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New York Times, Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Author:
Aaron M. Rosenberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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Aaron M. Rosenberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 33 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Rosenberg. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Tuesday freshness: 94%
Aaron M. Rosenberg notes:
When constructing crosswords, there's often a tension between the quantity of theme material and the quality of the rest of the fill. ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Such creative thinking! Constructors have been playing upon magazine titles for decades, but it's been a long time since I've seen an ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times7/11/23 ( No. 26,908 )
Across
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Moisten, as turkey : BASTE
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Ballpark figures, for short : ERAS
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"Whacker" target : WEED
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___ Park, Colo. : ESTES
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SPEAK LIKE THIS : YELL
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Without purpose : IDLY
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"Got any news magazines?" "Sorry, we're ..." : STRAPPEDFORTIME
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Pioneering folk-rock group : THEBYRDS
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Halloween mo. : OCT
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Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan : OMAR
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"Got any fitness magazines?" "Sadly, we're ..." : OUTOFSHAPE
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Rouses : WAKES
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Doesn't measure up, so to speak : PALES
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Except : BUT
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Maven : ACE
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Rizzo the ___, "The Muppet Show" character : RAT
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Initial orders at a diner? : BLTS
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With 40-Across, "Got any showbiz magazines?" "Regrettably, we're ..." : LACKING
40
See 36-Across : VARIETY
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Burden : ONUS
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Vet, e.g. : DOC
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Rapper ___ Nas X : LIL
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@ @ @ : ATS
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"Tiny Bubbles" crooner : DONHO
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Completely fine : ALLOK
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"Got any L.G.B.T.Q. magazines?" "Unfortunately, we're ..." : MISSINGOUT
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Actor Steven of "Minari" : YEUN
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Finish first : WIN
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1994 film about a portal through the cosmos : STARGATE
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"Got any celebrity magazines?" "Alas, we're ..." : SHORTAFEWPEOPLE
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Sheer : PURE
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Indian flatbread : ROTI
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Like some flaws : FATAL
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Central bank branches, informally : FEDS
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Entertainment industry quadfecta : EGOT
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Tucks away : STOWS
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Confer (upon) : BESTOW
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Reason to use an inhaler : ASTHMA
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Run just for the exposure? : STREAK
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Work intermissions for Brits : TEABREAKS
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Glimpse : ESPY
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Visually assessed : EYEDUP
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Soviet symbol : REDSTAR
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Sitcom character from the planet Melmac : ALF
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___-mo : SLO
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Hex nut? : WITCH
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Like a document that can be changed : EDITABLE
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Stately tree : ELM
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Do away with gray, say : DYE
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For : PRO
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Politico Perot : ROSS
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Norway's patron saint : OLAV
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___ position : FETAL
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Final shot on a golf hole, often : PUTT
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Competitor of Amazon Handmade : ETSY
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Poli-___ : SCI
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Conclude at : ENDON
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One attempting to outsmart a bridge troll, in a classic fairy tale : BILLYGOAT
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Rich soil : LOAM
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Against : ANTI
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Outburst that may be entirely symbolic? : CUSSWORD
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Percussion instrument with a mallet : GONG
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Narrow inlet : RIA
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Decided one would : CHOSETO
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Force : DINT
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Get the better of mentally : OUTWIT
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Arrive at quickly, as conclusions : LEAPTO
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Fugitive : OUTLAW
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Genuflects : KNEELS
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Fathers on a stud farm : SIRES
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Alternative to bottled : TAP
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Dictionaries, thesauruses, etc., informally : REFS
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Beach lotion letters : SPF
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Shade : HUE
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"___ we done here?" : ARE
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Mental cloud : FOG

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

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