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New York Times, Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Author:
Kyle Dolan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
6-Down : Topics for book clubs
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 14 Words: 73, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QVZ} Spans: 4 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Dolan. Tuesday freshness: 51%
Jeff Chen notes:
JUST THE TWO WOOFUS! Phrases that contain two ARFs, right? Just joking! I didn't really think that! (Okay, I ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times7/23/19 ( No. 25,459 )
Across
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Missing school : ABSENT
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Cousin of a lark : SWALLOW
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Nonsense word repeated in Stephen Foster's "Camptown Races" : DOODAH
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Literally, "empty orchestra" : KARAOKE
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"Spare me your lame reasons!" : EXCUSESEXCUSES
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Home of Wall St. and Fifth Ave. : NYC
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"Chicago ___" (NBC drama) : MED
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With 24-Across, food coloring in Twizzlers : RED
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Compound with a fruity scent : ESTER
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See 20-Across : DYE
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Roman emperor who wrote "Meditations" : MARCUSAURELIUS
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Waiting for a pitch : ATBAT
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Siesta, e.g. : NAP
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Michael of "Weekend Update" on "S.N.L." : CHE
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Pull an all-nighter : CRAM
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Expand : GROW
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Giggle : HEHE
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Be laid up in bed : AIL
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Call to a lamb : BAA
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Garden plant also called stonecrop : SEDUM
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Facial hair for Sam Elliott and Wilford Brimley : WALRUSMUSTACHE
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Equipment hauled by a roadie : AMP
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Course covering axons and dendrites, for short : NEURO
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Maple product : SAP
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Chinese zodiac creature for 2019 : PIG
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Consumer safety org. : FDA
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1981 hit with the lyric "We can make it if we try" ... or a possible title for this puzzle : JUSTTHETWOOFUS
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So far : UPTONOW
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Getting some shut-eye : ASLEEP
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Composer Bizet : GEORGES
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Alternatives to Ho Hos : YODELS
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Mideast's Gulf of ___ : ADEN
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Squarish : BOXY
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Necessity for achieving one's goals? : SOCCERBALL
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Ending with "umich." or "upenn." : EDU
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Rapper Lil ___ X : NAS
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Topics for book clubs : THEMES
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Slated events, in brief : SKED
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Material for Icarus' wings : WAX
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Circle segment : ARC
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Branch of the Olympics? : LAUREL
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Misplace : LOSE
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Gave the go-ahead : OKED
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Anderson who directed "The Grand Budapest Hotel" : WES
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"Buona ___" (Italian greeting) : SERA
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Rip-off : SCAM
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Famed child ruler, informally : TUT
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Compete in Pictionary : DRAW
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"You betcha!" : YEP
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Colorful parrot : MACAW
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Some heart chambers : ATRIA
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Card game with suits of four different colors : UNO
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Caffeinated summer drink : ICEDCOFFEE
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"You betcha!" : UHHUH
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Teacher's note that makes one go [gulp] : SEEME
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[Oh. My. God!] : GASP
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Piece of siege equipment : RAM
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Get wind of : HEAR
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Wander here and there, with "around" : BUM
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Disco ___ ("The Simpsons" character) : STU
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Any member of the 2019 N.B.A. championship team : RAPTOR
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Meter or liter : UNIT
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Mall cop's transport : SEGWAY
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Apartment building V.I.P., in slang : SUPE
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Regarding : ASTO
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Benches along an aisle : PEWS
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"Hamilton" climax : DUEL
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Nile biters : ASPS
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Put a cork in it! : JUG
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"Star Trek" spinoff series: Abbr. : TNG
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It's groundbreaking : HOE
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Spanish for "bear" : OSO
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Timeworn : OLD

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

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