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New York Times, Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
8-Down : "That was too close for comfort!"
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQ} Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 127 for Mr. Gordon. Tuesday freshness: 72%
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© 2024, The New York Times2/13/24 ( No. 27,125 )
Across
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Delivery at un hôpital : BEBE
5
Fish eggs : SPAWN
10
Fundamentals : ABCS
14
Sch. near Bel Air : UCLA
15
Flexible pronoun with a slash : HESHE
16
"T" on a test : TRUE
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Uncouth sort : LOUT
18
Map detail : INSET
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Had on : WORE
20
Piece of volleyball gear : KNEEPAD
22
Captain von Trapp in "The Sound of Music," e.g. : WIDOWER
24
Ukulele ridge : FRET
25
National park in southwest Utah : ZION
26
Harry Belafonte album whose first song is "Day-O" : CALYPSO
29
Mix drinks : TENDBAR
32
Most populous member of NATO, in brief : USA
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*Louis XIV's nickname [N.B.A.] : SUNKING
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"Before" of yore : ERE
36
Friend of Thumper and Flower : BAMBI
38
Alexander Hamilton's bill : TEN
39
No longer a minor : OFAGE
41
Sword with a three-sided blade : EPEE
42
Streaming channel sometimes shown at grooming salons and veterinarians' offices : DOGTV
44
Slugger who ended his career four shy of the 700 home run club : AROD
45
"Father ___" (2022 Mark Wahlberg film) : STU
47
Kimono sash : OBI
49
Ones unconcerned with individual achievements ... or what both words in the answers to the starred clues are examples of : TEAMPLAYERS
54
*Clarence in "It's a Wonderful Life," e.g. [M.L.B.] : GUARDIANANGEL
56
Military post : FORT
57
Strip of gear, as a ship : UNRIG
58
Plot line? : AXIS
60
Garment for the Grim Reaper : ROBE
61
___ code : MORSE
62
Office note : MEMO
63
Apple product from 2001 to 2022 : IPOD
64
Eye afflictions : STYES
65
"Monday Night Countdown" cable channel : ESPN
Down
1
Heftiness : BULK
2
Class that covers price ceilings and price floors, in brief : ECON
3
*Indication that a gas stove is functioning properly [N.H.L.] : BLUEFLAME
4
Diner or bistro : EATERY
5
Therapy whose name is Japanese for "finger pressure" : SHIATSU
6
Remain undecided : PEND
7
Donkey : ASS
8
"That was too close for comfort!" : WHEW
9
Redditor, e.g. : NETIZEN
10
Margaret ___, author of "The Handmaid's Tale" : ATWOOD
11
*Grizzly, for one [N.F.L.] : BROWNBEAR
12
Medical breakthrough : CURE
13
Visionary : SEER
21
Coke competitor : PEPSI
23
Wild canine of Australia : DINGO
26
27, for 3 : CUBE
27
Rush job letters : ASAP
28
"I'm ___ your tricks!" : ONTO
29
Windshield feature : TINT
30
Best Picture winner that becomes an earlier Best Picture nominee when an "F" is added to the front : ARGO
31
Part of an oboe : REED
34
Beer dispenser : KEG
37
"All rise" undoer : BESEATED
40
Legitimate object of attack : FAIRGAME
42
Branded lollipops : DUMDUMS
43
Long journeys : VOYAGES
46
Road surface : TAR
48
London's Big ___ : BEN
49
Engine supercharger : TURBO
50
Champagne grape : PINOT
51
Bird with a lot of stuffing? : LARRY
52
Pastis flavoring : ANISE
53
Spices (up) : SEXES
54
Sticky substance : GOOP
55
Like a wet noodle : LIMP
56
Scary 13th, to some: Abbr. : FRI
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Prince, but not a princess : SON

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

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