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New York Times, Sunday, September 3, 2023

Author:
Dylan Schiff
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
18-Across : Middle-earth creature
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Dylan Schiff

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© 2023, The New York Times9/3/23 ( No. 26,962 )
Across
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C.E.O.'s deg. : MBA
4
Perch for a mountain goat : CRAG
8
Airplane seating area : CABIN
13
45s and LPs : DISCS
18
Middle-earth creature : ORC
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First-class : AONE
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Singer whose second album, in 2011, topped the Billboard chart for a record 24 weeks : ADELE
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Hindu scripture on meditation : TANTRA
22
Derby, for one : HAT
24
Writer Zora ___ Hurston : NEALE
25
Biblical name that means "one who struggles with God" : ISRAEL
26
Last-minute bidder on eBay : SNIPER
27
Fish-and-chips fish : COD
29
Wander around online : SURFTHENET
31
"Quit stalling!" : DOIT
32
Clumsy sorts : GALOOTS
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Paris is found in it : ILIAD
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Chicago neighborhood with a namesake zoo : LINCOLNPARK
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It's a lot, for some : ACRE
39
Wild guess : STAB
42
Org. with a Click-N-Ship option : USPS
43
"Gently, now" : EASY
44
"___ for Tinhorns" ("Guys and Dolls" number) : FUGUE
46
Trattoria dessert : TORTA
47
Comedian Margaret : CHO
48
A.A.A. service : TOW
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What you get as you grow older, it's said : WISER
50
It ain't just a river in Egypt! : DENIAL
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Impatient agreement : YESYES
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Fork over : SPEND
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Membership category : TIER
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Cask contents : ALE
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Pip or pit : SEED
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Ancient manuscripts discovered in the Qumran Caves : THEDEADSEASCROLLS
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Give up, in wrestling : TAPOUT
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Like medium vis-à-vis well done, say : PINKER
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What a paper clip may indicate online … as represented in 22-Across : EMAILATTACHMENT
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Jonathan Van ___ of "Queer Eye" : NESS
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Ways of doing things, in brief : MOS
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Tilt : LIST
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___ of the world : CARES
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Drink whose name derives from its country of origin : SCOTCH
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Medical attendants at boxing matches : CUTMEN
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Roger who wrote "Life Itself: A Memoir" : EBERT
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Darling : BAE
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Hopper car contents : ORE
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Subject of the 2003 book "Power Failure" : ENRON
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Italian fashion house : PRADA
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"___ the Roof" (1962 hit for the Drifters) : UPON
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Staff symbol : CLEF
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Henry VI founded it in 1440 : ETON
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"Achoo!" inducer : DUST
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Excel offering … as represented in 29-Across : SPREADSHEET
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Entree often served with onions : LIVER
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Pitches in : ASSISTS
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Big name in magic : PENN
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It may lead to a 404 error page … as represented in 35-Across : BROKENLINK
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Class speakers, for short : PAS
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World's largest peninsula : ARABIA
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Ginger of old Hollywood : ROGERS
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Relative of cream : BEIGE
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Browser annoyances … as represented in 59-Across : POPUPADS
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Not inclined : AVERSE
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Shiny balloon material : MYLAR
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Tours with? : AVEC
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Broadway actress Phillipa : SOO
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Like one-word commands : TERSE
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Hawks : SELLS
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House of ___-Coburg and Gotha : SAXE
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A little help around the holidays? : ELF
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Eponymous mineralogist Friedrich : MOHS
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Waves aggressively : BRANDISHES
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Martial artist's stance : ACTIONPOSE
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Snapped out of it : CAMETO
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Sound heard at the start of every MGM movie : ROAR
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Grammy winner DiFranco : ANI
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Alternatives to tablets : GELCAPS
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Honesty : CANDOR
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Beverage suffix : ADE
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Antichrist figure, in Revelation : BEAST
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Bad treatment : ILLUSAGE
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When Romeo says he "saw true beauty" before seeing Juliet : NEER
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Soup stock in Japanese cuisine : DASHI
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With good sense : INREASON
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Have one's day in court : STANDTRIAL
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First Nations people : CREE
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Preserve, in a way : SALT
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Line on a spine : TITLE
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Hesiod's "Theogony" and "Works and Days" : EPICS
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Neutrogena competitor : OLAY
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Match making? : FIRE
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Bother, with "at" : GNAW
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"All right, you win" : OKFINE
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Titular love object on old TV : LUCY
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Czech composer Janáček : LEOS
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Game over, so to speak : CURTAINS
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Even a little : ATALL
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Bucolic bundles : BALES
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Food safety agcy. : USDA
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Tony-nominated actor Mann : TERRENCE
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Longtime host of Food Network's "Chopped" : TEDALLEN
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Unionized? : WED
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Something that's hand-cut? : DECK
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Object of a dubious sighting : YETI
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Closes : SHUTTERS
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Org. opposed to fur farming : PETA
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"Winning ___ everything" : ISNT
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Preschoolers : TOTS
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Fencing option : EPEE
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Frozen yogurt mix-in : OREO
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French bread : PAIN
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Run the show : EMCEE
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Organize, as a campaign : MOUNT
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Ptolemy was one, famously : ASTROLOGER
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Listed below a recipient, maybe : CCED
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Torment : HARASS
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TV personality often referring to himself in the third person : MRT
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Diamond theft : STOLENBASE
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Film megastar : SCREENIDOL
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Word with dollar or bank : SAND
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Weight : HEFT
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Handles : MONIKERS
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React, but just barely : BATANEYE
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Amazon wrappers? : BOAS
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Basic knitting stitch : PURL
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Major in astronomy? : URSA
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Establishments for shampooing pooches : PETSPAS
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Like a low blow : CHEAP
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Slow to catch on : DENSE
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Group on "the 11th day of Christmas" : PIPERS
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Zhuzh (up) : SPRUCE
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Writer's block? : VERSE
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Developed ability : SKILL
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Oktoberfest order, casually : BRAT
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Wander about : ROVE
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"Big Blue" machines : IBMS
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___ predator : APEX
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Since : ASOF
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"Wonder Woman" star Gadot : GAL
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Fraternal twins come from different ones : OVA

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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