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New York Times, Saturday, July 29, 2023

Author:
Sam Ezersky
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
51-Down : Free lunches, maybe
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Sam Ezersky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: {Z} Scrabble average: 1.90 This is puzzle # 51 for Mr. Ezersky. Saturday freshness: 66%
Sam Ezersky notes:

Sometimes, a single terrible pun — anchored at 1-Across — is more than enough to inspire an entire themeless puzzle.

Jeff Chen notes:
I always brace myself when I see Sam's byline, given his penchant for skewing waaaaay hard, even on the Saturday scale. What a joy to ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times7/29/23 ( No. 26,926 )
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These don't hold water : CAMELHUMPS
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Canal implement : QTIP
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"What?! That's absurd!" : AREYOUHIGH
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100 cents, in Africa : RAND
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Season : TIMEOFYEAR
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Arrangement for a prom, say : COIF
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Chuckleheads : SAPS
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Stakes in the grass? : FENCEPOSTS
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Court activity, familiarly : HOOPS
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Like some stakes : OWED
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Literally, "way of the gods" : SHINTO
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Not just subpar : QUITEBAD
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Vodka cran alternative : COSMO
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Prizewinner's winnings : PURSE
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Delivery room offering, informally : EPI
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Simple sort : RUBE
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Line at the vet's : LEASH
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Lobster catchers? : BIBS
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___ hub (tech device) : USB
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Biblical father of David : JESSE
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Freak out : PANIC
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Pass on : BEQUEATH
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Foods that can be prepared "hedgehog-style," so-named for the crisscross patterns of cuts : MANGOS
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See 52-Across : PADS
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Truck maker since 1947 : TONKA
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Sad declaration in a card game : IGOTNOTHIN
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Storm warning, maybe : CLAP
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With 43-Across, some feminine care products : MAXI
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Cool brand to have around the kitchen : FRIGIDAIRE
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Novelist Waugh : ALEC
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Download source : FILESERVER
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Quite a jerk : YANK
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Purveyor of game pieces : SPORTSDESK
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Subjects of many viral videos : CATS
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Song in mariachi? : ARIA
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Some slow-cooked Southern fare, informally : MEMPHISBBQ
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Command for attention : EYESONME
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Looky-___ (overcurious sort) : LOO
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Daily Beast alternative, familiarly : HUFFPO
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"I mean, obviously!" : UHYES
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Attitude : MIEN
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Pebble Beach or Quail Hollow, e.g. : PGACOURSE
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Like Shakespeare's Katherina : SHREWISH
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Element of many modern ads : QRCODE
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Where Southern Methodist University has a satellite campus : TAOS
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Still fighting : INIT
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Things that a Mac's Preview app helps to preview : PDFS
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St. ___ (popular spring break locale, informally) : PETE
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Prefix with -plasty : OTO
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Cancel : SCRUB
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Accommodate, in a way : HOUSE
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Shut down : QUASH
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Song from "Company" that marks the show's climax : BEINGALIVE
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Class for future scientists, in brief : APBIO
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Nickels and dimes : DISCS
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Fly catcher, maybe : PESTSTRIP
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They're up before anyone else : LEADOFFS
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Precious plastic : BANKCARD
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Unfancy jacket material : JEAN
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Work (out) : PAN
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Increase : UPTICK
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Philosophical denier of duality : MONIST
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Year of the ___ (2022) : TIGER
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"Perhaps" : IMAY
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Met highlight : GALA
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Weight pullers : OXEN
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Home of Wailuku River State Park : HILO
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Epic battle figure : ARES
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Free lunches, maybe : PERK
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Bleu ___ Causses (cheese) : DES

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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