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New York Times, Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Author:
Brandon Koppy
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
56-Down : Little off the top, say
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Brandon Koppy

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQY} This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Koppy. Wednesday freshness: 50%
Brandon Koppy notes:
I was a little worried that having the same letters "stretched" each time might get repetitive. But I figured that, with just three ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
At the surface level, this might look like an impossible construction challenge. How the heck could you possibly integrate those ... read more
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B
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R
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B
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A
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M
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A
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M
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F
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B
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H
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D
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I
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T
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D
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A
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P
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B
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O
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X
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R
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O
M
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H
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A
H
N
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E
A
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O
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G
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T
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C
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L
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W
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M
M
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I
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K
S
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P
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L
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K
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P
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N
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L
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T
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M
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O
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G
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© 2023, The New York Times4/5/23 ( No. 26,811 )
Across
1
Texter's "Hold that thought" : BRB
4
401(k) alternatives : IRAS
8
Motormouth : GASBAG
14
___ Lingus : AER
15
"WTF" podcast host Maron : MARC
16
Use a joystick and a kneeboard, say : AVIATE
17
Astronaut Jemison : MAE
18
Expensive cut of steak : FILETMIGNON
20
Ho-hum : BLAH
22
Remark from someone trying to be inconspicuous : DONTMINDME
23
Post-workout lament : IMSORE
25
First name in daredevilry : EVEL
26
Verbal flourish following a feat : TADA
28
Twitter, for some : SOAPBOX
33
Easy win : ROMP
35
Actress Kathryn of "Glass Onion" : HAHN
37
Place for Christmas lights : EAVE
38
Fail to mention : OMIT
39
Classic muscle car : GTO
40
Shock or awe : STUN
41
Diaper bag supply : TALC
42
Movie theater eponym : LOEW
43
Jane Austen novel that inspired "Clueless" : EMMA
44
What a pocket protector may protect against : INKSPOT
46
Arias, typically : SOLI
48
Deficiency : LACK
50
Bygone West Coast conference name : PACTEN
53
Was in one's comfort zone : FELTATHOME
58
___ Koenig, frontman of rock's Vampire Weekend : EZRA
59
Revealing an inappropriate amount of personal detail, as depicted three times in this puzzle : OVERSHARING
61
Red carpet walker, for short : VIP
62
Authoritarian government : REGIME
63
Against : ANTI
64
Crackerjack : ACE
65
Whiffs : AROMAS
66
Light gas : NEON
67
Is down with : HAS
Down
1
Faline's sweetheart in a Disney classic : BAMBI
2
The underworld, to Hades : REALM
3
It may be bottled for a caretaker : BREASTMILK
4
Economic org. since 1945 : IMF
5
Like fridges, at times : RAIDED
6
Good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur" : ARLO
7
Final word from a director : SCENE
8
"Challenge accepted!" : GAMEON
9
Walled city of Spain : AVILA
10
Omen : SIGN
11
Cake or Bread : BAND
12
Subject for Niels Bohr : ATOM
13
Splicing target : GENE
19
Some fall debuts : TVSHOWS
21
They might pick up embarrassing side remarks : HOTMICS
24
Mesmerized : RAPT
27
"Hmm, that makes sense" : AHGOTCHA
29
They may relax in tiny hammocks : PETMICE
30
Certain coming-of-age event : BATMITZVAH
31
Tube traveler? : OVUM
32
Lawless role of the 1990s : XENA
33
Bread served with aloo gobi : ROTI
34
Sultanate near Yemen : OMAN
36
Noshed : ATE
40
Ward of "The Fugitive" : SELA
42
Isn't able to stand : LOATHES
45
Component of some sci-fi ammunition : PLASMA
47
Not totally against : OPENTO
49
Text that begins with Al-Fatihah : KORAN
51
Feminist author Jong : ERICA
52
Scruffs : NAPES
53
Debate venues : FORA
54
At all : EVER
55
Kind of brick : LEGO
56
Little off the top, say : TRIM
57
Fielder's shout : MINE
60
One-third of a negroni : GIN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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