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New York Times, Monday, July 10, 2023

Author:
Brad Wiegmann
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
11-Down : Speech jumble
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Brad Wiegmann

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Wiegmann. Monday freshness: 90%
Brad Wiegmann notes:
Q: So Brad, tell us about today's puzzle. A: Well, it's full of dangerous animals in various states of conflict — poking and ... read more
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My latest obsession is "The Bear," a series about Carmine Berzatto's chaotic life as he attempts to run a Chicago restaurant. The ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times7/10/23 ( No. 26,907 )
Across
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After-dinner coffee order : DECAF
6
Puts in an overhead bin, say : STOWS
11
Glob of chewing gum : WAD
14
Virus in 2014 news : EBOLA
15
San Diego ballplayer : PADRE
16
Prospector's find : ORE
17
Antagonize a powerful figure : POKETHEBEAR
19
Longtime electronics co. : RCA
20
Coveted March Madness slot : ONESEED
21
Secretly observed : SPIEDON
23
Expressions of gratitude, in texts : TYS
24
Winter bugs : FLUS
26
Belly rub recipients, often : PETS
27
Become absurdly outlandish, as a TV show : JUMPTHESHARK
31
It gets all wound up : SPOOL
34
"The Fault in ___ Stars" (2012 best seller) : OUR
35
___ vera gel : ALOE
36
Run easily : LOPE
37
Young sheep : LAMBS
39
Word with bean or blue : NAVY
40
Campus military org. : ROTC
41
"I just knew it" feeling, in brief : ESP
42
Message concealers : CODES
43
Chat idly : SHOOTTHEBULL
47
___ scale (measure of hardness) : MOHS
48
What might be arranged after one swipes right : DATE
49
Cash dispenser, in brief : ATM
52
Eternal : AGELESS
55
"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" band : RAMONES
57
Put money (on) : BET
58
Gesture rudely, in a way : FLIPTHEBIRD
60
Body part with a drum : EAR
61
Touch of color : TINGE
62
The "N" of TNT : NITRO
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Give it the old college ___ : TRY
64
Asparagus unit : SPEAR
65
Sticks around : STAYS
Down
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Train stop : DEPOT
2
Jet black : EBONY
3
Alternatives to Pepsis : COKES
4
Pub brews : ALES
5
Momentous : FATEFUL
6
Stepped on it : SPEDUP
7
Bar bill : TAB
8
Poetic tributes : ODES
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Disposable parts of grocery purchases : WRAPPERS
10
It might have multiple seasons : SERIES
11
Speech jumble : WORDSALAD
12
West Coast gas brand : ARCO
13
University official : DEAN
18
Captain's place : HELM
22
Gasoline additive : ETHANOL
25
Walked angrily : STOMPED
27
Snoopy's alter ego in sunglasses : JOECOOL
28
Place with many airline connections : HUB
29
Wander around : ROVE
30
Locksmith's supply : KEYS
31
Camera types, for short : SLRS
32
Winnie-the-___ : POOH
33
Field of vision? : OPTOMETRY
37
Reveals inadvertently : LETSSLIP
38
Incense residue : ASH
42
Samuel Langhorne ___ (Mark Twain's real name) : CLEMENS
44
Robberies : THEFTS
45
Trade without money : BARTER
46
Home of Brigham Young University : UTAH
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Singer Baker : ANITA
50
Cloth for a sweatband : TERRY
51
Windows forerunner : MSDOS
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Help in crime : ABET
53
Bike part with teeth : GEAR
54
Trig function : SINE
56
In memoriam piece, informally : OBIT
59
___ Tour : PGA

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

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