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New York Times, Saturday, September 28, 2024

Author:
Margaret Seikel
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
20-Across : Out of the ordinary
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Margaret Seikel
Highland cattle

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 9 for Ms. Seikel. Saturday freshness: 77%
Jim Horne notes:
I happen to be unreasonably fond of highland cattle. Euler's formula F + V − E = 2 notes that, for any polyhedron, the number of ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times9/28/24 ( No. 27,353 )
Across
1
First name in mysteries : AGATHA
7
Like a Broadway revival, often : RECAST
13
Noncompetitive races : FUNRUNS
15
"Precisely!," informally : EXACTO
16
Military leader who helped capture Detroit in 1812 : TECUMSEH
18
Vital carriers : AORTAE
19
Author of "A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete" : ASHE
20
Out of the ordinary : WEIRD
22
Rustic respites : INNS
23
Sticky-fingered sort? : TOT
24
Variable in Euler's polyhedron formula (V − E + F = 2) : EDGES
25
This and that : BOTH
26
Drink made with rice milk and cinnamon : HORCHATA
29
Sigma Gamma ___ (historically Black sorority) : RHO
30
Like the Danube, to Germans : BLAU
32
Manufacturing giant originally known as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company : ALCOA
33
Tucker who played drums for the Velvet Underground : MOE
34
Bay Area-based coffee roaster : PEETS
35
Pancake topper : PAT
36
Speckled steeds : ROANS
38
Diminutive suffix : LET
39
Lopez of "The Dirty Dozen" : TRINI
41
And no more : ONLY
42
Boom times : UPS
43
Some in-person interviews : SITDOWNS
45
Dark ___ : MODE
47
Breakout portmanteau : BACNE
48
"I Love Lucy" airer : CBS
51
Spill the beans : BLAB
52
Poster sites? : BLOGS
53
Behind : RUMP
55
Current influencer : ELNINO
57
Flower in Japanese heraldry : WISTERIA
59
Estimate : RECKON
60
Silviculture is the science of maintaining them : FORESTS
61
Expresses contempt : SNEERS
62
.1111, .2222, .3333, etc. : NINTHS
Down
1
Shaving brand : AFTA
2
Anonymous online handle, at times : GUEST
3
Dried poblano chili : ANCHO
4
"Amen!" : TRUETHAT
5
Keep one's mouth shut, but not stay silent : HUM
6
Pick up : ANSWER
7
Entertains before bed, perhaps : READSTO
8
Skeletal prefix : EXO
9
Suriname native : CARIB
10
Play it cool : ACTNORMAL
11
Intercessor for the frequently forgetful : STANTHONY
12
Gear meant to simulate barefoot running : TOESHOES
14
Angel's contribution : SEEDCAPITAL
17
Shaggy Scottish grazer : HIGHLANDCOW
21
Animated response? : REACTIONGIF
27
Bounces : OUSTS
28
First name for the third second-in-command : AARON
30
Supplement purporting to combat seasonal allergies : BEEPOLLEN
31
Directive to get down : LETSDANCE
34
Their work might be draining : PLUMBERS
37
How some Hollywood relationships start : ONSCREEN
40
Long strips of carrot or zucchini : RIBBONS
44
Brand of vegetable oil : WESSON
46
Many a DoorDasher's transport : EBIKE
49
Pop : BURST
50
One of the Seven Sisters : SMITH
54
Drive around : PASS
56
Winningest country in Winter Olympic history: Abbr. : NOR
58
Arm muscle, informally : TRI

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

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