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New York Times, Friday, October 4, 2024

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
15-Down : So-called "explosion shot" from a sand trap
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JKVXZ} This is puzzle # 80 for Ms. Burnikel. Friday freshness: 64%
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© 2024, The New York Times10/4/24 ( No. 27,359 )
Across
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[Chef's kiss] : MWAH
5
Tablet that's impossible to swallow? : IPAD
9
Some ballpark figures : RBIS
13
Burgundy specialty : PINOTNOIR
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Fair sight : BOOTH
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Place to conceal oneself : HIDEYHOLE
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Onetime home of the world's largest pineapple plantation : LANAI
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Lock horns (with) : SPAR
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Customarily : ASARULE
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Part of a speaker's introduction : BIO
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Inscrutable sorts : ENIGMAS
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Word said with a salute : SIR
27
Email status : UNREAD
29
Initialism that precedes "+" : LGBTQIA
31
Pluses and minuses, e.g. : SIGNS
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Common suspect in a murder mystery : HEIR
33
It has an alumni magazine called Shipmate, in brief : USNA
35
Pennsylvanie, e.g. : ETAT
36
Frequent Missy Elliott collaborator : CIARA
37
"Citizen ___" (2021 documentary about a tennis icon) : ASHE
38
Take in a spread : DINE
39
Code inits. : HTML
40
Down state? : BLUES
41
Landing site for Raptors and Eagles : AIRBASE
43
Once, for one : NUMERO
44
Business name abbr. : LLC
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Many : LOADSOF
47
Make soaking wet : SOP
48
"This is heaven!" : AHBLISS
50
Acrobat displays : PDFS
52
Prepare to swing, say : TEEUP
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Things that might get broken at a raucous party : NOISELAWS
58
Bitter green : CRESS
59
In the buff : AUNATUREL
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Weight : HEFT
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Heart of the matter : GIST
62
Demo for many parents of Alphas : GENY
Down
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Speed reading, for short : MPH
2
___ Sports (hit video game) : WII
3
It can lead to a longer sentence : AND
4
Landscapers' tools : HOES
5
Under control : INHAND
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Indian fried bread : POORI
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Suffer : AIL
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Certain romantic ideal : DREAMGIRL
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Sound from a jubilant crowd : ROAR
10
Periodical supplements : BONUSISSUES
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Long lunch? : ITALIANHERO
12
Less forward : SHIER
14
Go-getters, often : TYPEAS
15
So-called "explosion shot" from a sand trap : BLAST
20
Big name in hummus : SABRA
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Cleared up after waiting, perhaps : BUSED
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Form instruction : INITIALHERE
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What often carries a U.S.D.A. seal : ORGANICBEEF
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Shone brightly : GLEAMED
28
Step into : ENTER
30
Pang of conscience : QUALM
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Runs into some difficulties : HITSASNAG
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High-end skin-care brand : AESOP
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Total disarray : CHAOS
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Self-serving arrangement? : BUFFET
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Momentary disruptions : BLIPS
43
Acknowledges tacitly : NODSAT
44
Shut securely : LATCH
46
Classic ice-skating moves : SPINS
49
Intense craving : LUST
51
Metaphor for idleness : SLUG
54
Cannes "confirm"? : OUI
55
"___ not!" : ARE
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Liu regarded as China's first supermodel : WEN
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Apt letters missing from _ _ ipper _ : SLY

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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