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New York Times, Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Author:
Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
14-Down : Chinese steamed bun
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Lee. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Galson. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Tuesday freshness: 68%
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© 2021, The New York Times7/27/21 ( No. 26,194 )
Across
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Destination for a shopaholic : MALL
5
Friend, in slang : DAWG
9
Evasive : CAGY
13
Healing succulent : ALOE
14
Fail to give a true impression of : BELIE
15
Strauss's "Concerto in D Major for ___ and Small Orchestra" : OBOE
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Inject new life into : REVITALIZE
18
Writer Jaffe : RONA
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PC program ending : EXE
20
Go here and there : ROVE
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Below : UNDER
22
Not having quite enough money : SHY
24
Bridge and highway designers : ENGINEERS
27
Old Apple image-editing software : IPHOTO
30
Primitive boat : RAFT
31
Kevin once of "S.N.L." : NEALON
32
Place to see Dalí, Ernst and Kahlo, informally : MOMA
33
Public health regulatory org. : FDA
36
Technology used by smartphones nowadays ... or a hint to the ends of 16-, 24-, 44- and 57-Across : FACERECOGNITION
39
Mork's home planet on "Mork & Mindy" : ORK
40
Bow-wielding god : EROS
41
Verdi opera set in Cyprus : OTELLO
42
Relative of a shantytown : SLUM
43
Tennis balls are usually sold in these : THREES
44
Hawaii ___ National Park : VOLCANOES
49
___ Tuesday (translation of "Mardi Gras") : FAT
50
Mountaineer's tool : ICEAX
51
Singer Erykah : BADU
53
Yang's partner : YIN
56
Animal that "claps" : SEAL
57
End of the world : APOCALYPSE
60
Radio recording : TAPE
61
Like a beanpole : LANKY
62
Start of a counting-out rhyme : EENY
63
Social workers? : ANTS
64
Ice cream brand : EDYS
65
Regarding : ASTO
Down
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Mother with a stable home? : MARE
2
Soccer star Morgan : ALEX
3
B-52s hit named by Rolling Stone as the best single of 1989 : LOVESHACK
4
Hawaiian garland : LEI
5
Dig (into) : DELVE
6
One from another world : ALIEN
7
Best Musical Tony winner of 1975, with "The" : WIZ
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"You don't say!" : GEE
9
Cousin of a trumpet : CORNET
10
"Humble" home : ABODE
11
One who's done for : GONER
12
Junior and senior : YEARS
14
Chinese steamed bun : BAO
17
"Take a deep breath ..." : TRYTORELAX
21
Not following one's vows : UNFAITHFUL
23
Swiss cheese feature : HOLE
25
Sailor's libation : GROG
26
Reply to "Yes you are!" : IAMNOT
27
Lowdown : INFO
28
D'Anjou, for one : PEAR
29
Minimal lead in baseball : ONERUN
32
Rapper ___ Def : MOS
33
PDF, JPEG and others : FILETYPES
34
Portion (out) : DOLE
35
12-Down en español : ANOS
37
Italy's Lake ___ : COMO
38
Prefix with byte : TERA
42
Symbol of the goddess Justitia : SCALES
44
Picturesque view : VISTA
45
View from a beach resort : OCEAN
46
Vaulted : LEAPT
47
Wood for piano keys, once : EBONY
48
Fires : SACKS
52
Word before trader or tripper : DAY
54
Stevie Wonder's "___ She Lovely" : ISNT
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R&B singer with a hyphenated stage name : NEYO
57
Tap offering : ALE
58
Embellish, as a résumé : PAD
59
Nay's opposite : YEA

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

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