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New York Times, Monday, October 21, 2024

Author:
Neil Padrick Wilson
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
6-Down : Widen, as pupils
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Neil Padrick Wilson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Wilson. Monday freshness: 24%
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© 2024, The New York Times10/21/24 ( No. 27,376 )
Across
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Make extremely thirsty : PARCH
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Carvey who portrays Biden on "S.N.L." : DANA
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A multitasker might keep several open on a browser : TABS
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Love to pieces : ADORE
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Apple product discontinued in 2022 : IPOD
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Mouth-related : ORAL
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Disposable BBQ dish : PAPERPLATE
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Log cabin wood, often : PINE
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Like many fine wines : AGED
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Rowboat movers : OARS
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In the future : AHEAD
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Drenched : WET
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Doctor's office jarful : COTTONBALLS
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Russian currency : RUBLE
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Ending with slug or snooze : FEST
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Direction to a newly knighted knight : ARISE
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"Sooo tasty!" : YUM
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Family member who usually goes by one name : PET
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Elbows in a grocery store : MACARONINOODLES
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"No clue," in text shorthand : IDK
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Mushy food for babies : PAP
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String quartet instrument : VIOLA
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Hit maximum popularity : PEAK
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Bumbling : INEPT
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Makeshift twist-tie : PIPECLEANER
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Green eggs go-with : HAM
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Spanish friend : AMIGO
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Performer prone to theatrics : DIVA
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Move like sap from a tree : OOZE
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Legit : REAL
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What a kid might use to hold 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across together : ELMERSGLUE
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"Citizen" played by Orson Welles : KANE
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"Très ___!" (French for "Very well!") : BIEN
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Breaking news notification : ALERT
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Kiss, in Cambridge : SNOG
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Root vegetable often paired with goat cheese : BEET
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Affirmatives : YESES
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Oblong yellowish fruit : PAPAW
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"A rolling stone gathers no moss," e.g. : ADAGE
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Cowboy's feat with a lasso : ROPETRICK
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Street ___ (respect) : CRED
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That lady : HER
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Widen, as pupils : DILATE
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In separate places : APART
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Unenjoyable, to put it mildly : NOTSOFUN
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Lemon drink suffix : ADE
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Prop for a magician's costume : TOPHAT
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"The Little Mermaid" mermaid : ARIEL
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Tired and predictable : BANAL
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Toys used on snow days : SLEDS
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Game with solid and striped balls : POOL
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"Crunched" muscles, informally : ABS
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Truck radio user : CBER
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Captain in Jules Verne novels : NEMO
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Leading medal winner at the 2024 Olympics : USA
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"___ the only one seeing this?" : AMI
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Totally wicked : RAD
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Pup's bark : YIP
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Narrative details that don't withstand scrutiny : PLOTHOLES
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European ___ (Anguilla anguilla) : EEL
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Org. that might have you remove your shoes : TSA
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Iridescent gem : OPAL
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Obvious untruth : NAKEDLIE
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On top of : OVER
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Cautionary sign indicating a low point in the road : DIP
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Prop for a pirate's costume : PEGLEG
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"Green" prefix : ECO
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Dream up : INVENT
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In the neighborhood : NEAR
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Manages to find a spot, say : PARKS
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"Let me clarify ..." : IMEAN
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p, on sheet music : PIANO
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Pop singer Mann : AIMEE
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Sky blue : AZURE
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Makes, as a deadline : MEETS
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Undress with one's eyes : OGLE
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Flow back : EBB
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Remark : SAY

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