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New York Times, Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Author:
Jeanne Breen and Jeff Chen
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
Photo gallery on one's phone
TotalDebutCollabs
15/29/20241
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0001000
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1.66552%
Jeanne Breen
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1557/5/20107/14/2024107
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatAcr
421016263711121
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
10401.6290455%
Jeff Chen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JKZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Breen. This is puzzle # 152 for Mr. Chen. Wednesday freshness: 81%
Constructor notes:
Jeanne Breen: Just a little over a year after diving into crossword construction, I'm thrilled to be making my New York Times debut in ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times5/29/24 ( No. 27,231 )
Across
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"For ___" (greeting card section) : HIM
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Oust : BOOT
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Wins over : CHARMS
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Word said with feigned innocence : MOI
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Move at a snail's pace : INCH
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How some café is served : AULAIT
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*Vodka + coffee liqueur + Irish cream + heavy cream : MUDSLIDE
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Skimpy : MEASLY
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Feeder filler : SUET
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Producer of the milk for Roquefort cheese : EWE
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Light brown : TAN
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Some LG products : HDTVS
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*Light rum + dark rum + orange juice + passion fruit syrup : HURRICANE
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Sharing word : OURS
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One of the "Gilligan's Island" castaways : MARYANN
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___ Miss : OLE
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Onetime host with the segment "Jaywalking" : LENO
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Teacher in a temple : RABBI
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*With 38-Across, rum + brandy + pineapple juice + orange juice + orgeat syrup + fire : FLAMING
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See 36-Across : VOLCANO
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Jimmy of "NYPD Blue" : SMITS
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Pitch : SELL
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Structure that's subject to hydrostatic pressure : DAM
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Actor Josh who was once married to Fergie : DUHAMEL
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Upscale hotel chain : OMNI
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With 56-Across, what each of the starred clues is? : RECIPEFOR
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"I can't think with all this racket!" : QUIET
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Losing tic-tac-toe line : OXO
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Braves, on a scoreboard : ATL
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The Acropolis, now : RUIN
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Horrify : APPALL
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See 46-Across : DISASTER
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Ruthless ruler : DESPOT
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Green-eyed monster : ENVY
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Nail polish brand : OPI
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Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot : SLEUTH
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Hard knocks? : RAPS
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Catch in the act : NAB
Down
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"Let me think about that …" : HMM
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Debtor's note : IOU
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In the thick of things, so to speak : MIDSTREAM
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Olympic gymnast with five moves named for her : BILES
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"I'll take care of that!" : ONIT
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Anxiety condition, in brief : OCD
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Currency debut of 2002 : THEEURO
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Photo gallery on one's phone : CAMERAROLL
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Apricot or peach : HUE
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In the manner of : ALA
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Believer in the principle of "I and I," for the physical and spiritual selves : RASTA
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Italy's fashion capital : MILAN
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Broadway composer Jule ___ : STYNE
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Explorers and others, in brief : SUVS
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Droll : WRY
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"Ungula" is Latin for this word, hence "ungulate" : HOOF
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Lessens, as pain : DULLS
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Chill : HANG
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Taken as a whole : INALL
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Market-focused channel : CNBC
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Magazine with cover exclamations like "Bigger Biceps!" : MENSHEALTH
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Beamed : LITUP
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A birdie flies in this : BADMINTON
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Absurd : INANE
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Noon, in France : MIDI
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Turn off course : VEER
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Leave out : OMIT
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Do a slow burn : SMOLDER
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At the back of the boat : AFT
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Avignon affirmatives : OUIS
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Ways to go : ROADS
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Kick out : EXPEL
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Small group of trees : COPSE
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Places to dock : QUAYS
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Invitation request : RSVP
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Satyajit Ray's "The ___ Trilogy" : APU
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Developer's purchase : LOT
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___ trance : INA
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Org. that enforces the Toxic Substances Control Act : EPA
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Component of a certain cage : RIB

Answer summary:
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