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New York Times, Monday, December 11, 2023

Author:
Luke K. Schreiber
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
8-Down : Clay targets to be shot, informally
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQVYZ} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Schreiber. Monday freshness: 34%
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© 2023, The New York Times12/11/23 ( No. 27,061 )
Across
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Incline for a wheelchair : RAMP
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Charley horse, e.g. : SPASM
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Partners of dits, in Morse code : DAHS
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Gem whose name comes from "upala," the Sanskrit word for "precious stone" : OPAL
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Japanese bread crumbs : PANKO
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This is a test! : EXAM
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Union of two major companies : MEGAMERGER
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Item in a computer folder : FILE
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Altered, as an article : EDITED
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"Time to hit the road!" : LETSROLL
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Foldable bed : COT
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Wampanoag chief of the 1600s also known as King Philip : METACOMET
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Small amount, as of hair cream : DAB
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Big commotion : ADO
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Some cameras, for short : SLRS
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Son of Zeus and Hera : ARES
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Crystal ball, e.g. : ORB
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On the ocean : ATSEA
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Temperature measurer for turkeys and roasts : MEATTHERMOMETER
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Yemen's capital : SANAA
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Like the steak in steak tartare : RAW
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"The Persistence of Memory" artist : DALI
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Restaurant chain known for its flapjacks : IHOP
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Beer dispenser at a frat party : KEG
50
Acid : LSD
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Ticking item that helps musicians keep time : METRONOME
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Consumed : ATE
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Sweet liqueur often put in coffee : ANISETTE
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Goodyear airships : BLIMPS
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"___ this just lovely?" : ISNT
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"I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across : ITSMEAGAIN
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Olympic sled : LUGE
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Small plateaus : MESAS
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Sicilian volcano : ETNA
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Leak slowly : SEEP
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Official order : EDICT
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Harvest : REAP
Down
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Home to the Colosseum : ROME
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Mimicked : APED
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One of five for which Jack traded the family cow : MAGICBEAN
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Philosopher who studied under Socrates : PLATO
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Zoomed : SPED
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Score to shoot for : PAR
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One might be acute or obtuse : ANGLE
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Clay targets to be shot, informally : SKEETS
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Human : MORTAL
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Thawed, as food before cooking : DEFROSTED
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Proposition assumed to be true : AXIOM
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Berry who played Storm in "X-Men" : HALLE
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Refine, as ore : SMELT
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Self-referential : META
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"Beat it!" : SCRAM
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Additional : MORE
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River blockers : DAMS
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Side x side, for a square : AREA
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*Facepalm* : DOH
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Unit in a flight between stories : STAIRSTEP
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"I'm c-c-cold!" : BRR
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Standstill, in chess : STALEMATE
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Fish that are often prepared kabayaki-style : EELS
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Desertlike : ARID
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Chevrolet S.U.V. : TAHOE
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___ or break : MAKE
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Have debts : OWE
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Not late : ONTIME
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Like many plants in urban gardening : POTTED
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Fancy party : GALA
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Sends, as a postcard : MAILS
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Follow : ENSUE
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Slight color : TINGE
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Soccer's Lionel ___ : MESSI
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Mascot for Princeton — or Kellogg's Frosted Flakes : TIGER
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Word in most Academy Award titles : BEST
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___ colada : PINA
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Suddenly lose self-control : SNAP
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___ and cheese : MAC

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