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Manual Dexterity

New York Times, Sunday, October 13, 2024

Author:
Gary Larson and Doug Peterson
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
Title for a tutorial on musical composition?
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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 74 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Larson. This is puzzle # 57 for Mr. Peterson. Sunday freshness: 15%
Joel Fagliano notes:
Gary Larson is a retired standup comedian from Edmonds, Wash. Doug Peterson is a professional crossword constructor from Pasadena, Calif. Neither is the creator of The Far Side nor head ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times10/13/24 ( No. 27,368 )
Across
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Massive stars : IDOLS
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Associate of the gods Pothos and Himeros (Longing and Desire) : EROS
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Train in the Washington-Baltimore area : MARC
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Distortions in the space-time continuum : WARPS
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Got by : DIDOK
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Blow : GUST
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Surname of three baseball brothers : ALOU
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Turn away : AVERT
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Title for a tutorial on musical composition? : KNOWINGTHESCORE
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Interior design : DECOR
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Susan who wrote "The Orchid Thief" : ORLEAN
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Actress Gardner : AVA
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Tickle Me Elmo maker : TYCO
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How many elements on the periodic table have the letter "J" in their names : NONE
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Impromptu : ADHOC
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Spot for a stud : EAR
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Put into motion : ACTUATE
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Underworld thug : GOON
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… a primer on playing dreidel? : GOINGOVERTHETOP
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In the center of : AMIDST
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Some I.C.U. workers : RNS
49
Alternative to Hinge or Bumble : TINDER
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On which Maya Rudolph has played Kamala Harris, in brief : SNL
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Enjoys a lazy Sunday, say : LOAFS
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2020 nonfiction best seller subtitled "The Origins of Our Discontents" : CASTE
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Over or under : BET
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… a volume on vapor dynamics? : PICKINGUPSTEAM
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Calm : SERENE
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Aware of : HIPTO
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Bodies of work : OEUVRES
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Touched down : ALIT
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Farewell performance : SWANSONG
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Slugger's stat : RBI
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Stereotypical prom experience : LIMORIDE
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Trough call : OINK
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"Go us!" : YAYTEAM
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Free of extra charges : NOFEE
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Uncovers : DIGSUP
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… a step-by-step guide for throwing breaking balls? : LEARNINGCURVES
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Keep in the cellar, perhaps : AGE
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Symbols of toughness, in a simile : NAILS
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Barrel-shaped containers : CASKS
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___ Le Gallienne, star of 1920s Broadway : EVA
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Sheets and pillowcases : LINENS
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Joule division : ERG
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Salts : SEAMEN
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… a handbook on raising kids? : GETTINGYOURGOAT
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Email button : SEND
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It's going around : ORBITER
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"Here a ___, there a ___, everywhere a ___-___ …" : MOO
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Lock : TRESS
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Be extremely angry : BOIL
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Modeler's need : DATA
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Simpson's judge : ITO
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Come (to) : AMOUNT
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Light ditties : LILTS
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… a D.I.Y. manual on other D.I.Y. manuals? : TACKLINGDUMMIES
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Panache : ECLAT
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Repetitive sound : ECHO
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Apartment building V.I.P. : SUPE
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Newspaper section : METRO
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Delectable : TASTY
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"___ the Limit" (Notorious B.I.G. song) : SKYS
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Edict issuer in "Fiddler on the Roof" : TSAR
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Shangri-las : EDENS
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Pet for Pebbles, in cartoons : DINO
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It will all come out in the wash : ODOR
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Flood-prone area : LOWLAND
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Competed in a biathlon : SKIED
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What has some holiday spirit? : EGGNOG
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Tired routine : RUT
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Workplace regulator, for short : OSHA
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Ford's only Supreme Court appointee : STEVENS
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Easy ___ (longtime Kraft product) : MAC
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Loads : ALOT
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Golfer McIlroy : RORY
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Signs with lines : CUECARDS
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Bunch of bills : WAD
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Any of the light blue properties in Monopoly : AVENUE
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Apply more varnish to : RECOAT
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"Right this second!" : PRONTO
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Recipient of 21 Academy Award acting nominations : STREEP
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"Uh-uh" : NAH
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___ paneer (Indian dish) : SAAG
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Some chamber groups : OCTETS
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Island off Greece's northwest coast : CORFU
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Balderdash : ROT
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Substitute for "E" on a license plate, maybe : THREE
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[Did he really just say that!?] : GASP
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High-end hotel chain : OMNI
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Garage job : OILCHANGE
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Creative spark, informally : INSPO
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Parish priest : VICAR
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Cloisonné material : ENAMEL
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Docking spots : SLIPS
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Spanish for "foolish" : TONTO
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Serious suffering : AGONY
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"Seriously …" : BELIEVEME
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Sooner State city : ENID
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Béret bearer : TETE
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"Come Dancing" band, with "the" : KINKS
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King maker? : SERTA
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Potato, yam or cassava : TUBER
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Water brand whose name is an adjective in reverse : EVIAN
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Harder to come by : RARER
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Turns state's evidence : SINGS
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Beverage one shouldn't shake well before serving : SODA
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Kristen formerly of 50-Across : WIIG
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Ship's kitchen : GALLEY
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Pokes fun at : MOCKS
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Worth having : OFUSE
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Kind of question : YESNO
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Lead-in to brewery : MICRO
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Like the leftmost candle until the final night of Hanukkah : UNLIT
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Looking discomfitted : PAINED
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Incessantly bother : NAGAT
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Level : EVEN
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Navajo painting medium : SAND
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Thankless types : INGRATES
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Bottom of some columns : SUM
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Self-centered sort : EGOTIST
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Taken for granted : ASSUMED
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The Holy Grail, e.g. : GOBLET
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Beethoven's third symphony : EROICA
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Govt.-backed investments : TBILLS
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Attack, medieval-style : TILTAT
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Churn up : ROIL
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Stock exchange worker : TRADER
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Earthbound bird : EMU
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River to the English Channel : SOMME
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Bulletin board piece : TACK
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Hurting : ACHY
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___ probandi (burden of proof) : ONUS
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___ Owl, one of the superheroes in "Watchmen" : NITE
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Fork-tailed bird : TERN
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Dump : STY
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Decks, in brief : KOS
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Fig. of interest to an admissions department : GPA
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Castaway's call : SOS

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

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