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New York Times, Saturday, September 21, 2024

Author:
David Karp
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
5-Down : Miles ___, Spider-Man's alter ego in the "Spider-Verse" movies
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David Karp

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: {KV} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Karp. Saturday freshness: 49%
Jim Horne notes:
Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, aka "Pastoral," is written in (which means it at least starts in) the key of F Major. That fact comes up ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times9/21/24 ( No. 27,346 )
Across
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Namesake of the channel separating Madagascar from the African mainland : MOZAMBIQUE
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Go quickly (past) : SAIL
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"What a crazy thing to do!" : AREYOUNUTS
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That being the case : IFSO
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"Been there" : ICANRELATE
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Small songbirds : TITS
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The W.N.B.A.'s Wings, on scoreboards : DAL
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Releaser of electrons : ANODE
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Nickname for Alexander, in Slavic cultures : SACHA
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Word on a construction sign : SLOW
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Appealing outcome, perhaps : RETRIAL
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They might bite the dust : MITES
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Florida city where the "The Greatest Show on Earth" was once headquartered : SARASOTA
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Two o' clock? : HANDS
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Sharp, in a way : TANGY
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"Apocalypse Now" setting, informally : NAM
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Newspaper section : ARTS
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Business with the stock symbol WOOF : PETCO
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Jamaican folk song about overnight labor : DAYO
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Sault ___ Marie International Bridge (Michigan-Ontario connector) : STE
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A whole bunch of people in a row : MELEE
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Works on a loop, say : CODES
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Sky-high prices? : AIRFARES
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Sci-fi awards : HUGOS
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Put on an unconvincing accent or laugh way too hard, perhaps : HAMITUP
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Food often served with wet wipes : RIBS
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Top-tier : ELITE
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Country with "kreyòl" as an official language : HAITI
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What Los Angeles and New York are represented in twice: Abbr. : NFL
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"Stuff happens" : ALAS
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Custardy French dessert : POTDECREME
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Actor Malek : RAMI
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Poor resolution, say : ANTICLIMAX
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Osiris or Isis, e.g. : TWIN
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Butt text? : PEACHEMOJI
Down
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2019 best seller subtitled "Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive" : MAID
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Part of a pod : ORCA
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Fire : ZEAL
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First name in Objectivism : AYN
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Miles ___, Spider-Man's alter ego in the "Spider-Verse" movies : MORALES
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Half a South American capital name : BUENOS
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How a truck may descend a hill : INLOW
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Difficult figure-skating jump : QUAD
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It is said : UTTERANCE
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Commercial ending : ESE
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Instruments with movable frets : SITARS
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Lover : AFICIONADO
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"So, you're saying you're in?" : ISTHATAYES
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U.S. city with the motto "Where Discoveries are Made" : LOSALAMOS
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Inn range? : STAY
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Health class topic, for short : STDS
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That being the case : ERGO
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Something invoked in an emergency : MARTIALLAW
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Major League Soccer team with pink home jerseys : INTERMIAMI
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Fills : SATES
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Shows compassion : HASAHEART
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Classic party game : TELEPHONE
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Country name that's also the Portuguese word for "turkey" : PERU
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They might have bones to pick : DOGS
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Start a family, or finish a game : MATE
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Box office? : CUBICLE
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Belongs : FITSIN
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Like next-gen devices : HITECH
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So absurd, in slang : RIDIC
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"___ girl!" : ATTA
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Spoiler alert: He's found in Sydney Harbour : NEMO
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Key of Beethoven's Sixth: Abbr. : FMAJ
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Golfer Thompson who qualified for the U.S. Women's Open at age 12 : LEXI
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___ smear : PAP
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Tire holder : RIM

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

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