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New York Times, Thursday, November 21, 2024

Author:
Katie Hoody
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
3-Down : No. 1's
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Katie Hoody

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 75, Blocks: 32 Missing: {XZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Hoody. Thursday freshness: 96%
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© 2024, The New York Times11/21/24 ( No. 27,407 )
Across
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Classic sitcom streaming on BritBox, familiarly : ABFAB
6
Cos. offering connections : ISPS
10
Jordan's only coastal city : AQABA
15
San Francisco organization supporting women in the arts : BRAVA
16
No longer relevant : MOOT
17
Burj Khalifa's home : DUBAI
18
1850: 350,000+ words : DAVIDCOPPERFIELD
21
Instrument that gave rise to the guitalele, in brief : UKE
22
"Bam!" : KAPOW
23
Chevy coupes : VETTES
24
1862: 530,000+ words : LESMISERABLES
27
Major highway through the southern U.S. : ITEN
28
Early birds? : ROOSTERS
32
Structural supports : JOISTS
35
On ice longer than normal, say? : INOT
36
Volume divided by height : AREA
37
Tool : PATSY
38
Thénardier and Bovary: Abbr. : MMES
39
Princess played by Halle Bailey in a 2023 film : ARIEL
40
Just pulls off, with "out" : EKES
41
Taunt : JEER
42
One hanging out in the cold : ICICLE
43
Students run for it : GYMCLASS
45
"Stop with that!" : CMON
46
1957: 550,000+ words : ATLASSHRUGGED
51
Not easy to find : SCARCE
54
Sewing machine inventor Howe : ELIAS
55
Third letter of Athens, in ancient Athens : ETA
56
Cheeky review of 18-, 24- and 46-Across : TOOLONGDIDNTREAD
59
1990s sitcom nerd : URKEL
60
Dark purple shade : PUCE
61
Ancient region considered a birthplace of Western philosophy : IONIA
62
Records : BESTS
63
Acts like : APES
64
Some gag Christmas gifts : COALS
Down
1
Performer with a concert tour titled "Straight Up Paula!" : ABDUL
2
Stop with that! : BRAKE
3
No. 1's : FAVES
4
Bird-related prefix : AVI
5
Cry over spilled milk, perhaps? : BADKITTY
6
"Pass the ball to me!" : IMOPEN
7
Abnormally deep sleep : SOPOR
8
Eponymous youth sports organization, the largest of its kind in the U.S. : POPWARNER
9
Location within an office building: Abbr. : STE
10
Some eBay revenue : ADFEES
11
"Why don't you take a picture — it'll last longer!" : QUITSTARING
12
Help with wrongdoing : ABET
13
___ grazing (winter farm feeding strategy) : BALE
14
Bolsters : AIDS
19
Court matters : CASES
20
Place to park a camper : RVLOT
25
Character in a classic whodunit : MISSSCARLET
26
Contemptuous chorus : BOOS
29
Prince saved from drowning by 39-Across : ERIC
30
Piece of old movie equipment : REEL
31
Word with bake or fire : SALE
32
Image file format : JPEG
33
Like some barrel-aged spirits : OAKY
34
Invoice unit : ITEM
35
"That's on me" : IMESSEDUP
38
U.S. city named for a geological formation : MESA
39
Not wired, say : ACOUSTIC
41
N.B.A. player-turned-sports analyst Rose : JALEN
42
___ Khan, former Pakistani prime minister : IMRAN
44
Battalion commanders in the U.S.M.C. : LTCOLS
45
Dresses down : CHIDES
47
Not a straight shot : SLICE
48
Davis with the memoir "Dying of Politeness" : GEENA
49
.com commerce : ETAIL
50
Tots' pops : DADAS
51
Theater throwaway : STUB
52
Gala throwaway : CORE
53
Informal green lights : AOKS
57
School record, for short : GPA
58
Joey of children's lit : ROO

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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