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New York Times, Monday, October 2, 2023

Author:
Alexandria Mason
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
42-Down : "I've ___!" (words of impatience)
TotalDebut
110/2/2023
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.61411%
Alexandria Mason

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQV} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Mason. Monday freshness: 34%
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© 2023, The New York Times10/2/23 ( No. 26,991 )
Across
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Mountains seen in the Swiss Miss logo : ALPS
5
Collection of maps : ATLAS
10
Amount owed at a bar : TAB
13
What to do to a deal or an envelope : SEAL
14
Excited cheer : WHOOP
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Marathon, for one : RACE
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Letter between Juliett and Lima in the NATO alphabet : KILO
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Warmest figures in weather forecasts : DAILYHIGHS
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Japanese warriors who rose to power in the 12th century : SAMURAIS
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Commencement : ONSET
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Auto : CAR
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Has the rights to : OWNS
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1971 hit from the Who that begins "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man" : BEHINDBLUEEYES
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Transmitted by phone line : FAXED
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Full of bubbles, as laundry : SUDSY
34
Commotion : ADO
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Make-up artist? : LIAR
36
Game ending in "mate" : CHESS
37
Lost traction : SLID
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Start to love? : ELL
39
Disney princess from Polynesia : MOANA
40
Dog breed designated a "natural monument" by the Japanese government : AKITA
41
By a very direct route, idiomatically : ASTHECROWFLIES
44
Resting on : ATOP
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Some online communications, for short : IMS
46
Many a stage whisper : ASIDE
49
Wrap up … or a phonetic description of 17-, 19-, 25-, 41- and 54-Across : FINALIZE
54
Wearing a wig and sunglasses, say : INDISGUISE
57
Stink : ODOR
58
Try to take weight off : DIET
59
Van Gogh locale : ARLES
60
D, gradewise : POOR
61
Hot spot for relaxation : SPA
62
Hazardous winter weather : SLEET
63
Stately trees : ELMS
Down
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Poses a question : ASKS
2
"Star Wars" princess : LEIA
3
Tree that bends in a hurricane : PALM
4
One not sitting up straight : SLOUCHER
5
"Shucks!" : AWDARN
6
Cuisine with panang curry : THAI
7
Mom on "Family Guy" : LOIS
8
Yahoo alternative : AOL
9
Mole … or a rat, maybe : SPY
10
Identifies on Instagram, say : TAGS
11
Long (for) : ACHE
12
Word etched on most Oscar statuettes : BEST
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Part of a dishwasher cycle : RINSE
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Sweetener found unspoiled in ancient Egyptian tombs : HONEY
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Sneak attack : RAID
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Maxim : OLDSAW
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Become too scared, with "out" : WUSS
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Abandons plans unexpectedly : BAILS
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Put on a pedestal : EXALT
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E flat equivalent on a piano : DSHARP
28
Good, in Spanish : BUENO
29
Bill or Hillary Clinton, scholastically : YALIE
30
Makes a long story short? : EDITS
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Popular mixer for Scotch : SODA
32
Tiny canine pest : FLEA
36
2017 Pixar hit : COCO
37
Trail labeled with a black diamond or blue square, say : SKISLOPE
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Distributes, with "out" : METES
40
___ mater : ALMA
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"I've ___!" (words of impatience) : HADIT
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Second to none : FINEST
46
Lends a hand : AIDS
47
Scissors sound : SNIP
48
Bit of inspiration : IDEA
49
Tool for nails : FILE
50
"Got it" : ISEE
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"Survivor" immunity token : IDOL
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Where you might see the message "the meeting host will let you in soon" : ZOOM
53
Goofs : ERRS
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Pedal next to the brake : GAS
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Web address, in brief : URL

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