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New York Times, Thursday, June 27, 2024

Author:
Paolo Pasco and Sarah Sinclair
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
13-Down : Took by force
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
277/17/201510/31/202410
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5300379
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
341.6119374%
Paolo Pasco
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
510/3/202210/31/20244
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0110210
RebusScrabDebutFresh
21.552371%
Sarah Sinclair

This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 16 Words: 76, Blocks: 80 This is puzzle # 25 for Mr. Pasco. This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Sinclair. Thursday freshness: 99%
Constructor notes:
HOW TO MAKE A PIZZA: Think about Evan Birnholz's False Starts puzzle, as you do once every week or so. Wonder if there are other ways ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Sarah Sinclair, a fellow Seattleite! We've never met in person, since we first communicated during covid, but one of these days, we'll make it ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
40 rebus squares is a lot. It's still 39 short of the record. After pizza, perhaps you'd like a cookie for dessert. Be sure to read the ... read more
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CA
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ST
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IL
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LO
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AL
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PA
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CA
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CA
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AC
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SU
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A
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US
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FR
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C
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SH
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WH
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G
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KE
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P
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PI
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A
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P
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E
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P
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MU
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D
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RA
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F
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ST
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LI
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ST
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C
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D
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L
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KY
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TH
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AB
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C
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CH
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ON
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© 2024, The New York Times6/27/24 ( No. 27,260 )
Across
1
Château : France :: ___ : Spain : CASTILLO
5
Llama relative with prized wool : ALPACA
8
Steve of "The Office" : CARELL
9
___ Inn, "flowery" setting for a Nancy Drew mystery : LILAC
11
Closely monitor : SURVEIL
12
Parting words : ADIEUS
14
Part of a row that might have a rho : FRATERNITY
16
Secret infatuation : CRUSH
18
Sounds from fans : WHIRS
19
Potential goal for a unicorn, in brief : IPO
20
Lose every last penny : GOBROKE
22
Exude, as charisma : OOZE
23
Thereabouts : ORSO
25
Chop up, as ingredients : PREP
26
Pepperoni, mushroom or green pepper … or what each cluster of black squares represents in this puzzle : PIZZATOPPING
31
Jazz singer James : ETTA
32
Certain spa treatment, informally : PEDI
33
"That one's mine!" : IGOTDIBS
36
Laundry challenge for a mountain biker : MUDSTAIN
39
Pet shampoo target : FLEA
40
Hard to find : RARE
41
Feature of a deluxe pie … and of this puzzle? : STUFFEDCRUST
47
Currency replaced by the euro : LIRA
48
Flavoring in purple bubble tea : TARO
49
Morgenstern who wrote "The Night Circus" : ERIN
50
Rough houses? : STUCCOS
53
"___ Kapital" : DAS
55
Losing water by the minute : LEAKY
56
Pulsate : THROB
57
Sources of gossip : RUMORMILLS
60
Spanish grandmother : ABUELA
62
Made noise after being stepped on, perhaps : CREAKED
63
First name of three lead actors playing Marvel superheroes : CHRIS
64
Gave one's blessing to : OKAYED
65
Outdoes : ONEUPS
66
Vixen, e.g. : REINDEER
Down
1
Prepare, as a Thanksgiving turkey : CARVE
2
Navigate : STEER
3
College team whose name is its home state minus two letters : ILLINI
4
Sucker : LOLLIPOP
5
Assuage, as fears : ALLAY
6
Settled : PAID
7
Patchy cat : CALICO
8
Supermarket lineup : CARTS
10
Biting : ACERB
11
Uruguayan soccer star Luis : SUAREZ
13
Took by force : USURPED
14
Become unruly, as hair : FRIZZ
15
Singer Amos : TORI
17
One of two heard in "This Kiss" : SHORTI
18
"Sister Act" star, familiarly : WHOOPI
20
Stare in amazement : GOGGLE
21
Closely monitor, with "on" : KEEPTABS
24
[Is this still good?] : SNIFF
27
Apropos : APT
28
Mixed bag? : TEA
29
Sappho and others : ODISTS
30
In 1492, it sailed the ocean blue : PINTA
34
Set of books once awarded to winners of Britain's "Countdown" game show, for short : OED
35
Washington's Sea-___ Airport : TAC
36
Artist whose work has a wide reach? : MURALIST
37
Famed sex therapist, familiarly : DRRUTH
38
Prey for a moray eel : SEACRAB
42
One of the official languages of Uttar Pradesh : URDU
43
Material for some trifold display boards : FOAMCORE
44
Reacted to a staggering blow : REELED
45
Russian range : URALS
46
Foul : STINKY
51
Place to veg out : COUCH
52
King of the fairies in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" : OBERON
54
Screenwriter of "Steve Jobs" and "The Social Network" : SORKIN
55
Double-tapped on Instagram, e.g. : LIKED
57
Coarse files : RASPS
58
Duane ___ (pharmacy chain) : READE
59
Noted name with an Oscar? : MAYER
61
Place : LIEU

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

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