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New York Times, Thursday, December 14, 2023

Author:
Esha Datta
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
48-Down : Rum cocktail
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Esha Datta

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Datta. Thursday freshness: 56%
Jim Horne notes:
For the theme answers to make sense, you have to MUTE (i.e., ignore) TALK, CHAT, REMARK, and SPEAK. Esha Datta is an alumna of ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times12/14/23 ( No. 27,064 )
Across
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Semiliquid stuff : GOOP
5
South Asian : DESI
9
Darling : ANGEL
14
Prefix with science : OMNI
15
The ugly duckling's mother : SWAN
16
Site of a W.W. I battle that saved Paris from capture : MARNE
17
Chili ingredients : BEANSTALK
19
Pass : ENACT
20
Drink with foam : LATTE
21
Only country with a nonrectangular flag : NEPAL
23
Greek letter used to represent magnetic flux : PHI
24
Painting by van Gogh during his time in an asylum : IRISES
26
Three wise men : MAGICHAT
28
Part of a newborn's schedule : NAP
29
Affirmative vote : YEA
31
Giving a hand? : DEALING
32
A lot : LOADS
34
"A Man Called ___" (Tom Hanks film) : OTTO
35
Oft-used phrase during Zoom meetings … or the reason for the misunderstandings at 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across? : YOUREONMUTE
39
Laptop brand : ACER
41
"The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" : SOAPS
42
Vehicle at the center of the Hindu festival Ratha Yatra : CHARIOT
46
"The Marvelous ___ Maisel" : MRS
47
Health legislation of 2010, in brief : ACA
50
Note after la : TIREMARK
52
Discolor from age : YELLOW
54
"Groovy!" : FAB
55
Snoops around : PRIES
57
Indian tonal drum : TABLA
58
Battery terminal : ANODE
60
Predatory freshwater fish : PIKESPEAK
62
Parking spot at a bar? : STOOL
63
Hydrox competitor : OREO
64
Combo meal choice : SIDE
65
Carvings named for the first man in Maori mythology : TIKIS
66
Beginning : DAWN
67
GPS's guesses : ETAS
Down
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Frightening Halloween costume : GOBLIN
2
Pro golfer Mark : OMEARA
3
How detectives might start their investigation : ONATIP
4
Ice cream units : PINTS
5
"Spring forward" hrs. : DST
6
Brother of Logan Roy on "Succession" : EWAN
7
Setting of "The Crucible" : SALEM
8
Stamping need : INKPAD
9
Aviator Earhart : AMELIA
10
Grandma, to Brits : NAN
11
The lead in pencils, actually : GRAPHITE
12
Charm : ENCHANT
13
First Disney song to reach the top 5 on Billboard in the 21st century : LETITGO
18
"Bye!" : SEEYOU
22
Dating app info : AGE
25
Scorch the surface of : SEAR
27
Features of spoiled milk : CLOTS
30
Ending with Power : ADE
32
Peter who was the first actor to play a Bond villain : LORRE
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A call for help : SOS
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Collection of senior moments? : YEARBOOK
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___ de plume : NOM
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Notable lamb owner : MARY
38
Knocks over : UPSETS
39
"Don't wait!," in ads : ACTFAST
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Wine from Tuscany : CHIANTI
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Urges to action : IMPELS
44
Necessity for some Venetian transport : OAR
45
Yoga position on one's head and hands : TRIPOD
47
Even though : ALBEIT
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Rum cocktail : COLADA
49
Comes to : AWAKES
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Actress Knightley : KEIRA
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Memory glitch : LAPSE
56
Twist : SKEW
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"___ want to know?" : DOI
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Long, long time : EON

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