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New York Times, Thursday, April 4, 2024

Author:
Kevin Curry
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
7-Down : Self-righteous types
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Kevin Curry

This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 15 Words: 77, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JZ} Spans: 2 Grid is asymmetric. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Curry. Thursday freshness: 61%
Kevin Curry notes:
Hi, Crossworld! I'm a part-time corporate carbon footprint consultant and part-time stay-at-home dad of three young kids (although the ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

It's hard to come up with a grid visual that Elizabeth Gorski hasn't already used. Hers has champagne bubbles,. Mr. Curry includes a martini olive.

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© 2024, The New York Times4/4/24 ( No. 27,176 )
Across
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They're good to know : INS
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Apt name for a Feb. 14 baby? : VAL
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Pressure meas. : PSI
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Coastal retreat? : EBB
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What was written as "(annoyed grunt)" on early scripts of "The Simpsons" : DOH
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Dolly, e.g. : EWE
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___ Specs (sports eyewear brand) : REC
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Baseball Hall-of-Famer Durocher : LEO
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Landmark legislation of 1972, for short : ERA
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What Scott Joplin might yell after a spill? : RAGTIME
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Org. authorized by the 16th Amendment : IRS
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Hit up : ASK
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Having muscle pain : MYALGIC
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Spot markers : XES
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Deal with : SEETO
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Letters associated with Joseph Smith : LDS
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Kind of candle at a wedding ceremony : UNITY
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Like the German article "das" : NEUTER
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Skier's convenience : TBAR
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Nancy in the Grammy Hall of Fame : SINATRA
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Certain soccer kick : TOEPOKE
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"___ Back" (2004 Kenny Chesney hit) : IGO
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Game show host John Michael : HIGGINS
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Bog : FEN
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Sounds of disapproval : TUTS
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Garnish with an … : OLIVE
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Gave a red card, informally : DQED
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Social stratum : CASTE
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Coiner of the term "ambient music" : ENO
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"Little Deuce ___" (Beach Boys hit) : COUPE
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Betting recklessly, in poker slang : ONTILT
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More piddling : PUNIER
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Things sometimes lined with bubble wrap : MAILERS
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Derby participants in July : BATTERS
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AMC competitor : REGAL
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"My gut says …" : IDBET
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Subject of this puzzle : MARTINI
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Showmanship : BRAVURA
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Screening with a lot of characters? : EYETEST
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Broke off : SECEDED
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Second chances : REDOS
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Work with one's hands : KNEAD
Down
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Possible solutions : IDEAS
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Origin of the words "reindeer" and "husband" : NORSE
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Famous specification for a 57-Across : SHAKENNOTSTIRRED
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One part … : VERMOUTH
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Out : AWAY
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Court hotshot : LEGALEAGLE
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Self-righteous types : PRIGS
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Vehicle with an underride guard : SEMI
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Chill with … : ICECUBES
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57-Across, per E.B. White : ELIXIROFQUIETUDE
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Accessory in many Rembrandt self-portraits : BERET
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Giving orders : BOSSY
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"For those wanting a summary," in internet-speak : TLDR
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Leaves in hot water : TEA
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Alternative to an energy drink, perhaps : NAP
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Ben Folds Five, e.g., oddly enough : TRIO
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Soften, with "down" : TONE
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"Abbott Elementary," for one : SITCOM
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Chuckwalla relative : IGUANA
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Early DVR : TIVO
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Real gem : KEEPER
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"___ Game" (sci-fi classic) : ENDERS
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Five parts … : GIN
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One is seen on the poster for "The Devil Wears Prada" : STILETTO
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"You'd better not go there …" : DONTEVEN
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Lamenting lines : ELEGIES
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Tighten the purse strings : CUTBACK
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Prefix with fix : TRANS
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Member of la familia : PADRE
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Vent feature : SLIT
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Racers' wear : BIBS
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Mission involving Spirit and Opportunity, in brief : MER
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Homophone of a body part and a letter : AYE
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Stephen of "V for Vendetta" : REA
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Do a simple calculation : ADD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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