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New York Times, Saturday, December 7, 2024

Author:
Luke K. Schreiber
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
2-Down : Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris
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Luke K. Schreiber

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QVXZ} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Schreiber. Saturday freshness: 67%
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© 2024, The New York Times12/7/24 ( No. 27,423 )
Across
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Undertook, in an idiom : BITOFF
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Stressed half the time, say : IAMBIC
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Dance class outfit : UNITARD
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Host of a record eight Olympic Games as of 2024 : THEUSA
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What helps grease the wheels? : MOTOROIL
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Attacks : SETSON
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One might be used in math class or studied in history class : RULER
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High-___ : RES
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Renowned conductor born in Bombay : MEHTA
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Words of support : AYES
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Weak parts of a logical argument : LEAPS
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Introducer of the "New Look" in 1947 : DIOR
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Illegal substance, in sports lingo : PED
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Evil act : MISDEED
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Nathan Hale, notably : SPY
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Plea of innocence : DONTBLAMEME
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Driving competitions amidst everyday traffic : ROADRALLIES
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Subject of a rap battle between Hamilton and Jefferson in "Hamilton" : CENTRALBANK
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Like the two Super Bowl teams in early January, for short : TBD
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Getting dirty : SOILING
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Huck's pal : TOM
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Kind of contract : ORAL
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Like the gargoyles of Notre-Dame : STONE
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Popular apple variety : FUJI
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Changes color in fright : PALES
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Home turf? : SOD
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Rest stop sights, informally : SEMIS
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Beliefs associated with Plato : IDEALS
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Parts of some massages : NECKRUBS
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In which you might confront the elephant in the room? : CIRCUS
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Pompous pronoun : ROYALWE
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"Subsequently …" : SOTHEN
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Mouths that don't talk : DELTAS
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Unfair charge, informally : BUMRAP
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Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris : INOUYE
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Like nobility : TITLED
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Midwestern tribe : OTOES
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Jamie of "M*A*S*H" : FARR
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Not to : FRO
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"___ My Life" (Bon Jovi hit) : ITS
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*Cough* : AHEM
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Measured (out) : METED
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"I think we agree, the past is over" and "They misunderestimated me" : BUSHISMS
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Part of a nuclear family? : ISOTOPE
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Bright shade of yellow : CANARY
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Hot water : DIRESTRAITS
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It doesn't go over well : LEADBALLOON
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Gifted orator : SPELLBINDER
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Hockey great Eric : LINDROS
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Maritime route : SEALANE
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Siege deterrents : MOATS
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Chatting privately with, for short : DMING
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Spanish honorific title : DON
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"Jeepers!" : EEK
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Signal of impending danger : REDALERT
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Box in many trucks : CBRADIO
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Moderator's assortment : TOPICS
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Uproar : TUMULT
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First Nations people : OJIBWA
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All the shots one doesn't take, per a saying : MISSES
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Draw out with water : LEACH
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Wild : FERAL
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Swing around : SLUE
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Largest isle of the Inner Hebrides : SKYE
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ID created in 1936 : SSN
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Most successful American video game franchise, for short : COD

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3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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