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New York Times, Friday, December 8, 2023

Author:
Robert Logan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
8-Down : Defenses are prepared for them
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Robert Logan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 62, Blocks: 44 Missing: {FJQVXZ} Grid has supersymmetry. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Logan. Friday freshness: 64%
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© 2023, The New York Times12/8/23 ( No. 27,058 )
Across
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Boatloads or truckloads : SHIPMENTS
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Question suggesting "What odd behavior!" : WHODOESTHAT
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Gains ground : NARROWSTHEGAP
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Worker's end-of-year wish : BONUS
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Pitiful : SAD
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Figure whose name derives from the Hebrew for "adversary" : SATAN
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Areas to practice driving skills : RANGES
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Middle of Middlesex : CENTRE
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Taproom offering, in brief : IPA
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Output of the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments : YAMAHAS
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Canadian N.H.L. team, on scoreboards : OTT
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1977 best-selling novel set in a hospital : COMA
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Broke : TAMED
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Artist of "La Maja Desnuda" and "La Maja Vestida" : GOYA
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Five-time N.B.A. All-Star Thompson : KLAY
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Words that guide : CREED
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Uber ___ : EATS
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Join so as to work together : YOKE
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Third most-spoken language in the world : HINDI
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Slips : ERRS
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"___ does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from ___": Jeanne Moreau : AGE
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Stockpiles : AMASSES
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Get even with : TIE
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Famous bridge site : RIALTO
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Not allowing for variation : STRICT
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Payment option : DEBIT
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What a nod might indicate : BID
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Investor's considerations : RISKS
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What old memories often cause : SENIORMOMENTS
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Made 'em look : TURNEDHEADS
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Preservers of crop biodiversity : SEEDBANKS
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[So what?] : SHRUG
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Kiddie ride? : HORSEY
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Utterance with one's hand on a Bible, maybe : IDO
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Comics sound effects : POWS
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City east of Tempe : MESA
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Abbr. below the name of some businesses : ESTD
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Highest degree attainable? : NTH
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Defenses are prepared for them : THESES
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Pioneer in the field of exobiology : SAGAN
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"You sure about that?" : WANNAMAKEABET
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Drawers on chests, maybe : TATTOOARTISTS
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"Stop complaining. I didn't do anything wrong" : NOAPOLOGIES
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Bouncing a penny into a cup, fancily shuffling cards, etc. : PARTYTRICKS
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Indianapolis 500 venue, informally, with "the" : BRICKYARD
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Balance sheet quantity : NETASSETS
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Jazz sobriquet : SATCHMO
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Ones helping players get a round? : CADDIES
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Song title in both "The Sound of Music" and "West Side Story" : MARIA
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Certain verbal agreements : AMENS
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Regards : HEEDS
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Certain verbal agreement : AYE
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"How about that!" : GEE
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What's going on? : ATTIRE
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Barely run : STREAK
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Cartoon character often seen sucking his thumb : LINUS
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They contain fruit : RINDS
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Gave rise to : BRED
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Entertainment reference that began as a Usenet group : IMDB
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___ Amendment (2010s extension of the Kyoto Protocol) : DOHA
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Tip jar item : ONE
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All House speakers until 2007 : MEN

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

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