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New York Times, Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Author:
Juliana Tringali Golden and Wendy L. Brandes
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
6-Down : Practiced sales pitch
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11.571878%
Wendy L. Brandes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FJQZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Golden. This is puzzle # 4 for Ms. Brandes. Tuesday freshness: 99%
Constructor notes:
JULIANA: For me, this puzzle is a testament to the power of collaboration. I had the idea to make a puzzle in which the solver looks ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
READY TO GO is a rhetorical question in my household, as the kids meet that criterion once in a never. Good thing Juliana and Wendy ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times6/13/23 ( No. 26,880 )
Across
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Airdrops? : MIST
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Channel that shows congressional voting : CSPAN
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Wagers : BETS
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Once more : ANEW
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Speed skater Ohno : APOLO
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Genesis outcast : ADAM
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One hailed on city streets : TAXIDRIVER
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Role for Takei on 1960s TV : SULU
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"American Born ___," prize-winning graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang : CHINESE
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Sneakers, informally : KICKS
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Tend to a garden, in a way : HOE
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Output from an eruption : VOLCANICASH
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Yankee great ___ Howard : ELSTON
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Meeting point? : ITEM
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Mon. follower : TUE
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Programmed to, as a thermostat : SETAT
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Fashion guru Gunn : TIM
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Bodybuilder's count : REPS
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"Got everything before we leave?" … with a checklist seen in the circled letters : READYTOGO
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Mediocre : SOSO
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Cause friction : RUB
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Student trials : EXAMS
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Convenience store convenience, in brief : ATM
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In ___ (as found) : SITU
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Is forbidden to : MAYNOT
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Cocktail garnished with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry : WHISKEYSOUR
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Dam-building public works org. : TVA
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Spiteful about little slights : PETTY
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Bat Appreciation Month, fittingly : OCTOBER
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Kind of saxophone : ALTO
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Hold to a moral code : KEEPHONEST
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Whole bunch : SLEW
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Lowest opera voice : BASSO
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Something you may ask to have held while you're away : MAIL
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Something to watch with your teachers? : TONE
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Hangs around : STAYS
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Noted Art Deco designer : ERTE
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Sticks by the hearth : MATCHES
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Behind on payments : INAHOLE
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Most seductive : SEXIEST
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Mattress size smaller than full : TWIN
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___ City (capital of Nevada) : CARSON
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Practiced sales pitch : SPIEL
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Outlook, in brief : POV
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Beverage such as Audrey Hopburn or Hoptimus Prime : ALE
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Neither's partner : NOR
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No-frills : BASIC
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Teach : EDUCATE
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Hypes : TALKSUP
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Steps on, as a bug : SMUSHES
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Dedicate (to) : DEVOTE
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Most common Korean surname : KIM
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Subway alternative : CITYBUS
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Toiling away : ATIT
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Fictional captain of the Nautilus : NEMO
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Poi source : TARO
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Classic theater name : ROXY
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Grammy winner India.___ : ARIE
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Responsibility : DUTY
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Make specifically for : GEARTO
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Looked beyond : SAWPAST
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Board game named for a Shakespeare character : OTHELLO
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Infatuated : SMITTEN
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Aardvark, by another name : ANTBEAR
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Gets out of the way, say : MOVESIT
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Give a fright : STARTLE
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Sun setting : SKY
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Many, in Mexico : MUCHOS
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Abolitionist Harriet Beecher ___ : STOWE
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Cute little mishap : OOPSY
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"Lay it ___!" : ONME
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Units of computer memory: Abbr. : KBS
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What foodies love to do : EAT
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How do you say that in Spanish? : ESA

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

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