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New York Times, Thursday, February 23, 2023

Author:
Joe Deeney
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
3-Down : "It is such fun to fool the folks / And make them butts of harmless jokes …"
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Joe Deeney

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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FQVXZ} Spans: 1 Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 16 for Mr. Deeney. Thursday freshness: 68%
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© 2023, The New York Times2/23/23 ( No. 26,770 )
Across
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0s and 1s, in computing : BITS
5
Danny of the N.B.A. : AINGE
10
Drive-thru conveniences : ATMS
14
Conversely, in a text : OTOH
15
Hair problem : SNARL
16
Disturb : ROIL
17
___ research (info on a political adversary) : OPPO
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"Whene'er I need to get a bump / I find it right there at the pump …" : TOGAS
19
Prop for the Riddler or Willy Wonka : CANE
20
Lay of the land : TERRAIN
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Welcome in a yoga class : NAMASTE
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Nail polish applications : COATS
25
Guess posted at a gate, in brief : ETD
27
Leading : ONTOP
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Sleep study diagnosis : APNEA
29
"___, mi dicon venal" (Puccini aria) : GIA
30
Draft picks? : BEERS
31
Jan. honoree : MLK
32
"For me, the Super Bowl's a bore / But watching these is fun galore …" : TOADS
34
Big name in outdoor gear : REI
35
Holiday marking the Exodus from Egypt : PESACH
38
Dons : PUTSON
41
Couleur de la Seine : BLEU
43
"Fathers and ___" (Turgenev novel) : SONS
44
"Exams a must for future docs / Make sure your answers fill the box …" : TOMCATS
47
"A hospital has many specialized places / Where patients recover in bright, cheerful spaces …" : TOWARDS
51
De Armas who played Marilyn Monroe : ANA
52
Colorful garment : DASHIKI
54
Be behind, in a way : OWE
55
Actress Christina : RICCI
57
Berkeley's Bears, in brief : CAL
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Dark force : SATAN
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"I don't have the words / That rightly commend / Cerulean birds / And Harry's best friend …" : TORONTOBLUEJAYS
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Source of many an ode, in brief : ANON
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Beyond strange : ALIEN
65
Former education secretary Duncan : ARNE
66
Finance inits. : NYSE
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In again : RETRO
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Some bar stock : RYES
Down
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Basic training : BOOTCAMP
2
Providers of assistance after a crash, informally : ITPEOPLE
3
"It is such fun to fool the folks / And make them butts of harmless jokes …" : TOPRANKS
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Beginning to end? : SHORTE
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Sweet Italian bubbly : ASTI
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Without a pause : INONEGO
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Badger : NAG
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Family man : GRANDAD
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"Frozen" sister : ELSA
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Mysterious : ARCANE
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"An avid flower lover sees / A fall bouquet that's full of these …" : TOASTERS
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Snack item that's green in the middle : MINTOREO
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Enjoys a leisurely weekend morning, say : SLEEPSIN
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"___ rule …" : ASA
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Rowdy crowd : MOB
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Madre's hermana : TIA
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Symbol for an angle in math : THETA
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Unnerve : SPOOK
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Robin Roberts's network : ABC
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Wearing : CLADIN
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Shortsighted, say : UNWISE
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Wanders around an airport, in brief? : TSA
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Navy vessel in 2000 headlines : USSCOLE
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"Seinfeld" actor Jerry : STILLER
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Pattern that represents a clan : TARTAN
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Like the German cake Zwiebelkuchen : ONIONY
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Shortcuts for some repetitive tasks : MACROS
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Traffic circle : ROTARY
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Actor Johnson a.k.a. The Rock : DWAYNE
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Faculties : SENSES
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Something it might be good to break : HABIT
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Drumstick part : CONE
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Not quite closed : AJAR
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Pitch : TAR
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Longtime Fiat model : UNO

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

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