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New York Times, Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Author:
Nate Cardin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
30-Down : "Assuming that's true ..."
TotalDebutLatest
67/26/20185/12/2024
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Nate Cardin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Cardin. Tuesday freshness: 54%
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© 2024, The New York Times2/27/24 ( No. 27,139 )
Across
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Cinnamon or cardamom : SPICE
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Big-ticket ___ : ITEM
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From the beginning : ANEW
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Hot drink with marshmallows : COCOA
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Foal's mother : MARE
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Sweeping tale : SAGA
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Signs that it's time to take out the trash : ODORS
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"Toy Story" dachshund with a springy body : SLINKYDOG
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This emoticon: ;-) : WINKYFACE
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Gather together : AMASS
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___ Vegas Aces (W.N.B.A. team) : LAS
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Assistance : AID
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Spot for a card skimmer, in brief : ATM
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L.A. winter clock setting : PST
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Pressed one's luck : PUSHEDIT
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"Defend the rights of all people nationwide" org. : ACLU
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Vegetarian street food known for its distinct smell : STINKYTOFU
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Pork portion : LOIN
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Oscar winner Mahershala : ALI
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Singer Diana with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame : ROSS
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Tony Award-winning musical with the song "Sex Is in the Heel" : KINKYBOOTS
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"Don't worry about me!" : IMOK
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One with unselfish motivations : ALTRUIST
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Trojans' sch. : USC
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Condition that may involve repetitive behavior, for short : OCD
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Variety : ILK
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"Mamma ___!" : MIA
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Follow, as a package : TRACK
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Little finger adornment : PINKYRING
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Small-time : RINKYDINK
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Basil-based sauce : PESTO
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Target for salicylic acid : ACNE
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A single time : ONCE
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Eroded, with "away" : EATEN
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A school one starts in the fall : YEAR
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Top part : HEAD
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In a sneaky way : SLYLY
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Disapproving look : SCOWL
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Speakers' platforms : PODIA
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Revered celebrities : ICONS
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Champagne stopper : CORK
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Classes that are hard to fail : EASYAS
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:-( : IMSAD
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After-bath powder : TALC
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Great Lake with a vowel-heavy name : ERIE
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"It's Raining ___" : MEN
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Like a dress with a diagonal hemline, say : ASYMMETRIC
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Nothing, in Mexico : NADA
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"Me, me, me" attitudes : EGOS
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Moves excitedly, like a puppy's tail : WAGS
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"Misery" co-star Bates : KATHY
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"If the shoe ___ ..." : FITS
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Inquire : ASK
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Hard-edged, anticorporate musician : PUNKROCKER
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Cockpit figure : PILOT
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Liter or meter : UNIT
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Gloom's partner : DOOM
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"Assuming that's true ..." : IFSO
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Walrus feature : TUSK
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___-Seltzer : ALKA
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Spring's shape : COIL
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Bellybutton buildup : LINT
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New Mexico art community : TAOS
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Gross : YUCKY
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Make an offer at an auction : BID
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Wallow moodily : SULK
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Makes a certain video call : SKYPES
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Tatted : INKED
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Like areas around waterfalls : MISTY
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Spy's gathering : INTEL
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Ecstasy's opposite : AGONY
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Cafeteria food holder : TRAY
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Serving with chop suey : RICE
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Elsa's sister in "Frozen" : ANNA
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Christmas tree, often : PINE
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Machu Picchu resident : INCA
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Not fake : REAL
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Homer Simpson exclamation : DOH

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

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