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New York Times, Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Author:
Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
24-Down : Salinger title heroine
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
21/2/20236/25/20241
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0110000
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1.53740%
Seth Bisen-Hersh
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1577/5/201010/27/2024109
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431017263711121
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
11411.6292255%
Jeff Chen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 42 Missing: {VX} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Bisen-Hersh. This is puzzle # 153 for Mr. Chen. Tuesday freshness: 81%
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© 2024, The New York Times6/25/24 ( No. 27,258 )
Across
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Necessary skill for an E.M.T. : CPR
4
T-shirt specification : SIZE
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___ song (final act) : SWAN
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Lode load : ORE
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Invader of Gaul in 451 : ATTILA
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Athlete declared a national treasure by Brazil after the 1958 World Cup : PELE
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Parking area : LOT
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Sloppily making out, in slang : SUCKINGFACE
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Mild Dutch cheese : GOUDA
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"___ la vista, baby!" : HASTA
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Curtain hanger's need : ROD
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Steep-roofed house : AFRAME
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Pioneering computer game originally called Micropolis : SIMCITY
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Piece of jewelry consisting of a single line of diamonds : TENNISBRACELET
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Newsroom V.I.P.s : EDS
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The Dolphins, on scoreboards : MIA
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"Is ___ children learning?" (Bushism) : OUR
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Card game whose winning hands can be found hidden in 17-, 27-, 42- and 54-Across : TWENTYONE
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"___ real question is ..." : THE
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Ingredient in vinaigrette : OIL
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"So cool!" : RAD
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Wildflower with a royal name : QUEENANNESLACE
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Paying attention : TUNEDIN
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Vanilla/chocolate ice cream combos, e.g. : SWIRLS
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Affirmative vote : YEA
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Provide, as with an ability : ENDUE
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Colludes with, as a criminal : ABETS
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Sleek leather outerwear : RACERJACKET
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"Huh!" : GEE
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Those, in Spanish : ESAS
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Bowling venues : ALLEYS
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Part of an African elephant shaped like Africa : EAR
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Match up, as two devices : SYNC
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Life of Riley : EASE
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Actor who was cast in "Rocky III" after winning an "America's Toughest Bouncer" competition : MRT
Down
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University that shares its name with an oral hygiene brand : COLGATE
2
Did some checking for errors : PROOFED
3
Taxing tasks? : RETURNS
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Apt name for a worrier : STU
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Strong desire : ITCH
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Mosquito-borne virus in 2016 news : ZIKA
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Michigan congresswoman Slotkin : ELISSA
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Spec on some moisturizers : SPF
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More exhausted : WEARIER
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"Little Women" author : ALCOTT
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Constantly seeking validation, say : NEEDY
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"Same here" : ASAMI
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Stunt : ANTIC
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"Let's do this thing!" : GAMEON
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Actor Aykroyd : DAN
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Salinger title heroine : ESME
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Fingerprint or footprint, perhaps : CLUE
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Overhead compartment on an airplane : BIN
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Betray by blabbing : RATON
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Rap's Megan ___ Stallion : THEE
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Gardener's device : WEEDER
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Yang's counterpart : YIN
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Cries at some football games : OLES
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Tin in a cat owner's pantry : TUNACAN
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One-in-a-million find : RAREGEM
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Common knee injury for athletes : ACLTEAR
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You might leave room for it : DESSERT
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Seasick, say : QUEASY
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One who historically didn't wear all black, despite popular depiction : NINJA
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"Go, go, go!," to Goya : ANDALE
45
Thwacks : SWATS
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Ad-___ (go off-script) : LIB
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Wheels on a lorry : TYRES
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It had more freshman applicants in 2023 than any other U.S. university (145,910) : UCLA
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Squeaks (by) : EKES
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Key used to exit : ESC
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"Good ___!" (compliment to a hitter) : EYE

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

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