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New York Times, Friday, June 9, 2023

Author:
Robyn Weintraub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
36-Down : Subject of a statue that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 45 for Ms. Weintraub. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Friday freshness: 5%
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© 2023, The New York Times6/9/23 ( No. 26,876 )
Across
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A train might get pulled along it : AISLE
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Plastic surgeon's concern : SCAR
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Home theater purchase : HDTV
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Environmental organization that has ships : GREENPEACE
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Diamond measurement : AREA
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Animals that all share the same "birthday" (January 1) : RACEHORSES
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Title paratrooper in a 1998 war film : RYAN
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Hill worker : ANT
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Settled (on) : ALIT
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Taro and jicama : TUBERS
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Singer with the 1960 #2 hit "Puppy Love" : ANKA
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Choir section : TENORS
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Game you can't stand to win? : MUSICALCHAIRS
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Take the edge off, say : ERODE
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Stop putting in effort : COAST
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It might get smoked : HAM
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Decoupage need : GLUE
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Like a sore loser, perhaps : POUTY
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Greek philosopher known for reductio ad absurdum arguments : ZENO
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"Baby at my breast," in a Shakespearean tragedy : ASP
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Low-cut, laceless shoes : PUMPS
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Particulars, informally : DEETS
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"Ain't that the truth!" : TELLMEABOUTIT
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Common Jesuit school name : LOYOLA
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Becomes difficult to see through, with "up" : FOGS
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Things to believe in : TENETS
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Who's Who filler, informally : BIOS
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Bluefin alternative : AHI
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Actor Esparza with four Tony nominations : RAUL
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Like hyperbolic comments : OVERSTATED
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Upfront payment before a deal is made : ANTE
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Postseason college football game formerly sponsored by Tostitos : FIESTABOWL
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Alternative to an elbow : PSST
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Contronym that means moving quickly or not moving at all : FAST
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Like some Brie : RUNNY
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District of India that's home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites : AGRA
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Modern site of ancient Persepolis : IRAN
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Result of a split decision? : SECT
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Common middle name : LEE
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Option in a photo editing app : ENHANCE
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Much-debated grammar topic : SERIALCOMMA
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Thrown : CAST
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Top club in Vegas : ACE
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"You've got nothing to worry about" : RESTEASY
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Secretly feel : HARBOR
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Laundry room detritus : DRYERSHEET
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Glum drops : TEARS
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Shoe brand with an iconic checkerboard design : VANS
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Lively dance : POLKA
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Kelvin or newton : UNIT
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Hill worker : AIDE
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"I've never seen anything like it" : THATSAFIRST
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Prefix with phone : MEGA
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What some QR codes contain : URLS
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It's all-inclusive : SOUPTONUTS
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Many a Porsche 911 : COUPE
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Pro fighter? : ANTI
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65%, e.g. : MOST
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Achieves : PULLSOFF
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Subject of a statue that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World : ZEUS
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Gunpowder ___ (1605 English conspiracy) : PLOT
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Brightest point in Canis Major, familiarly : DOGSTAR
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Certain loophole : EYELET
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Increase : BOOST
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Slightly favors, with "to" : LEANS
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Lobster pot, e.g. : TRAP
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Some queens but not kings : BEES
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Scores and scores : ATON
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Axed : HEWN
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Without direction : IDLY
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Through : VIA
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___-Bakr, close adviser of Muhammad : ABU

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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