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New York Times, Saturday, May 27, 2023

Author:
Samuel Smalley
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
3-Down : "Is it OK if I leave?"
TotalDebut
15/27/2023
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Samuel Smalley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Smalley. Saturday freshness: 96%
Samuel Smalley notes:
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Debuting with a 64-worder, audacious! Giant centers like today's are not for the faint of heart. It's one thing to intersect two ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times5/27/23 ( No. 26,863 )
Across
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Creates by artificial means : GINSUP
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Bit of marathon attire : RACEBIB
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New Year's Day, informally : ONEONE
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Rapacious cry : ALLMINE
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What's closed at closing time : OPENTAB
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Some toy carriers : SLEIGHS
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Pop corn? : DADJOKES
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Achieve one's due honestly : EARNIT
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Diner owner in "Garfield" : IRMA
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Like a lion : TAWNY
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Uplifting offering : ODE
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Stretch (out) : EKE
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Start of a schedule : LINEA
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Took some courses : DINED
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Impossible to get into : TAMPERPROOF
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Bad things to lose track of? : MODELTRAINS
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Squee-inducing : TOTESADORBS
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Traveling sorts : HOBOS
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They can regenerate their eyes, hearts and spinal cords : NEWTS
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Still : YET
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Pet sound : ARF
40
Like hams : STAGY
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Biblical mother of Zebulun : LEAH
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Impediment to picking things up : HERNIA
45
Scientists' discards : LABWASTE
47
More than one : ACOUPLE
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Sarcastic response to a first-world-problem complaint : POORYOU
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Distribute : HANDOUT
51
Help line? : SAVEUS
52
Some credit opportunities : APTESTS
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California-based soft drink company : SHASTA
Down
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It's a treat : GOODIE
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Not going anywhere, say : INPARK
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"Is it OK if I leave?" : NEEDME
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"The Wire" actress Sohn : SONJA
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Biblical preposition : UNTO
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When restaurants are busiest : PEAKTIMES
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Campus V.I.P.s : RAS
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Where to get the ball rolling, maybe : ALLEY
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Actress DuVall of "21 Grams" : CLEA
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Certain dignitary : EMIR
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Major infractions of etiquette : BIGNONOS
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Very clear, say, colloquially : INHIDEF
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One-upped : BESTED
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Pod holder : BEANPLANT
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Steal : SWEETDEAL
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Spelunker's challenge : NARROWGAP
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Gets on board : LADES
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Bits and pieces : DRIBS
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They have their pluses and minuses : IONS
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Role played by a dog with a bigger salary than some human actors in the same film : TOTO
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Political heavyweight : PARTYBOSS
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Cover for a criminal organization : MOBFRONT
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"So we're all on the same page … " : TORECAP
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"LMAO" : HAHAHA
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Approval often uttered impatiently : YESYES
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Patronize a restaurant : EATOUT
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Largest country without an official language, for short : THEUSA
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French toast : SALUT
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Doodlebug, e.g. : LARVA
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Going without, in a way : NUDE
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Some launches, for short : IPOS
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Response of shock, in one spelling : WOAH
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Subjects of some conspiracy theories, in brief : ETS

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