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New York Times, Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Author:
Byron Walden
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
9-Down : "Pain and Glory" director Almodóvar
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Byron Walden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 101 for Mr. Walden. Wednesday freshness: 69%
Byron Walden notes:
Originally the theme entries were clued as people "you just can't stand," explaining the absence of BENCH WARMER, which seemed a bit ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Fun grouping! It never occurred to me that BACKSEAT DRIVER, COUCH POTATO, and ARMCHAIR quarterback are related. It's too bad that ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times6/9/21 ( No. 26,146 )
Across
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Some dash mounts : CAMS
5
Prepare for the long haul? : GASUP
10
Juul, e.g. : VAPE
14
First person? : ADAM
15
Cropped up : AROSE
16
Musk of 45-Across : ELON
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Puerto ___ : RICO
18
Condition better known as anemia : TIREDBLOOD
20
Kibitzing passenger : BACKSEATDRIVER
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With it, in old slang : HEP
23
Two-syllable cheer : OLE
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Glistens with shimmering colors : IRIDESCES
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Jazz style that influenced the Beat Generation : BEBOP
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Mauna ___ : LOA
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TV addict : COUCHPOTATO
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Baseball stats : OUTS
39
Disney princess who shares a name with a Shakespeare character : ARIEL
40
The "A" of M.M.A. : ARTS
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Blabbing informant : STOOLPIGEON
44
Prey of a murder hornet : BEE
45
Maker of the Model S and Model 3 : TESLA
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Best Comeback Athlete, for one : ESPYAWARD
48
Abbreviation that can replace an ellipsis : ETC
50
Courtly title : SIR
51
Dilettantish know-it-all : ARMCHAIREXPERT
59
Hercules on his first labor, or Hemingway on safari : LIONHUNTER
60
Nobel laureate Wiesel : ELIE
61
Golden calf, e.g. : IDOL
62
World of Warcraft enthusiast, for one : GAMER
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Bone on the pinkie side of the forearm : ULNA
64
Courtly title : LADY
65
Flexible Flyer products : SLEDS
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Products of Always or Stayfree : PADS
Down
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Low-___ diet : CARB
2
Sarah McLachlan hit that's 51-Down spelled in reverse : ADIA
3
Espressos "stained" with a bit of milk : MACCHIATOS
4
Like some salmon and turkey : SMOKED
5
Airplane ticket info : GATE
6
Las Vegas resort with a musical name : ARIA
7
Ilk : SORT
8
Like thrift shop wares : USED
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"Pain and Glory" director Almodóvar : PEDRO
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Kraft product : VELVEETA
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Soothing succulent : ALOE
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Not up to expectations : POOR
13
Word after business or bitter : END
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Frodo's first cousin (mother's side) and second cousin (father's side) : BILBO
21
De-tailed detail? : SPEC
24
Runner-up's rueful report : ILOST
25
Road trip plan : ROUTE
26
Dial or Tone : SOAP
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Nobel Prize winner of 1903 and 1911 : CURIE
28
Modern health risks, for short : ECIGS
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Their population in New Zealand peaked at 70 million in 1982 : SHEEP
31
1968 Jane Fonda sci-fi role : BARBARELLA
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Animal that's known to enjoy water slides : OTTER
33
Asked, as a question : POSED
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Stratagem : PLOY
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How presidents swear when taking the oath of office : SOLEMNLY
42
Door fastener : LATCH
43
See 59-Down : NASX
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Clean, as with a paper towel : WIPEUP
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Drinks down heartily : CHUGS
51
Opera that's 2-Down backward : AIDA
52
Church cross : ROOD
53
Overly fussy, informally : ANAL
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"I'm just like that," in modern lingo : ITME
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Slender plant : REED
56
Misses the mark : ERRS
57
Cocktail garnish : RIND
58
Oolong and Darjeeling : TEAS
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With 43-Down, rapper with the 2021 #1 hit "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" : LIL

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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