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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

New York Times, Sunday, January 9, 2022

Author:
Timothy Polin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Down : Word in some cocktail names
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Timothy Polin

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 76 Missing: {Q} Scrabble average: 1.72 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 55 for Mr. Polin. Sunday freshness: 83%
Will Shortz notes:
Timothy Polin, of Central City, Pa., has been making crosswords for The Times since 2011. This is his 55th one for the paper and his eighth Sunday. He specializes in puzzles with ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
There are a ton of elements in this puzzle. Did they all hit you on the head? Five types of apples falling onto NEWTON. I love how Tim stood NEWTON vertically, getting at the ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times1/9/22 ( No. 26,360 )
Across
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Disseminated : SOWN
5
JPEG alternative : GIF
8
Quick-witted : NIMBLE
14
"Forbidden fruit is the sweetest," e.g. : ADAGE
19
Kind of writing : CREATIVE
21
Hurting more : ACHIER
22
Mineral used as a flame retardant : BORAX
23
Aromatic herbal drink : ANISETEA
24
Carmen McRae or Anita O'Day, notably : JAZZVOCALIST
26
Disorganized : RAGTAG
27
Sound in the Serengeti : ROAR
29
Tying words? : IDO
30
Horrible boss, say : OGRE
31
Neighbor of S. Sudan : ETH
32
Endpoint of a Shinto pilgrimage : MOUNTFUJI
36
What's going up in Chicago? : ELTRAIN
38
And so forth : ETC
40
Munchkin : TOT
41
Spade with a short handle? : SAM
42
Morse morsel : DAH
43
You can have a blast with this : TNT
44
"Yes, indeedy!" : YOUBET
47
___ volente : DEO
49
Makes clearer, in a way : DEFOGS
51
1997 pop hit with a nonsensical refrain : MMMBOP
52
Fete : GALAAFFAIR
56
Anago, on a sushi menu : SEAEEL
57
In ___ fertilization : VIVO
58
With 59-Across, flag bearers, for short? : NFL
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See 58-Across : REFS
62
Clap back : RETORT
63
Many moons : AGES
64
Chaired : RAN
66
Many, many, many moons : EONS
68
Subj. line heading : ATTN
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Birthplace of five U.S. presidents, with "the" : EMPIRESTATE
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German title : FRAU
74
Like discriminatory employers, often : SUED
75
Just roll with it! : DIE
76
See 88-Across : SLIM
77
Eliminates, mob-style : WHACKS
79
Driving stick? : PROD
81
___ out a victory : EKE
83
Pack (in) : TAMP
84
Fracases : MELEES
85
Start of some conventional wisdom : WHENINROME
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With 76-Across, Mexican business magnate who was once the world's richest person : CARLOS
89
Means of a quick recharge : CATNAP
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"___ funny!" : TOO
93
Fab : TERRIF
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Akin to : ALA
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Rapper ___ Cudi or DJ ___ Loco : KID
97
Comprehension : KEN
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Domain of Mars : WAR
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Boise-to-Spokane dir. : NNW
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Post-default event : TAXSALE
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"Eureka!" : IGETITNOW
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"That's the spot" : AAH
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Kinda : ABIT
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Lunkhead : OAF
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Court order : WRIT
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Red accessory for cartoondom's Huckleberry Hound : BOWTIE
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Scientific contribution from 98-Down, discovered in a manner suggested by this puzzle's theme : LAWOFGRAVITY
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Crow's-nests, e.g. : LOOKOUTS
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One living in the rial world? : OMANI
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Lingerie fabric : TRICOT
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Blights : EYESORES
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More mirthful : GAYER
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Defiant refusal : HECKNO
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___ Plaines, Ill. : DES
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Start of a story, in journalese : LEDE
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Cause of a jolt : SCARE
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Really busy, perhaps : ORNATE
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It's nothing to joke about : WEIGHTYMATTER
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Artist known for his lampooning cartooning : NAST
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Startin' place : GITGO
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"___ moved on" : IVE
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Calming words : FEARNOT
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Holy city near Baghdad : NAJAF
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Hardly a lover of hot wings? : ICARUS
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Radio frequency meas. : MHZ
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Ad or show follower : BIZ
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___ P. Morton, Benjamin Harrison's vice president : LEVI
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Lost deposits, as a bank? : ERODED
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Attorney's org. : ABA
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Sorrow : DOLOR
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Thank you, in Tokyo : ARIGATO
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Stovetop device : GASRING
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Breadths : EXTENTS
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Sled dogs, e.g. : TEAM
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Word in some cocktail names : COLADA
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Baseball's "Master Melvin" : OTT
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Westernmost sch. in Conference USA : UTEP
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Actress ___ Pinkett Smith : JADA
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"Er ... umm ..." : IMEAN
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Nonbinary possessive : THEIR
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Game show invitation : COMEONDOWN
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Modern lead-in to "X" : UBER
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Got out fast : BOLTED
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Exit : OFFRAMP
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Tom Petty hit with the opening line "She's a good girl, loves her mama" : FREEFALLIN
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Rendezvous : MEETUP
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Nickname for Virginia : GIGI
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Declare : AVER
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Is beaten by : LOSESTO
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You might take a lift to one : FLAT
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Married mujeres: Abbr. : SRAS
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All-in-one purchase from a smoke shop : VAPEKIT
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Unforgettable, unstoppable sort : FORCEOFNATURE
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They're not to be trusted : SNAKES
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Julie who played Catwoman on old TV : NEWMAR
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Puzzle (out) : SUSS
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Personal bearing : MIEN
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Strong pan : SLAM
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Hard thing to do? : TIME
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German title : HERR
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Capital of Bangladesh : DHAKA
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Mushroom in miso soup : ENOKI
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Afterword : EPILOG
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Nicolas who directed "The Man Who Fell to Earth" : ROEG
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Lab where the Higgs boson particle was discovered : CERN
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Inventory : CATALOG
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"My Cousin Vinny" setting : ALABAMA
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Airport route : TAXIWAY
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Squealed : TATTLED
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Opposite of a glut : DEARTH
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Who was famously hit over the head with inspiration? : NEWTON
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Tech release of 2006 : WII
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Didn't act rashly, say : WAITED
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Pit : STONE
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Words before relax or remember : TRYTO
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Small section of a pit : OBOES
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Bowl-shaped cooking vessels : WOKS
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German state that includes Frankfurt : HESSE
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Manage : FARE
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What's got ewe covered? : WOOL
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Hemlock relative : FIR
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Old ___ (London theater) : VIC
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Gag line? : ICK
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Spanish "hey!" : OYE

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

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