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New York Times, Saturday, August 6, 2022

Author:
Byron Walden
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Down : Stage of metamorphosis
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Byron Walden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 27 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 104 for Mr. Walden. Saturday freshness: 95%
Byron Walden notes:
I'm guessing the entry that will garner the most attention is 26-Across. Although I'm also the person who debuted CONDOM in the Times, ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Several of my friends now have Swiss Army keychains engraved with the name Dr. Snip. Talk about genius-level marketing. Byron's ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times8/6/22 ( No. 26,569 )
Across
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Put-ons? : GARB
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Jubilate : JUMPFORJOY
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1997 title role for Peter Fonda : ULEE
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San Francisco's War Memorial, for one : OPERAHOUSE
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Sheltie shelterer, in brief : SPCA
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Program that includes Build Back Better, informally : BIDENOMICS
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Ride : TAUNT
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Circumstance, in modern slang : SITCH
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Heel : CAD
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Not reserve : ACTIVEDUTY
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___ Noël : PERE
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Form of birth control : VASECTOMY
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Nickname for Bill Clinton : BUBBA
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Stumbles for a speaker : HAWS
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Make sound : REPAIR
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Enlighten : CLUEIN
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Old fogy : DOTARD
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Commanders became part of it in 2022, for short : THENFL
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Big shot : BELT
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A whole bunch : RAFTS
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It's bound to run in the third quarter : FALLISSUE
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Number before nove : OTTO
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Tables : PUTSONHOLD
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"Still the Same ___ Me" (George Jones album) : OLE
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Crimean Peninsula resort in W.W. II history : YALTA
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Restroom sign : GENTS
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Some arcade habitués : PINBALLERS
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Drip : BORE
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University stores : ENDOWMENTS
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Like most depositions : ORAL
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Someone who can't stand working? : DESKPERSON
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"Not for me" : PASS
Down
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___ Graves (Bond villain in "Die Another Day") : GUSTAV
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Wool source : ALPACA
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Does some further editing on : RECUTS
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Rocky wears one in his famous training montage : BEANIE
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Book that originated the phrase "skin of my teeth" : JOB
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"Nothing makes sense anymore!" : UPISDOWN
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Dead ringers? : MEDIUMS
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Rather : PRETTY
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Like : FANCY
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Excited reaction at trivia night : OHOH
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For whom the gymnast Nadia Comaneci won gold in 1976: Abbr. : ROM
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Place to get a smoothie : JUICEBAR
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"For your consideration" campaign : OSCARBID
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Partnership agreement? : YESDEAR
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Cooks from the box? : TVCHEFS
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Amazon area : ETAIL
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Stage of metamorphosis : PUPA
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Bookmaker's concern : BETTING
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___ Rhubarb, foil for the Katzenjammer Kids of old comics : ROLLO
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Many a 900 number : CHATLINE
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Some defensive football players : LEFTENDS
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"The Sickness ___ Death" (Kierkegaard book) : UNTO
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Italian painter Andrea : DELSARTO
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Marched en masse : TROOPED
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Supporting strips in construction : BATTENS
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Worker who processes wool : FULLER
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1984 #3 hit with the lyric "Ain't no law against it yet" : SHEBOP
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State bordering Arizona and New Mexico : SONORA
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Radicals : ULTRAS
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Group with the 1961 hit "Rama Lama Ding Dong," with "the" : EDSELS
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___ d'Or : PALME
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Harsh cry : YAWP
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Derek ___, former president of Harvard : BOK
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ID since 1935 : SSN

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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