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New York Times, Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Author:
Jacob McDermott
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
6-Down : Just manage, as a win
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Jacob McDermott

This puzzle:

Rows: 14, Columns: 15 Words: 69, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. McDermott. Wednesday freshness: 84%
Jim Horne notes:
O Christmas Tree is a clever way to indicate connecting O's to form the tree. Elizabeth C. Gorski's first ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times12/25/24 ( No. 27,441 )
Across
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Franken and Sharpton : ALS
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Like many college dorms : COED
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Wood-shaping tool : RASP
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State school near the Allegheny River, familiarly : PITT
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Chump : SUCKA
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Kuwaiti leader : EMIR
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Destination for the Taj Express : AGRA
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Upper atmosphere : ETHER
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Atmosphere in the room : VIBE
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Bud : CHUM
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Ding-dongs : MORONS
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"___ anges dans nos campagnes" (French carol) : LES
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Start of an encrypted web address : HTTPS
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More, on a music score : PIU
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What some fear A.I. might become : AWARE
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Format for an English final, maybe : ESSAYTEST
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Instruction from a taxi driver : GETIN
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___ Blanc : MONT
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Best in a hot dog competition : OUTEAT
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Outfits : GETUPS
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Actress Rooney of 2015's "Carol" : MARA
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Sailor's "Stop!" : AVAST
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Large waterfalls : CATARACTS
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Unidentified person, in slang : RANDO
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Ox's stablemate in a traditional Nativity scene : ASS
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Skate park jump : OLLIE
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OLED alternative : LCD
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Insect with a single ear found on its chest : MANTIS
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Watch over : TEND
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Hungarian violinist Leopold : AUER
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Base boss, informally : SARGE
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"Every cloud ___ silver lining" : HASA
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Animated clownfish : NEMO
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Name derived from the Greek for "peace" : IRENE
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Whence the gingerbread man : OVEN
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Funny Arnaz : DESI
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Votes for : AYES
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Pairs of jolly bells? : ELS
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Navajo neighbors : APACHE
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What might be strung from the item hidden in this puzzle : LIGHTS
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Walks with confidence : STRUTS
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Prepare, as a watermelon : CUTOPEN
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Holiday carol … or a literal hint to what can be drawn by connecting nine letters when this puzzle is finished : OCHRISTMASTREE
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Just manage, as a win : EKEOUT
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Mend, as a stocking : DARN
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Cleric's title: Abbr. : REV
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"Have you started without me?" : AMILATE
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Region near the North Pole : SIBERIA
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What might be set under the item hidden in this puzzle : PRESENT
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Florida city or bay : TAMPA
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School yr. part : SEM
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Arizona's ___ National Park : SAGUARO
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Red nose during wintertime, maybe? : SYMPTOM
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Like fresh paint : WET
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Go-___ : TOS
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Singer Rita : ORA
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What might be draped from the item hidden in this puzzle : GARLAND
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One seeking refuge from a dangerous situation : EVACUEE
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Some two-seaters : TANDEMS
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Euro competitor, for short : USD
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Handle things? : ATSIGNS
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Tweety Bird, e.g. : CANARY
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Even if, casually : ALTHO
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Rend : CLEAVE
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What might be hung from the item hidden in this puzzle : TINSEL
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Civics, for example : SEDANS
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Where most of the world's rice and tea is grown : ASIA
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Word repeated in the lyric "Do you ___ what I ___?" : SEE
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King of France : ROI

Answer summary:
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