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New York Times, Thursday, November 14, 2024

Author:
Matthew Faiella
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
Motor coaches?
TotalDebut
111/14/2024
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.75453%
Matthew Faiella

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 44 Missing: {GQZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Faiella. Thursday freshness: 57%
Jim Horne notes:

A 2013 puzzle by Alan DerKazarian had a similar theme, except his long answers went right through the BACKs.

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© 2024, The New York Times11/14/24 ( No. 27,400 )
Across
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___ Posadas (annual Latin American celebration) : LAS
4
Care : WARD
8
Quickly throw (together) : SLAP
12
Iron-rich molecule in blood : HEME
13
"That makes sense" : ISEE
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Literally, "bean curd" : TOFU
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Fail to mention : OMIT
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Car freshener scent : PINE
17
Doner ___ (meat dish) : KEBAB
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Uninhabited wilderness : OUTBACK
19
Motor coaches? : BACKSEATDRIVERS
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Element between bromine and rubidium : KRYPTON
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Blocks in a bar : ICE
24
Blanquette de ___ (French stew) : VEAU
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Drop precipitously, as a stock price : TANK
27
Bird with a harsh cry : JAY
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Went all out : DIDNTHOLDBACK
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Trait of a courageous person : BACKBONE
33
Soup go-with : SALAD
34
Before, in classic poetry : ERE
35
Former N.F.L. quarterback Tim : TEBOW
36
Position in soccer and football : FULLBACK
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Red carpet attire : BACKLESSDRESS
39
Award first given by King George V, in brief : OBE
40
Classic dog name : FIDO
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Election campaign : RACE
42
___-mo : SLO
43
Blade seen on the Angolan flag : MACHETE
46
Hit rock album of 1980 depicted three times by this puzzle : BACKINBLACK
51
Levels in a ring, for short : KOS
52
Consumed gladly : ATEUP
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Nowadays it's often accessed via QR code : MENU
54
Call at a bakery : NEXT
55
Big Ben, e.g. : BELL
56
Sob : WAIL
57
Member of a "Great" quintet : ERIE
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Make some noise : YELL
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Pet welfare org. : SPCA
60
Key above ∼ : ESC
Down
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King Julien of "Madagascar," for one : LEMUR
2
Titular horror movie town : AMITYVILLE
3
Temporary defeat : SETBACK
4
Game show billed as the "world's largest obstacle course" : WIPEOUT
5
Like the majority of products sold at H Mart : ASIAN
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Check for a flat? : RENT
7
Feat : DEED
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___ Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America : STEVE
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Region of the brain : LOBE
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A ways away : AFAR
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Brits may refer to them as "boozers" : PUBS
12
Captivate : HOOK
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Certain bribe : KICKBACK
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"Out of my way!" : STANDBACK
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Feature of many an aged cheese : RIND
22
Recant an opinion : BACKPEDAL
25
"___ of Adele" (Rodin sculpture) : TORSO
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Offerings from 11-Down : ALES
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Those who apply themselves? : JOBSEEKERS
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Years, in Uruguay : ANOS
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Tree mentioned in the witches' brew rhyme in "Macbeth" : YEW
30
Blot : DAUB
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Pay attention to : HEED
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Smooth-barked shade tree : BEECH
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W. Coast hub for United Airlines : SFO
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Retrace one's steps : BACKTRACK
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Heraldic animal : LION
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Whom Count von Count is a parody of : DRACULA
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Move famously performed by figure skater Surya Bonaly at the 1998 Winter Olympics : BACKFLIP
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Bit of Halloween decor : SKULL
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Hyperactive : MANIC
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2004 Britney Spears hit : TOXIC
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Dirección from Cancún to Cuba : ESTE
46
What to expect when you're expecting : BABY
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Exactly, after "to" : ATEE
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Word with division or number : CELL
49
X1, X3, X5 and X7 : BMWS
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Increase dramatically : LEAP
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Name tag? : NEE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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