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JOB SHARING

New York Times, Sunday, December 12, 2021

Author:
Daniel Okulitch and Doug Peterson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
29-Down : Nobel-winning author Gordimer
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Doug Peterson

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 74 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Okulitch. This is puzzle # 52 for Mr. Peterson. Sunday freshness: 35%
Will Shortz notes:
Daniel Okulitch, originally from Calgary, Alberta, is a professional opera singer of more than 25 years. He has performed for the New York City Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Teatro Colón in ... read more
Constructor notes:
DANIEL: Like many new constructors, I began in earnest during the 2020 lockdown since all of opera went on an extended hiatus. My first mentor was Brad Wilber, who in addition to being a ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Using one job title to punnily describe another profession is a great Sunday theme concept. Some of today's work well, with BAGGAGE HANDLER as a therapist (who handles people's mental ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times12/12/21 ( No. 26,332 )
Across
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Research subject for which Bohr won a Physics Nobel : ATOM
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Grimm account : TALE
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Musical medley : MASHUP
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Like cranberries : TART
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Protagonist of Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad" : CORA
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Big-time : ALOT
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Tarot deck grouping : ARCANA
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Trash day reminder, maybe : ODOR
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Side hustle for a hairstylist? : LOCKSMITH
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Rodent-catching feline : MOUSER
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Maker of Regenerist products : OLAY
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Oust : UNSEAT
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French auto pioneer Louis : RENAULT
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Dan Conner and Danny Tanner, e.g. : TVDADS
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[Blown kiss] : MWAH
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Side hustle for a veterinarian? : LABSPECIALIST
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Manage OK : COPE
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Dangerous crowd : MOB
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Try to lighten up, perhaps? : DIET
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New York Cosmos star of the '70s : PELE
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Metal precioso : ORO
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Polite rejection : NOSIR
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National gemstone of Mexico : FIREOPAL
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Side hustle for a therapist? : BAGGAGEHANDLER
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"A Confederacy of Dunces" author : TOOLE
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Shed, with "off" : SLOUGH
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Many a Sharon Olds poem : ODE
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Leaf-to-branch angles : AXILS
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It may be glossed over : LIP
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Turned : SLUED
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Its fleece is hypoallergenic : ALPACA
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Part of a gig : BYTE
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Side hustle for an anesthesiologist? : OUTPATIENTCOORDINATOR
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Leon who wrote "Battle Cry" : URIS
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Avid bird-watcher, say : TOMCAT
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URL divider : SLASH
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"Mr. Mayor" airer : NBC
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First stroke of the day : ONEAM
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Holy ones: Abbr. : STS
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Spanish city north of León : OVIEDO
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Encrusted : CAKED
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Side hustle for a carpenter? : NAILTECHNICIAN
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Netted : ENSNARED
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Give an address : ORATE
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Home in the mud : STY
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Christmas purchase : TREE
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Like Athena : WISE
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Moving ___ : VAN
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Record label for Otis Redding and Big Star : STAX
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Side hustle for a marriage counselor? : CIVILENGINEER
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Small sweater? : PORE
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Cold-weather jacket : ANORAK
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Person with lots to show : REALTOR
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Kind of license : POETIC
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Museum that awards the Turner Prize : TATE
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"Oh yeah? Watch me!" : ICANSO
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Side hustle for a drill instructor? : BASECOACH
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Tech tutorials site : CNET
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Sub groups? : NAVIES
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Set of showbiz awards, in brief : EGOT
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Hightail it : FLEE
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Actress and inventor Lamarr : HEDY
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Where the tradition of shaking hands as a greeting originated : GREECE
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Clinches, with "up" : SEWS
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Show off at the gym : FLEX
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"Because freedom can't protect itself" org. : ACLU
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Animated figure : TOON
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Evil creatures in 7-Down : ORCS
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Defiant retort : MAKEME
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Large orchestral gong : TAMTAM
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Mahershala of "Moonlight" : ALI
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Frodo's film franchise, familiarly : LOTR
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Blues great Waters : ETHEL
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One with a nesting instinct : MAMABIRD
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Inflame : AROUSE
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Shape : SCULPT
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Something made in a hurry : HASTE
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A in French class : UNE
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One getting down, so to speak : PARTIER
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Cheery "Ciao!" : TOODLEOO
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Two-time opponent of Dwight : ADLAI
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Map lines : ROADS
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Guilt-producing meeting, perhaps : TRYST
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Maxim : SAW
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Nobel-winning author Gordimer : NADINE
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Park supervisor? : VALET
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Refine : HONE
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Economic stat. : CPI
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Male swans : COBS
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Like one Freudian fixation : ORAL
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Bouncy toys : POGOSTICKS
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Thrift-store fashion, informally : BOHO
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Blue : SAD
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Order member : FRIAR
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Hindu, for one : POLYTHEIST
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Justice beginning in 2006 : ALITO
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New Testament miracle recipient : LEPER
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"Uh-oh" sounds : GULPS
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___ fresca : AGUA
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Its etymology may derive from the diminutive of "borough" in Italian : GHETTO
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"Mission: Impossible" theme composer Schifrin : LALO
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Convention center event : EXPO
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Some HDTVs : LCDS
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1979 Commodores hit with the lyric "Good times never felt so good" : SAILON
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Singer Celine : DION
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One of two in "Hamilton" : ACT
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Aggressively mainstream, in slang : BASIC
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Unit of prevention : OUNCE
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___ legend : URBAN
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Revise, as text : EMEND
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Org. with Divisions I-III : NCAA
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Suspense novelist Hoag : TAMI
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Pandora native in "Avatar" : NAVI
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Side of a block : STREET
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Word after high or weak : TEA
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Classic skit comedy show : SCTV
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Sole ingredient in some cookies? : DATA
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Rock with colorful bands : ONYX
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Sum total : ENTIRETY
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"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" vampire : DARLA
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Like a bad outcome for all : LOSELOSE
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Great deal : HEAP
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Causing quite a stink : REEKING
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Opposite of morn : EEN
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Frank : WIENIE
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"Hold on ..." : INASEC
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Hotel room restriction : NOPETS
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Drive to the station, say : SEEOFF
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Come down with : CATCH
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Nonsensical : INANE
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Checked a box, maybe : VOTED
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Accent ___ : GRAVE
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Wizards' wear : ROBES
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Giant bird of Arabian myth : ROC
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Blow a fuse : RAGE
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Starbucks size : TALL
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Slurpee relative : ICEE
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Party mix ingredient : CHEX
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Big game show prize : CAR
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Scatter : SOW

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

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