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New York Times, Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Author:
Michèle Govier
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
54-Down : Ages and ages
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Michèle Govier

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 39 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Govier. Tuesday freshness: 35%
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© 2024, The New York Times4/30/24 ( No. 27,202 )
Across
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Ingredients in a green baby food purée : PEAS
5
Nabisco wafer brand : NILLA
10
Self-care? : EGO
13
"Aye, aye" addressee : CAPN
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Ingredients in some black-and-white cheesecakes : OREOS
15
Exam for college-bound jrs. : PSAT
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Crop named for its doughy texture when cooked : BREADFRUIT
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Starchy root vegetable : TARO
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More agile : SPRIER
20
"Maybe yes, maybe no" : NOTSURE
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Why Pinocchio's nose grows : LYING
25
Like merlot or pinot noir : RED
26
Everything from ___ Z : ATO
29
San Diego suburb whose name means "the table" : LAMESA
31
Since Jan. 1, on pay stubs : YTD
34
British territory visible from Africa : GIBRALTAR
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Thin and transparent : SHEER
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Meaning of "anti-" : AGAINST
40
Contents of a pizzeria shaker : OREGANO
42
Musical speeds : TEMPI
43
Usual heir in patrilineal systems : ELDESTSON
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See 28-Down : ERA
46
Auto setting : STREET
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Uno, due, ___ : TRE
49
Org. that funds PBS : NEA
50
Three-word Last Supper question : ISITI
53
Metabolic state on a low-carb, high-fat diet : KETOSIS
57
Slight colorings : TINCTS
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Former queen of Jordan : NOOR
62
Space to maneuver, or a hint to five sets of circled letters in this puzzle : WIGGLEROOM
65
One-named Irish singer with four Grammys : ENYA
66
Redheaded orphan of Broadway : ANNIE
67
Light brown shade : ECRU
68
This + vertical line = dollar sign : ESS
69
People, places and things : NOUNS
70
___ Blanc : MONT
Down
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Pollutants banned in the '70s, in brief : PCBS
2
Wyatt of the Old West : EARP
3
One doing impersonations : APER
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Slimy creeper : SNAIL
5
Without bells and whistles : NOFRILLS
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Nonstandard: Abbr. : IRR
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Romanian currency : LEU
8
Tender cut of meat : LOIN
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Wealthiest couple on the Titanic : ASTORS
10
Biblical twin of Jacob : ESAU
11
Actress Teri : GARR
12
Siouan tribe : OTOE
15
Condition for some combat vets, for short : PTSD
17
Susan of "L.A. Law" : DEY
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"Still ahead ..." and "Coming up next ...," in broadcasting lingo : TEASES
23
Talk idly : NATTER
24
"Today" rival, in brief : GMA
26
Playing marble material : AGATE
27
National animal of India : TIGER
28
With 45-Across, presidential period from 2009-17 : OBAMA
30
Wears away : ERODES
31
Ingredient in a sourdough starter : YEAST
32
Kind of sax : TENOR
33
Remote-controlled aircraft : DRONE
35
Unwelcome sound when bending over : RIP
36
Plants with licorice-flavored seeds : ANISES
38
Fig. on a driver's license : HGT
41
Changes the name of : RETITLES
44
Fragrant neckwear : LEI
47
Island north of the Philippines : TAIWAN
49
Writer Ephron : NORA
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Requirement for a "business formal" dress code, maybe : TIE
52
When dreams occur, for short : INREM
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Where a pencil skirt typically ends : KNEE
54
Ages and ages : EONS
55
Many holiday gifts for dogs : TOYS
56
Chinese: Prefix : SINO
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Pixar film set in Mexico : COCO
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Undecided : TORN
60
Raunchy material : SMUT
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Savanna grazer : GNU
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Alcohol flavored with juniper : GIN

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

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