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New York Times, Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Author:
Matthew Stock and Brooke Husic
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
36-Down : Group of problem solvers?
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Brooke Husic

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JWZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 29 for Mr. Stock. This is puzzle # 21 for Ms. Husic. Wednesday freshness: 51%
Jim Horne notes:

What is a POCKET HARD DRIVE?

Trip Payne had a similar idea in 2006.

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© 2024, The New York Times10/23/24 ( No. 27,378 )
Across
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Birth day party? : DOULA
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Oyster relative : CLAM
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Pick up the tab : BUY
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Canvas holder : EASEL
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Princess with "space buns" : LEIA
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Warrior I or Warrior II, in yoga : POSE
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B.A. in Communications? : BRAILLEALPHABET
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Energizing force : SPARK
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Doha native : QATARI
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"Is that true about me?" : AMI
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Stat for a successful squeeze play : RBI
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Confident : SURE
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M.S. in Biology? : MICROSCOPESLIDE
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Cunning plans : PLOYS
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Accessory that might read "Prom King" or "Bride to Be" : SASH
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Website builder, for short : DEV
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Reasonable : SANE
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Not accidental : MEANT
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Tinder can be used for this : FIRE
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College, to an Aussie : UNI
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Spot for drying dishes : RACK
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Contribute to the mix : ADDIN
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Ph.D. in Computing? : POCKETHARDDRIVE
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"It seems to me," in online shorthand : IMHO
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"___ Mubarak!" (greeting around Ramadan) : EID
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Marshall's friend on "How I Met Your Mother" : TED
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Genre for James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room," familiarly : GAYLIT
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"Nothing runs like a ___" (ad slogan) : DEERE
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Not distinguished by large differences … or an apt title for this puzzle? : AMATTEROFDEGREE
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Gets along well : GELS
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Source of many an anonymous political quote : AIDE
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Needing rinsing, maybe : SOAPY
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___ throwing (trendy sport) : AXE
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Secure to a dock : MOOR
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Fashion sense : STYLE
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Cabinet member Haaland : DEB
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Item fit into a thole : OAR
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Largest NATO member : USA
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Graduation day wear at the University of Hawaii : LEIS
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Distinguished athletes : ALLPROS
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Dungeons & Dragons character with healing powers : CLERIC
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Hissing tire's problem : LEAK
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Afflict : AIL
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Website that contributed to the decline of road atlases : MAPQUEST
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"Pearls" in a drink : BOBA
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Word with error or experience : USER
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Creature in the animated film "Abominable" : YETI
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Pi's last name in "Life of Pi" : PATEL
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Bloodwork and such, in medical lingo : LABS
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Severe : HARSH
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Energizes : AMPSUP
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Italian fashion capital, to Italians : MILANO
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Truly legendary : ICONIC
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Time period : SPAN
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Alternative to white or wheat : RYE
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Tennis champion Naomi : OSAKA
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"Hooray for me!" : IDIDIT
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Obtain through logic : DERIVE
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Balanced : EVENED
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Group of problem solvers? : MATHTEAM
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Bounce off the walls, say : ECHO
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Prez depicted in a wheelchair at his D.C. memorial : FDR
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Verb on an invoice : REMIT
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Speak to : ADDRESS
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Garments worn by caber tossers : KILTS
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Pot : REEFER
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Ran out of battery : DIED
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Madly in love : GAGA
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Plastic option, for short : AMEX
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School that's home to Grace Hopper College : YALE
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Bird symbolizing obsolescence : DODO
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Acronymic achievement for Viola Davis : EGOT
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South America's ___ de la Plata : RIO
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Sunbeam : RAY
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Soccer org. for Chelsea and Manchester United : EPL
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Symbol atop the pyramid on a dollar bill : EYE

Answer summary:
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