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The Ayes Have It

New York Times, Sunday, September 29, 2024

Author:
Joe Deeney
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
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Joe Deeney

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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 136, Blocks: 70 Missing: {JQ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Deeney. Sunday freshness: 82%
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© 2024, The New York Times9/29/24 ( No. 27,354 )
Across
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Establishment where you might eat a muffin while petting a ragamuffin : CATCAFE
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Let loose : UNCAGE
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Some drink garnishes : ZESTS
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2019 sci-fi film whose title means "to the stars" : ADASTRA
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Part of a series : SEASON
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Fast-casual bakery chain : PANERA
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Anecdotes that are more likely to elicit eye rolls? : CORNIERSTORIES
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Open, as an envelope : UNSEAL
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Diamond pattern : ARGYLE
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Broke down : WEPT
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Sport with "union" and "league" varieties : RUGBY
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Morgantown's state: Abbr. : WVA
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Small square : ONE
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Players who straddle two positions, in hoops lingo : TWEENERS
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Cave dweller : EEL
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Spot for a rake : SHED
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Longtime NASCAR sponsor : STP
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Investigative journalist Tarbell : IDA
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Qualities of the perfect rant? : TIRADEIDEALS
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Where to watch the big game? : SAFARI
45
D.C. insider : POL
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Two for an opinion : CENTS
47
"Skinny as a beanpole" or "thin as a rail"? : WIRYSIMILE
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Exodus figure : PHARAOH
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Yodel alternatives : HOHOS
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Scrub : NIX
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"The Liberty Bell" composer : SOUSA
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Old T-shirt, maybe : RAG
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Poetic foot with a "dun-dun-DUN" rhythm : ANAPEST
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High style? : UPDO
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Drug whose therapeutic value to alcoholics was advocated by A.A. co-founder Bill W. : LSD
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Made like : APED
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Popular piercing site : LIP
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More risqué assertion? : STEAMIERCLAIM
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Ending of many designer dog breed names : POO
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No trouble : EASE
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___ Lingus : AER
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First name in country music : REBA
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Extreme pessimists : DOOMERS
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Seasonal quaff : NOG
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Facade : GUISE
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"___ the bonnie boat was won / As we sailed into the mystic" (Van Morrison lyric) : ERE
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Watch for hours, say : BINGE
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Oil catcher in the kitchen : DRIPPAN
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Reasons that commuters might prefer Uber? : TAXIBIASES
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One might be spotted in the Serengeti : HYENA
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Points out : IDS
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Disorderly agitation : TUMULT
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In-depth knowledge of the menu, perhaps? : WAITERMETIER
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On the ___ : DOT
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Small-screen release? : APP
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"Mulan" adversaries : HUNS
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Part of an outfit : TOP
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Became : GREWINTO
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"That had to hurt!" : OOF
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Country whose flag features the silhouette of a double-headed eagle: Abbr. : ALB
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Fuzzy fruits : KIWIS
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Director Johnson : RIAN
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Most favorable conditions : OPTIMA
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Silent movie successor : TALKIE
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Ones with flexible minds and bodies? : PLIANTGENIUSES
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"If you say so" : IGUESS
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Acquire something through hard work : EARNIT
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Home to eight of the 10 fastest-growing cities in the U.S. : SUNBELT
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Believes : FEELS
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Hose : NYLONS
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Tight-fitting suits : SPEEDOS
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Chocolate source : CACAO
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Decks out : ADORNS
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Clay pigeon, for one : TARGET
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Supergroup that performed at Woodstock, familiarly : CSNY
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Leaning : ATILT
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Library amenity : FREEWIFI
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Popular piercing site : EAR
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Hwy. that includes a Lake Michigan ferry crossing : USTEN
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Virtual animal companion : NEOPET
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On which you might play I Spy : CARTRIP
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"___ said ..." : ASI
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Movie ending? : GOER
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Followed : ENSUED
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Madcap : ZANY
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Nav. rank : ENS
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Let the situation play out : SEEWHATHAPPENS
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Goes places : TRAVELS
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Menu items that McDonald's no longer offers in America, as of 2020 : SALADS
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Popular news source : PUBLICRADIO
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Prepare for the stand : SWEARIN
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"Well, I'll be!" : GEE
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Wax-coated cheese : EDAM
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Sign of a hit : SRO
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Spanish title : SENORA
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Campaign of mind games, in brief : PSYOP
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Brand for Buddy : ALPO
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Antitraffic org. : DEA
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Beasts of burden : ASSES
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Latin name for ancient Troy : ILIUM
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Splashy gambler, in lingo : WHALE
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Sea between Italy and Greece : IONIAN
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Gershwin composition that opens with a famous clarinet glissando : RHAPSODYINBLUE
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Go bad : EXPIRE
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Ship's body : HULL
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Comparatively low : ASSAD
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Fruity dessert : SORBET
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"Seinfeld" curmudgeon : GEORGE
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Certain premarital festivities : STAGPARTIES
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Prepare : TEEUP
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Land's end? : DEE
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Script specifications : DOSES
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Diva's time to shine : ARIA
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200 milligrams, to a jeweler : CARAT
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Gas brand : MOBIL
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Everglades denizens : EGRETS
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Sporty Mazda model : MIATA
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Cranky mood : SNIT
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Giving off : EXUDING
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Mozart's "Adagio ___ for Violin and Orchestra" : INE
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"My time to shine!" : IMON
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Complete in a tidy manner : BUTTONUP
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Commercial transport of goods : HAULAGE
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Really enjoy : DIG
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Jalapeño's hotter cousin : SERRANO
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Hypothetical : WHATIF
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No ___ May (pollinator-friendly movement) : MOW
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Source of a lifesaving shot : EPIPEN
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Control : REININ
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Cool, calm and collected : POISED
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Largest of the citrus fruits : POMELO
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Light units : WATTS
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Put forward : OPINE
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Observes Yom Kippur : FASTS
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Foil-wrapped treat : KISS
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Totally crush it : SLAY
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Lipstick container : TUBE
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Kenan's co-star on '90s TV : KEL
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Not online, online : IRL
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Thi_ clue'_ mi_ _ing letter : ESS

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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