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Can I Have a Raise?

New York Times, Sunday, November 3, 2024

Author:
Sid Sivakumar
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
15-Down : Device with a plunger
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Sid Sivakumar

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 80 Missing: {JXZ} This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Sivakumar. Sunday freshness: 24%
Notepad: When this puzzle is done, read the shaded letters from top to bottom to get an appropriate phrase.
Joel Fagliano notes:
Sid Sivakumar is an M.D./Ph.D. student at Washington University in St. Louis, training in biomedical engineering and neuroscience. This is his 18th puzzle for the Times. His 19th will ... read more
Sid Sivakumar notes:
A peek behind the curtain: the first version of this theme set had SALARY BUMP in shaded squares, which I thought was a stronger meta answer for the puzzle than PAY BUMP. But that version ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

The shaded letters spell PAY BUMP. Circled letters that bump over those squares spell American slang terms for money.

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© 2024, The New York Times11/3/24 ( No. 27,389 )
Across
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Simple sugar : GLUCOSE
8
Relatives of narwhals : BELUGAS
15
Eid al-Fitr celebration : FEAST
20
Boozy holiday confection : RUMBALL
21
Like sports stadiums susceptible to rain delays : OPENAIR
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Follower of Jah : RASTA
23
Land inhabited by the Alutiiq people : ALASKAPENINSULA
25
Cultural climate : ETHOS
26
Racial justice initialism : BLM
27
"Wheels" for a car, say : SLANG
28
Make "it" : TAG
29
Who has successfully juggled 15 balls simultaneously : NOONE
30
Member of the fam : SIB
32
___ buco : OSSO
33
Attach, in a way : TIEON
36
Salted or smoked : CURED
37
Shells in Mario Kart, e.g. : AMMO
39
Zoë Kravitz, to Marisa Tomei : GODDAUGHTER
41
Word with the wave of a wand : ABRA
43
Terse confirmation : IAM
45
Protocol part : STEP
46
Doppler effect phenomenon : FREQUENCYSHIFT
52
Actress Krishnan of South Indian cinema : TRISHA
57
Nest egg option, in brief : IRA
58
Boasting words : IRULE
59
Q&A format : AMA
60
It might be on a lot, but not worth a lot : USEDCAR
61
Overs and unders, e.g. : BETS
63
Fracas : ADO
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Milk source : UDDER
66
Does some organizing : SORTS
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Sign of authenticity : SEAL
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Inventor of the printing press : GUTENBERG
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Coaster in the cold : SLED
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Where a ham might be on display : STAGE
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Order from on high : EDICT
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Challenge for a tailor : RIP
77
Did laps, perhaps : SWAM
79
Holds a grudge against : RESENTS
81
Word following a comma in an alphabetized list : THE
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Wild-water craft : CANOE
84
___ rush : INA
85
Texas city that inspired "Friday Night Lights" : ODESSA
86
Psychological effect whereby memories are recalled more easily when they match one's current emotional state : MOODCONGRUENCE
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White sight in an expanse of blue : FLOE
91
Physique, informally : BOD
92
Blow a gasket : RAGE
93
Conscientious of one's community : CIVICMINDED
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Composter's concern : ODOR
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Comic strip segment : PANEL
102
Silo fill : GRAIN
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Name that sounds like its first two letters reversed : ELLY
105
Break down : SOB
108
Puerto Rico, on some maps : INSET
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Popular video game franchise since 1997, for short : GTA
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"Oh no you ___!" : DIDNT
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Vigor : PEP
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Put away : STORE
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Moved across the aisle : SWITCHEDPARTIES
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More up to the task : ABLER
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Unit of explosive force : KILOTON
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Checks and balances include them : AMOUNTS
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Absolute musts : NEEDS
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Gathers together : AMASSES
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Like the flight from New York to Singapore, among all actively operating passenger flights : LONGEST
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Partner of go : GRAB
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Dips : LULLS
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Taste imparted by MSG : UMAMI
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Network with livestreams on Paramount+ : CBS
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Sturdy hardwoods : OAKS
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Race from gate to gate? : SLALOM
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Texas city at the foot of the Franklin Mountains : ELPASO
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Drum used in son cubano music : BONGO
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Delivery room injection, informally : EPI
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Let borrow : LENTTO
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Not spelled out : UNSAID
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Sized up : GAUGED
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Not feel 100% : AIL
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Equivalent of Mrs. or Mme. : SRA
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Device with a plunger : FRENCHPRESS
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Go for a bite : EATOUT
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On solid ground : ASHORE
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One willing to take the hit? : STONER
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Like Thor, shortly after arriving on Earth in 2011's "Thor" : TASED
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Tennis center? : ENS
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Eponym of a popular root beer brand : BARQ
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Kiln for hops : OAST
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Trail mix morsel : NUT
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Island northwest of the Big Island : MAUI
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M.L.B. execs : GMS
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Sees the point of : GETS
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Totally fascinated : ARRESTED
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Experience serenity : BEATEASE
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Backup storage service for Apple devices : ICLOUD
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Word from a pirate : AYE
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Taradiddle : FIB
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Internet ___ : ERA
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Gentle reminders : NUDGES
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Spirit-filled? : HAUNTED
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Online reference with credits : IMDB
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Become lighter : FADE
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Installations in a Hindu temple : IDOLS
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Turning some heads? : SCREWING
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Performance with a sombrero : HATDANCE
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___ Technica (website with gadget reviews) : ARS
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Strong encouragement : URGING
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Some yoga poses are named for them : SAGES
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Item on a to-do list : ERRAND
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They might be used to change the tone of a film : LENSFILTERS
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Puente of Latin jazz : TITO
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Returned call? : ECHO
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Sign of a packed house : SRO
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___ qué : POR
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Jemison in the International Space Hall of Fame : MAE
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Soft rock : TALC
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Call from a dove : COO
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Currency used in Vatican City : EURO
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1960s-'70s world leader portrayed in film by Helen Mirren : MEIR
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Calming oil compound, for short : CBD
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Sites of conch piercings : EARS
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Text often followed by multiple exclamation points : OMG
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"Impossible!" : CANTBE
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Cushion upon which a ball rests : INSOLE
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Changed course abruptly : VEERED
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"Hava ___" (hora song) : NAGILA
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"Same as above" marks : DITTOS
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Passes : ENACTS
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Longtime buddy : OLDPAL
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Firecracker : DYNAMO
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Certain Tuscan : PISAN
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Idyllic places : EDENS
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What's seemingly impossible to find when storing leftovers : LID
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Make one's thoughts known : OPINE
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Natural sources of pink dye : BEETS
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1982 film that spawned a sci-fi franchise : TRON
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[Check it out!] : PSST
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Music genre often played at a brisk 4/4 time : SKA
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Director Wenders : WIM
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Tilling tool : HOE
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Tower in a port : TUG

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

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