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New York Times, Saturday, February 10, 2024

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
7-Down : "This can't be good"
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 71, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQVZ} Spans: 1 Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 79 for Ms. Burnikel. Saturday freshness: 25%
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© 2024, The New York Times2/10/24 ( No. 27,122 )
Across
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Banking annoyance associated with the 20s? : ATMFEE
7
"Ah, got it now!" : OKISEE
13
Concerns for manufacturers : RECALLS
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Sara who wrote the "Pretty Little Liars" books : SHEPARD
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2024, e.g. : YEAROFTHEDRAGON
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Tiny social climber : ANT
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Play ground? : THEATER
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___ group : ASA
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Evidence of crying : TEARSTAIN
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Rocked, so to speak : WORE
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Part of a choir : TENOR
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Preschool recital : ABCS
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Pentagon figures : AREAS
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Regulation followers, in brief : OTS
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Symbol of purity or spirituality : LILAC
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Like some brains and pool balls : RACKED
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Treat often eaten with a small wooden spoon : GELATO
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Institution of 40+ years that has many notable alums : SNL
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Annual mecca for sci-fi and fantasy fans : MEGACON
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Setting for a Twins or White Sox game: Abbr. : CDT
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Personal number? : AGE
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Cry after a motion : ISECOND
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Kit ___ : KAT
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Withdraw (from) : WEAN
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Just plain silly : INANE
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Honors held by only one U.S. president and one U.K. prime minister : PHDS
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Celebratory greeting for 16-Across : GONGXIFACAI
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Bull-like : TAURINE
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Apple Pay, e.g. : EWALLET
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Bit of sportswear : SNEAKER
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Pasta shaped like wagon wheels : ROTELLE
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Legit : KOSHER
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Learning opportunity : LESSON
Down
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"Game of Thrones" character whose name means "noble" in Sanskrit : ARYA
2
Many a camp counselor : TEEN
3
Exam for a doc-to-be : MCAT
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Way out : FAR
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Grilled corn-on-the-cob dish, in Mexican cuisine : ELOTE
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Red-and-green headwear : ELFHAT
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"This can't be good" : OHDEAR
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Olympian Strug or Walsh Jennings : KERRI
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Sierra Nevada or Lagunitas offering : IPA
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Long-running account : SAGA
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Carrier of a bow and arrow : EROS
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___ Mode, character in "The Incredibles" : EDNA
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House speaker's place : STEREO
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Scrapes : SETTOS
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Lacks, informally : HASNT
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Material for deck chairs : TEAK
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"Canvas" for digital art? : NAIL
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Capital with an airport named after Chopin : WARSAW
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Common gift during Chinese Spring Festival : ORANGE
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Some local sports associations, informally : RECLEAGUES
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Home to the Crazy Horse Memorial : BLACKHILLS
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Man with a Manx, say : CATDAD
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Sister brand of Miracle-Gro : SCOTTS
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One of two in a tournament : SEMI
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Grant temporary custody? : LEND
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___ clothing : DESIGNER
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Badly off-base? : GONEAWOL
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One born between the mid-1960s and 1980 : GENXER
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Smoothie berry : ACAI
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Discuss something (with) : CONFER
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Woman's name that becomes a direction when its fourth letter is changed : NORAH
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Loses color : PALES
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Puma rival : NIKE
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Actress Blanchett : CATE
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"Ba-a-a-ad!" : TSK
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"Is that ___?" : ANO
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"Telephone Line" band, in brief : ELO
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Half a score : TEN

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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