE
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Tiptop : ACME
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Got better with time, say : AGED
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Luxury pajama fabric : SATIN
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You, to Shakespeare : THEE
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Beauty mark : MOLE
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Heroes : IDOLS
Down
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Helper: Abbr. : ASST
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Deals (with) : COPES
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Shop class tool : CLAMP
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Fortification in "The Star-Spangled Banner" : RAMPART
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Sound at a pound : ARF
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"Nomadland" director Zhao : CHLOE
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Bandleader's direction : HITIT
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You want to make something of it? : ORE
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The "p" of r.p.m. : PER
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Novelist Calvino : ITALO
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Places to see the romaines of the day? : SALADBARS
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"Don't worry about me" : ILLBEFINE
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Steeped drinks : TEAS
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"if u ask me" : IMHO
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Pre-year 1, in brief : BCE
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Clumsy error : GOOF
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Unfreezes : THAWS
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Skye of "Say Anything …" : IONE
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Plant also known as linseed : FLAX
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Baby buggy, to Brits : PRAM
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Suspected : HADAHUNCH
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"C'mon, I've heard enough" : OHSPAREME
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2019 Taylor Swift album with a romantic theme : LOVER
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Many a Pablo Neruda work : ODE
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Home of the palace Hanaiakamalama : OAHU
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Gymnastics event requiring balance : BEAM
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Parent in a blended family : STEPDAD
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Network with an eye logo : CBS
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Mrs., in Munich : FRAU
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All-out brawl : MELEE
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Courtroom banger : GAVEL
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Dodge : EVADE
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"Cool beans!" : NEATO
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Up to : UNTIL
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Word with sugar or sport : COAT
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Cub Scout units : DENS
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Toast topping : JAM
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In the past : AGO
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Letter before omega : PSI

Answer summary:
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