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New York Times, Thursday, December 21, 2023

Author:
David Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
7-Down : *Blank, e.g., in Scrabble
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David Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 77, Blocks: 39 Missing: {JQVX} Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 111 for Mr. Steinberg. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Thursday freshness: 52%
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© 2023, The New York Times12/21/23 ( No. 27,071 )
Across
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Queue before Q : LGBT
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Org. with a top 10 list : FBI
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Some fluffy slippers : UGGS
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"The Good Dinosaur" dinosaur : ARLO
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Predators whose females are the main hunters : LIONS
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Stand-out performance? : SOLO
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Water under the drawbridge : MOAT
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High up : ALOFT
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Nov. or Dec. event for a Sagittarius : BDAY
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Transport, in a way : BUS
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Put in a box : CRATEUP
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It's a ball : ORB
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Fitting : APT
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Irrigation structure : DAM
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Messenger ___ : RNA
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Teeny : WEE
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Reefer and clipper : SHIPS
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Scarf down : EAT
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Group known for playing mind games : MENSA
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See 62-Down : TUNA
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Not cool : UNHIP
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"Knives Out" director Johnson : RIAN
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Like a custard : EGGY
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Farmer's market booth : STALL
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Kitchen cabinet climbers : ANTS
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People don't see through them : GLASSEYES
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Duo with the 2011 #1 hit "Party Rock Anthem" : LMFAO
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Cook again in oil : REFRY
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Cooks, as some kernels : AIRPOPS
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Brown in strips : CHARLIE
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Lead-in to season : PRE
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"Bet you can't do better!" : TOPTHIS
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2010 health law, in brief : ACA
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Hard walk : TREK
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Fanatical : RABID
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Latin love : AMOR
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Sludge : OOZE
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Bird that flies with its neck outstretched : CRANE
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"Good as ___" (Lizzo hit) : HELL
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Wild catch? : PREY
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Substitute for "subs" : HEROS
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"Golly!" : ISAY
Down
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Criticize harshly : LAMBASTE
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Squeeze together? : GROUPHUG
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*What iodine might do : BLASTING
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Squirt : TOT
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*Expresses regret about : FILAMENTS
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Bit of skiwear : BOOT
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*Blank, e.g., in Scrabble : INFERTILE
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Kind of port : USB
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With 47-Down, fail spectacularly ... or what the answers to the starred clues do? : GODOWNIN
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Gives an angry look : GLARESAT
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Protein-rich crop : SOYBEANS
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TV newswoman Spencer : LARA
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Daze : STUN
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Bank offerings, in brief : CDS
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Receptionist-turned-administrator on "The Office" : PAM
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Workplace inequity : PAYGAP
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Moments of discovery : AHAS
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This might get the word out : ERASER
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Wash. setting : USA
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Layer on a roll : PLY
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Booty : LOOT
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Taylor Swift's record-setting ___ Tour : ERAS
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Something to work on : LAPTOP
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Something to look into : MIRROR
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*Liberated : FREEZE
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See 9-Down : FLAMES
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Maker of Max Throat Care drops : RICOLA
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Adverb for an anniversary : YEARLY
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Delivery site : PORCH
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*Place to be pampered : SPARE
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*X, to a sorority sister : CHINO
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Camouflages : HIDES
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Way up on a mountain : TBAR
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Middle C, e.g. : KEY
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With 33-Across, deep-sea catch : AHI

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

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