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New York Times, Monday, September 9, 2019

Author:
Dan Schoenholz
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
24-Down : Enjoys the flattery, say
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 24 for Mr. Schoenholz. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Monday freshness: 65%
Dan Schoenholz notes:
Glad to be back in the pages of the New York Times for the first time in a couple of years. I happened to be traveling in Europe when ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Loved this puzzle from start to finish. My first impression was that it was novel, fun, and nicely consistent. But was there more than ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times9/9/19 ( No. 25,507 )
Across
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Jazz quartet, e.g. : COMBO
6
Abbr. about alcohol on a party invitation : BYOB
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Like logs that have been cut : SAWN
14
The Hunter constellation : ORION
15
Des Moines's state : IOWA
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"If you ask me ...," in a text : IMHO
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Very soft loaves of bread? : TENDERRYES
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Cheer (for) : ROOT
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Heavens : SKY
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Japanese noodle dish : UDON
22
Thickheaded : DENSE
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18-wheeler : SEMI
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Went off, as a timer : DINGED
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Neckwear with the letters A, B, C, D, etc.? : ALPHABETTIES
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Nissan rival : TOYOTA
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Desire : WANT
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Flow back, as the tide : EBB
36
Infield covers : TARPS
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Bit of voodoo : HEX
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Step between floors : STAIR
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Kerfuffle : ADO
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Cold, cold drink : ICEE
43
Attends : GOESTO
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Indigo, henna, etc.? : STANDARDDYES
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Didn't take part : SATOUT
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Quite an accomplishment : FEAT
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Dweeb : TWERP
51
Wacky : DAFT
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Opposite of none : ALL
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Fairy tale villain : OGRE
57
"You haven't aged a bit" and "I love that jacket you're wearing"? : SOCIALLIES
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Small plateau : MESA
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"Your turn," on a walkie-talkie : OVER
62
Ball of yarn : SKEIN
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Actress Amanda : PEET
64
Salon job, briefly : PERM
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Customary : USUAL
Down
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Extra bed in a hotel room : COT
2
Metal-containing rocks : ORES
3
Relative of a weasel : MINK
4
Where to take a car for repairs : BODYSHOP
5
See 6-Down : ONE
6
Golf score of 5-Down under par : BIRDIE
7
Toy on a string : YOYO
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Actor Wilson of "Midnight in Paris" : OWEN
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Some humanities degs. : BAS
10
Ambulance sounds : SIRENS
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Surrounded by : AMONG
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TV's "___ Line Is It Anyway?" : WHOSE
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Eminent : NOTED
18
Cuban ballroom dance : RUMBA
22
Sprite Zero Sugar, for one : DIETSODA
24
Enjoys the flattery, say : EATSITUP
25
Awful racket : DIN
26
Lead-in to girl or boy : ATTA
27
Washing machine unit : LOAD
28
Arsonist, in brief : PYRO
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Stereotypical material for a professor's jacket : TWEED
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Government levy : TAX
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Like falling off a log : EASY
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What hungry fish do : BITE
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Warner ___ : BROS
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Rooster's mate : HEN
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Popular lecture series : TEDTALKS
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Pet asking for milk, purr-haps? : CAT
43
Garbo of silent films : GRETA
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Upset with : SOREAT
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State as fact : AFFIRM
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Beat handily : STOMP
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"Oh, shucks!" : AWGEE
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Opposite of verbose : TERSE
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Peacenik : DOVE
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One providing great service? : ACER
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In ___ of (replacing) : LIEU
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"Star Wars" princess : LEIA
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Soak (up) : SOP
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S.E.C. school in Baton Rouge : LSU
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TV show that originally included John Belushi and Jane Curtin, for short : SNL

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

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