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New York Times, Friday, October 6, 2023

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel and Tom Pepper
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1-Down : Recipe abbr.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
8011/13/201210/4/202424
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
6272275103
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
281.5636338%
Zhouqin Burnikel
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
162/6/201210/6/20238
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1431232
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
121.658852%
Tom Pepper

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 78 for Ms. Burnikel. This is puzzle # 16 for Mr. Pepper. Friday freshness: 32%
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© 2023, The New York Times10/6/23 ( No. 26,995 )
Across
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Squirts : TYKES
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Legal writer and political commentator ___ Mystal : ELIE
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Form of attachment? : PDF
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Take a big, daring leap : BUNGEEJUMP
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Sign on a sofa in the front yard, maybe : FREE
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Notices that trouble is in the air? : SMOGALERTS
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City where the conquistador Pizarro was assassinated : LIMA
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What's shaken after the instruction "Shake" : PAW
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Bizarre : WACKO
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Preferential treatment : FAVOR
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Boba ___ ("Star Wars" bounty hunter) : FETT
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Time capsule events : BURIALS
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Simpson who was caught lip-syncing "Pieces of Me" on "Saturday Night Live" : ASHLEE
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The States, to Mexicans : ELNORTE
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Voiced displeasure, in a way : BOOED
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Transportation for a bride? : TRAIN
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Keyboard abbr. : ESC
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Parish priests, in Paris : CURES
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Encircle, with "in" : HEM
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Chloe Gong novel "___ Violent Delights" : THESE
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Skip Day participants: Abbr. : SRS
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"Curiouser and curiouser!" speaker : ALICE
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Fabric made from wood pulp : RAYON
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"Beat it!" : GETLOST
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Stir up : FOMENT
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Divvy up by percentage of ownership : PRORATE
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Does some course work? : MOWS
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Breakneck : RAPID
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Gets warmer, say : NEARS
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Hold up : ROB
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Noted example of oligopoly, in brief : OPEC
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Expert with tips : ADVICEGURU
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Nothing more than : MERE
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Experiment subjects, so to speak : GUINEAPIGS
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U.S. agcy. tracking the most popular baby names : SSA
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Duel sport : EPEE
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Perennial with yellow flower clusters : TANSY
Down
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Recipe abbr. : TBSP
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World's sunniest city, per the World Meteorological Organization (more than 4,000 hours of sunshine per year) : YUMA
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Saint Paul, Minn., radio station whose format really should be all news : KNOW
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Beat it! : EGG
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Sushi bar appetizer : SEAWEEDSALAD
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Kick out : EJECT
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Stand in the shadows : LURK
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"That's on me" : IMTOBLAME
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Some debut music projects, for short : EPS
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Spade, for one : PRIVATEEYE
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Part of a teacher's job interview : DEMOLESSON
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They might drive you to a flight : FEARS
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Give a lift : ELATE
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Distinctive style : FLAIR
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Much-desired spot at a concert : FRONTROWSEAT
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Cut out : FLEE
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Prefix with lateral : UNI
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Basic training, for short : ABCS
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Poor sport's reaction : SOURGRAPES
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Movie with saloon fights, colloquially : HORSEOPERA
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Like good posture : ERECT
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Instruction on some packages : THISENDUP
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Minor change : CENT
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Some holiday entrees : HAMS
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Auto zone? : LOT
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Blink of an eye : TRICE
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Friction, to a physicist : FORCE
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Balls for teens : PROMS
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Its state symbols include the white pine and the chickadee : MAINE
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Nikki Reed's role in the 2003 film "Thirteen" : EVIE
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Archaeological site : RUIN
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A.A.A., B.B.B., etc., informally : ORGS
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Kind of signal : BUSY
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Bit of biodata : AGE
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Consideration for N.C.A.A. eligibility : GPA

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

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