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New York Times, Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Author:
Max Chen Lauring and Benjamin Chen Lauring
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Attractive, fashionable man, in modern parlance
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Max Lauring
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Benjamin Lauring

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {J} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Lauring. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Lauring. Wednesday freshness: 74%
Constructor notes:
We're incredibly excited to be back in the NYT after a short four-year hiatus! We don't remember exactly how we thought of the theme — ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
ONE PERCENT is a catchphrase in today's world, income inequality headlined by Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. It's amusing — in a sad way — ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times11/10/21 ( No. 26,300 )
Across
1
Redding of Stax Records : OTIS
5
It often surrounds high-maintenance people : DRAMA
10
Eponym of a famed N.Y.C. deli : KATZ
14
One who's got the goods : SHOPKEEPER
16
Contents of Lago Titicaca : AGUA
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56-Across, to a dairy farmer : LOWFATMILK
18
South African currency : RAND
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Singer Rita : ORA
20
Side with tandoori chicken : NAAN
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Backed up, say : SAVED
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56-Across, to a smartphone user : DYINGBATTERY
25
On and on and on : TONOEND
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x or y, in math class : AXIS
29
___ hand : HOUR
30
State bird of Arizona or South Carolina : WREN
31
Debtor's note : IOU
34
56-Across, to a gambler : UNFAVORABLEODDS
39
Battle of Britain grp. : RAF
40
Reddit Q&As : AMAS
41
Plant used by ancient Greeks and Romans to treat wounds : ALOE
42
BuzzFeed offering : QUIZ
43
Becomes more and more irksome : FESTERS
46
56-Across, to Occupy protesters : THEULTRARICH
50
Succeeded in : WONAT
51
Bad, in Bolivia : MALO
52
"Wanna ___?" : BET
55
Apple variety : IMAC
56
Small amount : ONEPERCENT
59
Mishap during a shave : NICK
60
Pharmacist's workplace in a hospital : DISPENSARY
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They consist of reps : SETS
62
Actor Buddy of "The Beverly Hillbillies" : EBSEN
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Rustic verse : IDYL
Down
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Nordic capital : OSLO
2
Marvel movie directed by Kenneth Branagh : THOR
3
Johnny Carson's home state : IOWA
4
Lotion letters : SPF
5
Hold up : DETAIN
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Order back : REMAND
7
Mockery, of a sort : APING
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Motivational speaker Robbins : MEL
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Genesis craft : ARK
10
Gold standards : KARATS
11
Its dried stalks can be used to make didgeridoos : AGAVE
12
The "dial" in "Don't touch that dial" : TUNER
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Attractive, fashionable man, in modern parlance : ZADDY
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"Yeezus" rapper : KANYE
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Author of the "Fear Street" series : STINE
22
Cartoon character who says "Swiper, no swiping!" : DORA
23
Stinger : BARB
24
Jump on the ice : AXEL
25
Day of the week named after 2-Down: Abbr. : THUR
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Actress Chaplin : OONA
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"___ said!" : NUFF
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Is, in hindsight : WAS
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Wait for the light to change, say : IDLE
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What helium and nitrogen lack : ODOR
33
Exploits : USES
35
Olympic event featuring a table : VAULT
36
Not bring up : OMIT
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Popular flip phone of the mid-2000s : RAZR
38
Sworn words : OATH
42
Ones who treat people poorly? : QUACKS
43
Frothy beverage : FRAPPE
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Title woman in a hit song by Dexys Midnight Runners : EILEEN
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Disdain : SCORN
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Lookalikes : TWINS
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"___ the Clown" (classic episode of "The Simpsons") : HOMIE
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Put into law : ENACT
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Make ___ of things : AMESS
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Bit of hair decoration : BEAD
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Professor 'iggins : ENRY
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Texter's sign-off : TTYL
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Dedicated work : ODE
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Writing tip? : NIB
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CBS series with spinoffs : CSI

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

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