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New York Times, Thursday, September 28, 2023

Author:
Ricky Cruz
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
68-Across : Holder of a record 21 Oscar nominations for acting
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Ricky Cruz

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 35 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Cruz. Thursday freshness: 66%
Jim Horne notes:

Clever theme.

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© 2023, The New York Times9/28/23 ( No. 26,987 )
Across
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Frequent flier? : JET
4
Made good : ATONED
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Ending with stand or step : INS
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Wrath : IRE
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Video game hero who battles the evil Dr. Wily : MEGAMAN
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Shook hands, say : MET
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___ Tour : PGA
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Skirt option : MINI
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"It's … OK" : MEH
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Ending with Wikipedia : DOTORG
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Cinnamon roll topping : ICING
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Application : USE
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Ingredient in some lotions : ALOE
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Stand in a studio : EASEL
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Baylor University's city : WACO
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___ memory (ability to recall images with high precision) : EIDETIC
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Recipe abbr. : TSP
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Martial arts rank : DAN
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___ Jones : DOW
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It's just a guess: Abbr. : EST
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Assistant in ministry : ACOLYTE
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Nag (at) : GNAW
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Rambles : ROVES
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Pasta ___ Norma : ALLA
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Cell messenger : RNA
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Setting for a teacup, maybe : DOILY
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Portmanteau for a certain self-taken video on a smartphone : SLOFIE
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Texter's indication of uncertainty : IDK
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Cuts (off) : LOPS
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Zippo alternative : BIC
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Go-ahead : AOK
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Made a semi circle, say? : STEERED
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Language suffix : ESE
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O.R. workers : RNS
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Holder of a record 21 Oscar nominations for acting : STREEP
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Aziz Ansari's "Parks and Recreation" role : TOM
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NASCAR driver Johnson : JIMMIE
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Work considered by some to be the first Romantic-era symphony : EROICA
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Wii Sports sport : TENNIS
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Qty. : AMT
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Abound : TEEM
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Princess Fiona, for one : OGRE
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New Hampshire city : NASHUA
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Bygone owner of Capitol Records : EMI
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Weed in some medicinal wine : DANDELION
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Jerky? : IMPOLITE
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Cocktails with orange peel garnishes : NEGRONIS
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Talent show performance, say : STAGEACT
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Sgt., e.g. : NCO
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Raw power : SINEW
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Certain subtracted weight : TARE
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Knight on the Hollywood Walk of Fame : GLADYS
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Heavy tool : SLEDGE
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Like many rib-eye steaks : BONEIN
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"Twilight" vampire : EDWARD
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Some Friskies offerings : CATTREATS
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Place to order patatas bravas : TAPASBAR
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Green onion : SCALLION
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Some splattery paintings at MoMA : POLLOCKS
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Toronto athlete, familiarly : LEAF
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Big name in stream-of-consciousness writing : WOOLF
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Power tool in carpentry : NAILER
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Common five-petaled flower : VIOLET
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City connected to Ciudad Juárez by the Bridge of the Americas : ELPASO
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Buddy ___ : SYSTEM
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Unknowns : IFS
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Dismal : DIRE
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Hacky Sack hitter : KNEE
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Give the go-ahead : LET
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Econ stat : GDP

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

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