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New York Times, Monday, March 11, 2024

Author:
Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
28-Down : Jean-Luc ___, captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 14 Words: 71, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FJQVXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 14 for Ms. Goldstein. This is puzzle # 8 for Ms. Fabi. Monday freshness: 89%
Constructor notes:
This puzzle began as most of our collaborations do. Rebecca texted Rachel "CORNHOLE, PICKLEBALL… Is this anything?" Rachel ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

The annual ORCA awards celebrate the best crosswords across all venues. Rebecca Goldstein just won the prestigious Constructor of the Year.

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© 2024, The New York Times3/11/24 ( No. 27,152 )
Across
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Metric weight unit : GRAM
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Water-skiing spot : LAKE
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Train travel : RAIL
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Dalai ___ (spiritual leader) : LAMA
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Hat's edge : BRIM
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Actor Alan of "M*A*S*H" : ALDA
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*Mattel offering with cards for making "hilarious comparisons" : APPLESTOAPPLES
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Pescetarianism and veganism, for two : DIETS
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Title for Walter Scott or Isaac Newton : SIR
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Bit of skin ink : TAT
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Conclude : END
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*Washington's official state sport since 2022 : PICKLEBALL
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Gazpacho or pho : SOUP
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Negative replies : NOS
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One nickname for Elizabeth : ELLY
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Autoinjection device : EPIPEN
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Seriously uncool : DORKY
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*Beanbag-tossing sport : CORNHOLE
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Kick off : START
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Worried feeling : UNEASE
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Mix : STIR
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Sandwich that's usually toasted, informally : BLT
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Actor Hemsworth : LIAM
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*App craze of the early 2010s, familiarly : CANDYCRUSH
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Swim-bike-run race, for short : TRI
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Pose questions : ASK
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Tic-tac-toe win : OOO
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Olympic great Jesse : OWENS
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Dystopian novel/film series … or what the answers to the starred clues are? : THEHUNGERGAMES
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Rosemary or mint : HERB
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Medical breakthrough : CURE
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Matter before a court : CASE
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Canadian gas brand : ESSO
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"Don't worry your pretty little ___" : HEAD
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Chooses : OPTS
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Forest clearings : GLADES
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U.S. soccer star Megan : RAPINOE
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Filled with intense excitement : AMPEDUP
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Grain used in beermaking : MALT
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Ozs. and ozs. : LBS
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"Wherefore ___ thou Romeo?" : ART
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Stalls at malls : KIOSKS
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Send a message by computer : EMAIL
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Genre for Da Brat or DaBaby : RAP
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Full of hot air : ALLTALK
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"In a perfect world ..." : IDEALLY
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"In conclusion …" : LASTLY
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Mind-reading ability, for short : ESP
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___-Columbian (up to 1492) : PRE
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Unreactive : INERT
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New Haven's state: Abbr. : CONN
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Get serious : BEREAL
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Jean-Luc ___, captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise : PICARD
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Olympic code for Lisbon's land : POR
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Dos and ___ : DONTS
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Cry at a soccer stadium : OLE
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Streaming service with "The Bear" : HULU
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Apt rhyme of "caches" : STASHES
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Fiddles (with) : TINKERS
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Guide to navigating an internet resource : SITEMAP
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Sincere : EARNEST
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Harshly denounce : SCATHE
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Sturdy shoe, or an Irish accent : BROGUE
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Opposites of hits : MISSES
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"Who asked ___?" : YOU
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Spiral-shelled mollusk : CONCH
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Refuse to share : HOG
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Texas city that's home to Baylor University : WACO
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"True Detective" airer : HBO
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Period of history : ERA
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"___ (Taylor's Version)," #1 album of 2021 : RED

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