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New York Times, Thursday, May 30, 2024

Author:
Royce Ferguson
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
34-Down : Phil in the Poker Hall of Fame
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Royce Ferguson

This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 15 Words: 79, Blocks: 34 Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Ferguson. Thursday freshness: 98%
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© 2024, The New York Times5/30/24 ( No. 27,232 )
Across
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Chicken : WIMP
5
Takes off quickly : JETS
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Major hit : SMASH
14
One paying taxes : EARNER
15
Island that's home to the Ko'olau Mountains : OAHU
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Common knee injury for athletes : ACLTEAR
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Unwanted pop-ups? : ACNE
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Locale for a noted canal : SUEZ
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Odd duck, maybe? : DECOY
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Playful rub with the knuckles : NOOGIE
22
"Bravo!" : WELLDONE
24
When doubled, band that performed the James Bond theme "A View to a Kill" : DURAN
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Swabbie's chum : MATEY
26
Sly chuckle : HEH
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Leaves with no moves, as a chess piece : TRAPS
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Utah ski resort : ALTA
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"Relax, everything is going to work out" : NOFEAR
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Soil : EARTH
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"Go me!" : IRULE
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Wrongheadedness : FOLLY
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Intimidating people to meet, often : IDOLS
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Opera singer Norman with a National Medal of Arts : JESSYE
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California's ___ Mudd College : HARVEY
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Christmas decoration : HOLLY
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Not now or later : EARLIER
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Christmas ___ : CAROL
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Potshot : JAB
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Baskin-Robbins competitor : TCBY
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"___ at Five," Count Basie tune : JIVE
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Racking up wins : ONATEAR
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Washington's Sea-___ Airport : TAC
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Beach formations : DUNES
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Loses strength : WANES
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Shimmer with an array of colors : OPALESCE
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Facet : ASPECT
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Navajo dwelling : HOGAN
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Nebulous : HAZY
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Unpaid debt : ARREAR
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Sincere : EARNEST
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Locale for a noted canal : ERIE
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Bird on the Canadian dollar coin : LOON
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Semester stressors : TESTS
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Doubly hyphenated IDs : SSNS
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Cries from a litter : MEWS
Down
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Routine damage : WEARANDTEAR
2
Facing a judge, say : INCOURT
3
Hanukkah symbol : MENORAH
4
Space on a CD track where a hidden song can be placed : PREGAP
5
San ___, Calif. : JOSE
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French homophone of "haut" : EAU
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"Shh! People may be listening" ... or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle : THEWALLSHAVEEARS
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One way to prepare crêpes : SUZETTE
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"I regret to say ..." : SADLY
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Hosted, for short : MCED
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Spirits : ALCOHOLS
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Large aquatic insect : STONEFLY
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Cry from a town crier : HEARYEHEARYE
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One with privileged trading information : INSIDER
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Bucolic setting : LEA
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Badly rough up : MAUL
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Prying : NOSY
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Mr. Rogers : ROY
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Distinguished students : FELLOWS
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Phil in the Poker Hall of Fame : IVEY
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Noted singer/actress from the Bronx, familiarly : JLO
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Open and honest conversation : HEARTTOHEART
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Onetime head of the Chicago Outfit : ALCAPONE
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Chest protectors : RIBCAGES
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Unrefined materials : ORES
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Walks in the park : CINCHES
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Plaintiff in a landmark 1973 case : JANEROE
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Had some humble pie : ATECROW
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Investment bank that folded in 2008 : BEARSTEARNS
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Au ___ (menu phrase) : JUS
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"I love the smell of ___ in the morning" ("Apocalypse Now" line) : NAPALM
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Bad impressions? : DENTS
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Hold up : LAST
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Words of support : AYES
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California red, informally : ZIN

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

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