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New York Times, Saturday, January 29, 2022

Author:
Andrew Ries and Caitlin Reid
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
46-Down : "The Lion King" role
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
348/13/20071/29/20222
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
311218108
CircleScrabDebutFresh
31.5614362%
Andrew Ries
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
165/10/20181/20/20247
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
3110254
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.569158%
Caitlin Reid

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQWXZ} This is puzzle # 34 for Mr. Ries. This is puzzle # 13 for Ms. Reid. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Saturday freshness: 18%
Constructor notes:

We hope you enjoy the puzzle!

Jeff Chen notes:
When I solve on paper, I put a C by any outstanding clue. Andrew and Caitlin are star C students today, with over a dozen of them! ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times1/29/22 ( No. 26,380 )
Across
1
Showed derision, in a way : SPAT
5
Food chain inits. : IGA
8
Greeting that means "presence of breath" : ALOHA
13
Cantata number : ARIA
14
Winners' circles? : GOLDMEDALS
17
Vuvuzela, for one : HORN
18
What a cheater might throw : LOADEDDICE
19
Catchy communication, for short? : APB
20
Ticks off : COUNTS
21
Bolted : RAN
22
Parking around back : REARLOT
24
Shucks : HULLS
26
Growth from stagnation : ALGAE
27
Something for nothing : FREERIDE
30
Something that not a single person can go in? : CARPOOLLANE
33
Outburst before a maniacal laugh : MINEALLMINE
34
One known for making House calls : NANCYPELOSI
35
"A likely story" : SOYOUSAY
36
Lead-in to boost : TURBO
40
Direction at sea : AVAST
41
Compounds containing molecular variants : ISOMERS
43
Bygone Japanese coin : RIN
44
Parody : SENDUP
47
Style of music whose name is derived from scat : BOP
48
"We've all been there" : ICANRELATE
51
Access point : DOOR
52
Court feat of 2003 and 2015 : SERENASLAM
53
New York city : ROME
54
Lose ___ : STEAM
55
Get on : AGE
56
Site for shopping small : ETSY
Down
1
Habitat for the addax antelope, which can go a year without drinking : SAHARA
2
Power forward : PROPEL
3
It's subject to inflation in the auto industry : AIRBAG
4
Shoe hue : TAN
5
Qaanaaq dwelling : IGLOO
6
Leave home : GOOUT
7
Actor Ruck of HBO's "Succession" : ALAN
8
Upper Midwest town with the world's tallest concrete gnome : AMES
9
Opened : LED
10
Funny, but not "ha-ha" funny : ODD
11
Area of recession : HAIRLINE
12
Ciudad official : ALCALDE
15
Subj. of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" : DDT
16
Pick up : SENSE
20
Opposite of scruffy : CLEANCUT
23
Gambling venues with a portmanteau name : RACINOS
24
Certain landing pad : HELISTOP
25
Element of heavy metal : URANIUM
27
___ artist (film professional) : FOLEY
28
"That's how we ___" : ROLL
29
Nonhuman host of a talk show on HBO Max : ELMO
31
Kid-lit authors Margret and H. A. : REYS
32
Storybook bear : PAPA
33
Chichén Itzá's carvings, e.g. : MAYANART
34
They're just getting started : NOVICES
35
They may be worn with cholis : SARIS
37
Second incarnation : REBOOT
38
Curlers' equipment : BROOMS
39
Cousin of a kite : OSPREY
41
Aid in getting home : IDTAG
42
"So I was wrong, big deal!" : SUEME
44
Underground line : SEAM
45
Local borders? : ELS
46
"The Lion King" role : NALA
49
Name-dropping word : NEE
50
Bio material : RNA
51
The kid in 2010's "The Karate Kid" : DRE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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