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New York Times, Sunday, June 2, 2024

Author:
Luke K. Schreiber
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
55-Down : First sultan of both Syria and Egypt
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Luke K. Schreiber

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 71 Missing: {XZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Schreiber. Sunday freshness: 82%
Joel Fagliano notes:
Luke K. Schreiber is a high school senior from Hoboken, N.J. He graduates this coming week, and will attend Princeton University in the fall. Luke made his New York Times debut last ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times6/2/24 ( No. 27,235 )
Across
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One way to order coffee : BLACK
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Nike competitor : ASICS
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Supporting character in costume? : MASCOT
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Relieves : SOOTHES
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Kiwi or cassowary : RATITE
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VCR medium : TVTAPE
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"RUFFALO" and "TWAIN"? : QUOTATIONMARKS
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Make comfier over time, as clothes : WEARIN
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Receptacle for remains : URN
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Meat-and-pastry dish : POTPIE
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Attempt to pull apart : RIPAT
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Number that looks like 16-Down in binary code : TWO
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Not eliminated yet : INIT
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Support for a swing : TEE
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HARLO and SMAR? : CUTOFFJEANS
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Drinker's structure made from stacked cans : BEERAMID
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Famed San Francisco theater, with "the" : CASTRO
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Like loose gemstones : UNSET
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"Sign me up!" : IMIN
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"___ All That," 2021 rom-com remake : HES
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Rip-offs at the movies : STUBS
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Norse goddess of death : HEL
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LORD and KEMP? : JUMPINGJACKS
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Camera type, for short : SLR
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Only : MERE
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Flavoring for ouzo or sambuca : ANISE
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Stops : DESISTS
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Words of decree : ITISSO
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___ check : MIC
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Diego Rivera's "The Allegory of California," for one : MURAL
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Metal coatings : PATINAS
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*O'NEIL* and *ROGERS*? : STARBUCKS
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CEEEEENA and LENNNNNON? : LONGJOHNS
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Cutting tool with a reinforced spine : BACKSAW
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___ fritas (Cuban French fries) : PAPAS
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Cry of surprise upon discovering the culprit : YOU
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Sole survivor in "Reservoir Dogs" : MRPINK
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Reply to a doubter : YESIDID
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Baseball award given to Shohei Ohtani in '23 : ALMVP
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Votes of confidence : YEAS
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Place for a stirrup : EAR
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WILDERODDENBERRY? : SPLICEDGENES
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Standard to exceed, metaphorically : BAR
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Like security systems : ARMED
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Solar wind particle : ION
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Glow : AURA
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Go with the flow : ADAPT
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Part of a flight in which seatbelts must be worn : ASCENT
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Portrayer of the show creator in "The Truman Show" : EDHARRIS
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S-O-L-O and L-A-N-G-E? : DASHEDHOPES
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"Pshaw!" : BAH
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"Great" child detective : NATE
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When repeated, nickname for Time's 2023 Person of the Year : TAY
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Younger Jetson kid : ELROY
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Have the nerve : DARETO
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Moo goo ___ pan : GAI
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"Got it now" : AHISEE
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RU$$ELL and BLA$$? : TWODOLLARBILLS
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___-than-thou : HOLIER
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Peaceful : SERENE
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Set one's sights : TOOKAIM
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Something found beneath an arch : INSOLE
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Leaders of the fam, with "the" : RENTS
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"Lovergirl" singer Marie : TEENA
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Title spy in a Robert Ludlum series : BOURNE
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Canadian dollar coin : LOONIE
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QB stat: Abbr. : ATT
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Cause to crack : CHAP
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High-fat weight-loss diet, for short : KETO
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Golfer Palmer, familiarly : ARNIE
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"Ditto!" : SAME
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Give ___ go : ITA
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Wispy cloud : CIRRUS
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Half of a Caribbean nation : STKITTS
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Workweek inits. : MTWTF
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Roman farewell : AVE
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The "S" of New York City's SIR train line : STATEN
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Auto refreshes? : CARWASHES
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Classic novel set in rural Nebraska : OPIONEERS
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See 29-Across : TEN
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Kind of kick in football : SQUIB
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Easy mark : SITTINGDUCK
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Gamers' games : ESPORTS
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Subjective piece : OPED
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Run ___ of : AFOUL
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Strong poker holding, informally : TRIPS
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Wine vessels : CASKS
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Thin sauce : JUS
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Pope who met with Attila the Hun : STLEO
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French female friend : AMIE
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Max's counterpart : MIN
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Looney Tunes turtle : CECIL
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Gets to vote : HASASAY
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Takes along : BRINGS
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Sticky situations : JAMS
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Mole or mile : UNIT
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Glam rock? : MICA
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Preserves in slices, as meat : JERKS
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Big name in motor oil : STP
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Soybean product : MISO
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First sultan of both Syria and Egypt : SALADIN
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Cap worn by dervishes : TAJ
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Person cleaning a horse's stable : MUCKER
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The weather is a classically bland one : TOPIC
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Neck and neck : INADEADHEAT
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Certain baseball stats : RBIS
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Severe social media punishment : BAN
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Music for the masses? : HYMN
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Nine, in Italian : NOVE
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Has dinner : SUPS
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Anderson who directed "Asteroid City" : WES
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One in plane clothes : PILOT
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"That's on me" : MYBAD
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Novel fund-raising idea? : READATHON
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Glides over the coast, say : PARASAILS
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Favorably interprets : SPINS
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Tourist destination in northern India : AGRA
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Pick up : LEARN
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Titular character in a Menotti opera : AMAHL
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Some vacation destinations : RESORTS
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"Obviously" : DUH
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Did a great job on, in modern slang : ATE
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What's generated by solar panels : DCPOWER
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Rehab therapy, informally : PHYSIO
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Friend of Winnie-the-Pooh : EEYORE
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Rap's ___ Sweatshirt : EARL
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Sleeve style with slanted seams : RAGLAN
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Padova's home : ITALIA
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Not-so-good vibration? : SEISM
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Big name in tractors : DEERE
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Farmers' rolls : BALES
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"I forbid it" : DONT
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Leisurely gait : TROT
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Instrument with a vowel-heavy name : OBOE
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Tuna type : AHI
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Fish often served with kabayaki sauce : EEL
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Cubs' home : DEN
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Nickname for Isaac : IKE

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

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