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New York Times, Saturday, September 16, 2023

Author:
Jonathan Kaufman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
51-Down : ___ crew
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Jonathan Kaufman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJQVXZ} Grid has supersymmetry. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Kaufman. Saturday freshness: 70%
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© 2023, The New York Times9/16/23 ( No. 26,975 )
Across
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"In all chaos there is a ___, in all disorder a secret order": Carl Jung : COSMOS
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Roasts : BROILS
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Does the rite thing? : ANOINTS
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Lurid : GRAPHIC
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Component of a Mr. Clean costume, say : BALDCAP
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Move more : OUTSELL
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"Caught ya!" : AHA
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One-third of France's motto : EGALITE
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Trade org. of interest to publishers and authors : ABA
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Actress Hoss of "Tár" : NINA
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Skip it! : STONE
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Some investments, in brief : IRAS
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U.C. Davis athlete : AGGIE
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Remover of dirt … or spreader of dirt : RAG
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Nursery purchases : CRIBS
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Opposite of independent thinking : HERDMENTALITY
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Helped out, informally : DIDASOLID
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Nihilistic query : WHATSTHEPOINT
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Tittle-tattles : CHATS
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Good thing to stretch out before doing yoga : MAT
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Provide temporary relief (for) : SUBIN
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Bit of merch : TOTE
43
Dallas's ___ Museum of Nature and Science : PEROT
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Barn locks : MANE
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Comic's batch of bits : SET
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Article of summer wear : TANKTOP
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Bit of merch : TEE
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Inexpensive drawing, say : CLIPART
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How investigators might proceed : ONALEAD
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Aims : ASPIRES
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Dim sum dessert : EGGTART
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Like some spoons and dolls : NESTED
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Appear to be the case : SEEMSO
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Site of a sea change? : CABANA
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Euphoric : ONAHIGH
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Grammy-winning artist with the 2016 album "A Seat at the Table" : SOLANGE
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Lead-in to town or term : MID
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Years ago : ONCE
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Ones sans plus-ones? : STAGS
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Kind of force : BRUTE
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Derivative, essentially : RATE
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Biz ___ (corporate strategy) : OPS
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"That sound isn't just in your head!" : IHEARIT
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Grammy-winning rapper with the 2022 #1 album "It's Only Me" : LILBABY
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Mercedes-Benz sedan : SCLASS
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What cucumber slices and seaweed can be part of : SPATREATMENTS
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In direct competition : GOINGTOETOTOE
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Figure in the criminal underworld, maybe : LOANSHARK
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It's show time, folks! : AIRDATE
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Second-densest naturally occurring metal : IRIDIUM
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Changes, in a way : EDITS
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Awards for great pitchers? : CLIOS
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Practice group, for short? : MDS
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The Grossglockner, for one : ALP
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"Of course it was me!" : WHOELSE
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Credit lines? : HATTIPS
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Nets, e.g. : NBATEAM
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They might make it difficult to compare notes : TINEARS
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Imaging tech with "slices" : CTSCAN
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Must : NEEDTO
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Cut (down) : PARED
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Picker-uppers : TONGS
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Word on a scale : TARE
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Errand runner : PAGE
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___ crew : PIT
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Wireless network std. : LTE

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