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New York Times, Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Author:
Malaika Handa
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
12-Down : Italian sparkling wine
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Malaika Handa

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BJK} This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Handa. Tuesday freshness: 99%
Malaika Handa notes:
things about this puzzle: i submitted this on may 23, 2022. grid revisions took from august 26, 2022, through september 20, ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Time for "Name That Theme"! WITCH, GODDESS, DIVA, QUEEN … finally, a Dungeons & Dragons theme! What do you mean DIVA isn't a ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times8/15/23 ( No. 26,943 )
Across
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Place with tilled land : FARM
5
"Gotta go!" : IMOFF
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Grindr and Tinder, for two : APPS
14
Vicinity : AREA
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Extremely muscular, in slang : SWOLE
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Pub projectile : DART
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*Plant used to treat rashes : WITCHHAZEL
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Plant used to treat rashes : ALOE
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Cheesy chip : NACHO
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Exfoliation target during a pedicure : HEEL
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"Happiness ___ Warm Puppy" (classic "Peanuts" book) : ISA
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"No more!" : ENOUGH
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Milky Way component : CARAMEL
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Author Brown : DAN
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*Crocheted hair extensions : GODDESSLOCS
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Suni of Team USA gymnastics : LEE
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Leonardo da ___ : VINCI
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Shapiro of NPR : ARI
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*Eco-friendly alternative to tampons : DIVACUP
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Hither and ___ : YON
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Punctuation missing from "Let's eat Grandma"? : COMMA
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Oui's opposite : NON
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*Epithet for Aretha Franklin : QUEENOFSOUL
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Femur site : LEG
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Remove from its husk, as a peanut : UNSHELL
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Brunch cocktail that might be bottomless : MIMOSA
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Cards handed to a bouncer : IDS
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Twosome : DYAD
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Like some toothpaste : MINTY
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Robert Frost took one that was less traveled : ROAD
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Feature of "Alien," "Mulan" or "Clueless" … or what the answer to each starred clue has? : FEMALELEAD
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Many an M.I.T. graduate: Abbr. : ENGR
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Give a speech : ORATE
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___Vista (early search engine) : ALTA
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Notices : SEES
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English county with three swords on its flag : ESSEX
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Person from the Big Apple, informally : NYER
Down
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Flattered excessively, with "over" : FAWNED
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Singer Grande : ARIANA
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Literary device that revises a previously established narrative, for short : RETCON
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___ Picchu (ancient Inca citadel) : MACHU
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Sort of : ISH
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"Love ya!" : MWAH
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Seep : OOZE
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Lining on a winter coat : FLEECE
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Lads : FELLAS
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Programmer Lovelace : ADA
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Payment after a split between unmarried partners : PALIMONY
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Italian sparkling wine : PROSECCO
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Enters on tiptoe, say : STEALSIN
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Gun control activist David : HOGG
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Hindu spring festival : HOLI
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Reply "yes," "no" or "maybe," maybe : RSVP
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Comedian Wong : ALI
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The "D" of R&D: Abbr. : DEV
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College heads : DEANS
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Gets : ACQUIRES
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First part of a tournament : ROUNDONE
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It shows up as a blue speech bubble : IMESSAGE
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Copenhagen resident : DANE
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Sound from a baby or a dove : COO
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E pluribus ___ : UNUM
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"Didn't love it" : MEH
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Enemy from one's past : OLDFOE
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Philadelphia hockey team : FLYERS
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Margarita garnish : LIME
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In need of a friend, say : LONELY
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Manor : ESTATE
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Queer feeling? : GAYDAR
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City that's home to "The Last Supper" : MILAN
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Reddit Q&As : AMAS
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Potential result of using Grindr or Tinder : DATE
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Some O.R. staff : DRS
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___ Luthor (DC Comics villain) : LEX

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

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