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New York Times, Friday, July 29, 2022

Author:
Robyn Weintraub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Dishes served in the final scene of "Titus Andronicus"
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Robyn Weintraub

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQUXZ} This is puzzle # 42 for Ms. Weintraub. Grid flow: 66.1 Friday freshness: 4%
Robyn Weintraub notes:
Hi solvers, IT'S ME AGAIN. I hope you enjoyed today's puzzle. My favorite clues I contributed are the ones for TOGA PARTIES (fun times ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
Attend the tale of Titus Andronicus. Jim here, sitting in for Jeff Chen who is unsuccessfully skipping stones. I'm excited (well, ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times7/29/22 ( No. 26,561 )
Across
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Breakout company of the 1970s : ATARI
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What 7-Down is pig Latin for : BEE
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Unpopular worker : SCAB
13
What often has Fox, but not FX : BASICCABLE
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Machete-like knife : BOLO
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Comment upon calling back : ITSMEAGAIN
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"Ma Belle ___" (1970 #5 hit) : AMIE
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Pics on pecs, say : TATS
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Rogers of old westerns : ROY
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Employment history : CAREER
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One of two : HALF
25
___ Hall, former "Today" host with a self-titled daytime talk show : TAMRON
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"Well, my comment sure sounds dumb now ..." : ISPOKETOOSOON
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Area around the mouth : DELTA
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Blows wildly : RAGES
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Tooth driller's deg. : DDS
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God often represented as a beautiful winged youth : EROS
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Falafel shop stock : PITAS
37
Prohibition of Leviticus 11 : PORK
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Not forward : AFT
39
It looks better with curls : BICEP
40
"You must be dreaming" : NOWAY
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Remark from one who gets a round : DRINKSAREONME
44
Judged to be : SEENAS
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Retirement plan, informally : ROTH
46
Strip : DIVEST
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World's busiest airport: Abbr. : ATL
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Sound of an unsuccessful attempt at stone skimming : PLOP
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French liqueur flavoring : ANIS
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Cry after pulling a prank : APRILFOOLS
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Liquid weapon, or a solid one : MACE
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Sole proprietors? : SHOESTORES
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Dishes served in the final scene of "Titus Andronicus" : PIES
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Cards, say : IDS
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Coffer, e.g. : CHEST
Down
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Some : ABIT
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"Cheerio!" : TATA
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One who helps out briefly? : ASST
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Acoustic flourishes during a comic's set : RIMSHOTS
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Something can't be neat if you add this : ICE
6
Motley skill set : BAGOFTRICKS
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Where a town in Wyoming was once sold (for $900,000) : EBAY
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Man found within state lines? : ELI
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Uno alternative : SBARRO
10
Daytime TV catchphrase : COMEONDOWN
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Xenomorph, more familiarly : ALIEN
12
Dutch for "farmer" : BOER
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Eric ___, author of "The Very Lonely Firefly" : CARLE
15
Wraps up : ENCASES
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First Hebrew prophet to have a biblical book named for him : AMOS
24
Lead-in to a street name, perhaps : AKA
25
Fun times between the sheets? : TOGAPARTIES
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Impression : IDEA
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Feudal underling : SERF
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Red herring, for one : PLOTDEVICE
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Hall of fame collaborator? : OATES
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1/8 oz. : DRAM
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Isle along the Sound of Sleat : SKYE
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They're broken just for fun : PINATAS
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Dismiss : POOHPOOH
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Stack at a T.S.A. checkpoint : BINS
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Bun holder : NET
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Candy brand with autumn-colored packaging : REESES
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Takes a turn, in a way : ROLLS
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Land between the Gulfs of Aqaba and Suez : SINAI
46
Still not done in the dryer, say : DAMP
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M.L.B. all-time leader in grand slams (25), informally : AROD
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Legends : LORE
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Cries during a match : OLES
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Secret indication : PSST
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It's written as a vertical line bisecting a circle : PHI
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Org. with trust issues? : FTC

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

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