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New York Times, Monday, November 28, 2022

Author:
Chloe Revery
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
44-Down : Not solid, as a billiard ball
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Chloe Revery

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Revery. Monday freshness: 71%
Chloe Revery notes:
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© 2022, The New York Times11/28/22 ( No. 26,683 )
Across
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Amount between none and all : SOME
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Org. for H.I.V. prevention and study : AMFAR
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Treadless, as tires : BALD
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Clickable image : ICON
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Knights of the Round ___ : TABLE
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Scent : ODOR
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Pepper measuring over 1 million on the Scoville scale : GHOSTCHILI
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"Veni, ___, vici" (Caesar's boast) : VIDI
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Ages and ages : EON
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Israeli port north of Tel Aviv : HAIFA
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Drawn-out attack : SIEGE
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Chanel No. 5, par exemple : PARFUM
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They're the picture of innocence, in the pictures : INGENUES
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Longtime friend : OLDPAL
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Individual : ONE
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Mount Etna output : LAVA
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Brings up, as a child : REARS
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Owl's question? : WHO
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The whole ___ : SHEBANG
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What a flour grain may grow from : RYESEED
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___ es Salaam (Tanzanian city) : DAR
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"___ lips sink ships" : LOOSE
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Surrealist Paul : KLEE
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Use a shovel : DIG
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Adornment on a fez : TASSEL
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French farewell : AUREVOIR
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Relaxed : ATEASE
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Agreement to end a feud : TRUCE
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DreamWorks princess who remains an ogress after true love's kiss : FIONA
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Roadside stopover : INN
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Taj Mahal locale : AGRA
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Really miffed, or a hint to the circled letters : HOPPINGMAD
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Inspect for information, as a gas meter : READ
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Cry from a goat : BLEAT
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"___ Man" (1984 cult film) : REPO
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Run without moving, as a car : IDLE
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In an unusual manner : ODDLY
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Unspoiled paradise : EDEN
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Skull-and-crossbones fraternity, for short : SIGEP
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Golfer Lorena : OCHOA
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Wheeled vehicle designed to function in low gravity : MOONROVER
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Many a "Star Trek" officer: Abbr. : ENS
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Spending time away from parents for the summer, say : ATCAMP
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When doubled, a brightly colored fish : MAHI
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Certain collection of criminal evidence and documents : FBIFILE
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The "A" of E. A. Poe : ALLAN
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Big retailer of outdoor gear : REI
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Cowlike : BOVINE
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French farewell : ADIEU
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Après-ski locale : LODGE
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Towels off : DRIES
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"Clunk!" : THUD
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Just have a feeling : SENSE
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Fatty flesh : FLAB
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Like many a Tarantino movie : GORY
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Best Picture winner set in Iran : ARGO
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Acid that's "dropped" : LSD
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"I've got it!" : AHA
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πr2, for a circle : AREA
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On the mark, as an insult or a dart : WELLAIMED
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___-haw (donkey sound) : HEE
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Praiseful poem : ODE
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"Stayin' ___" (Bee Gees song often used in CPR training) : ALIVE
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Called off, as a launch : NOGO
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___-Ball (arcade game) : SKEE
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Not solid, as a billiard ball : STRIPED
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Twenties or fifties, but not fives : DECADE
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Ability to think rationally : SANITY
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Eminem hit that has become slang for a superfan : STAN
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Big name in arcade games : ATARI
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Encouraged : URGED
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Like 86% of New York State, contrary to stereotype : RURAL
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"This poker hand's no good!" : IFOLD
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Potter's Potions professor : SNAPE
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___ a high note : ENDON
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Gem mined in Australia : OPAL
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"Euphoria" airer : HBO
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Aspiring prof's exam : GRE

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

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