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New York Times, Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Author:
Michael Lieberman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Down : Verve
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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21.6311639%
Michael Lieberman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 25 for Mr. Lieberman. Tuesday freshness: 68%
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© 2024, The New York Times12/31/24 ( No. 27,447 )
Across
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A little off : ASKEW
6
Drive crazy? : SPEED
11
Loops in on an email, for short : CCS
14
Jewish mourning period : SHIVA
15
___-turvy : TOPSY
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Soccer stadium chant : OLE
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VOLT, AMP : POWERCOUPLE
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One might get tacked on right before purchase : FEE
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Go around in circles : SPIN
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Bands' successes : HITS
22
Disney villain with a pet parrot : JAFAR
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"Beowulf" and the "Mahabharata," for two : EPICS
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Apple gadgets : CORERS
27
First, as a voyage : MAIDEN
30
Buffalo N.H.L.ers : SABRES
31
Summer setting in D.C. : EDT
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PUNCH, WALLOP : PAIROFSOCKS
36
Member of K-pop's Blackpink : LISA
38
Oui's opposite : NON
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"Hold your horses!" : WAIT
40
FINGER, TOE : DOUBLEDIGIT
45
Mauna ___ : KEA
46
Adjective in the theme of "The Addams Family" : SPOOKY
47
Superlatively impolite : RUDEST
49
Grow up : MATURE
50
Orange box : CRATE
52
Act theatrically : EMOTE
53
Cause of a grimace : PAIN
54
Present day, in brief : XMAS
58
Like some simple home-improvement projects, for short : DIY
59
HINT, TIP : TWOPOINTERS
62
In years past : AGO
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Core belief : TENET
64
Got going : BEGAN
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Singer Bega a.k.a. "The King of Mambo" : LOU
66
Bottomless pit : ABYSS
67
10-legged creatures : CRABS
Down
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Nile reptiles : ASPS
2
Word after talk or gift : SHOP
3
Green fruit : KIWI
4
Smoothed out : EVENED
5
Simple two-player card game : WAR
6
Stone-faced : STOIC
7
Sulks : POUTS
8
Actor Mike or Omar : EPPS
9
Subj. for some immigrants : ESL
10
Certain salon offerings : DYEJOBS
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Sweet treat that often has a crumb topping : COFFEECAKE
12
Sunny forecast : CLEARSKIES
13
Fortunetellers : SEERS
18
"Nixon in ___" (John Adams opera) : CHINA
23
The In-N-Out Burger logo has a yellow one : ARROW
25
Verve : PEP
26
Half-___ (latte option) : CAF
27
Gin rummy combo : MELD
28
Alternative to "Hasta la vista" : ADIOSAMIGO
29
"I can't do anything in this case" : ITSUPTOYOU
30
Police work? : SONG
33
___ 500 : INDY
34
French king : ROI
35
Doctor's "Now!" : STAT
37
On the topic of : ABOUT
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Country legend Lynn : LORETTA
42
Scratch (out) : EKE
43
Neighbor of an Afghan : IRANI
44
Boy king of Egypt : TUT
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Showtime drama with a serial-killer protagonist : DEXTER
49
Gold, silver or bronze : MEDAL
50
Certain superhero accessories : CAPES
51
Unruly uprisings : RIOTS
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Yankee Doodle's method of transport : PONY
55
___ Millions : MEGA
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Part of U.A.E. : ARAB
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Nine-digit government IDs : SSNS
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Fly catcher : WEB
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"S.N.L." network : NBC

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

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