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New York Times, Saturday, July 9, 2022

Author:
Kevin G. Der
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 25 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 42 for Mr. Der. Grid flow: 34.8 Saturday freshness: 94%
Jim Horne notes:
Jim here, sitting in for Jeff Chen who is washing down his Rhode Island CLAM CAKE with a DRAFT BREW. Not knowing either ZAZIE BEETZ or ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times7/9/22 ( No. 26,541 )
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Quinceañera honoree : CHICA
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Draft pick? : CRAFTBREW
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Hub for Nollywood movies : LAGOS
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What a snake or dragon can represent : LUNARYEAR
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Go/no-go directive : ABORT
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Despise : ABOMINATE
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"Midnight Cowboy" role : RATSO
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Achieved something wondrous : MADEMAGIC
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Worked together (with) : INTERACTED
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Bit of summer wear, informally : TANK
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Adroit, as a trick : NEAT
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Home of the Plain of Jars, a UNESCO World Heritage site : LAOS
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Pair of pants? : LUNGS
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Indoor rowing machine, in brief : ERG
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Group that counts Harding, Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy as former members : ELKS
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Louis ___ (predecessor of the franc) : DOR
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1982 film with the tagline "Behind every great man, there is a woman!" : TOOTSIE
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Material in some china : BONEASH
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Halloween costume requiring a full-body suit : APE
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Subject of a smash hit? : GONG
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Big retailer of camping gear : REI
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Make no effort to stop something : SITBY
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Charged : BADE
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Cameron with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame : DIAZ
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Like many place mats : OVAL
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Actress with an Emmy nomination for FX's "Atlanta" : ZAZIEBEETZ
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Dealer's new offering, perhaps : LATEMODEL
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Starter course : INTRO
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Snarled : INATANGLE
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Ratio of two sides in a right-angled triangle, in brief : COTAN
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Submissions for a casting director : DEMOREELS
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Shake : EVADE
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They're sported while going on a run : SKIPASSES
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Wannabe : POSER
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Wind known for its warmth : CLARINET
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What might lead a person to drink : HABANERO
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"Time to split" : IGOTTAGO
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Symbol of confinement : CORSET
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___ Place, one of the original 28 stations of the New York City subway : ASTOR
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Specialty of Rhode Island cuisine : CLAMCAKE
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Flexible musical tempos : RUBATOS
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Vacuum tube parts : ANODES
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Illustrious : FAMED
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Baseboard, e.g. : TRIM
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Intrinsically : BYNATURE
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Washington airport, informally : REAGAN
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Attacking a sub, say : EATING
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Settings for some scuba dives : WRECKS
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Holden's brother in "The Catcher in the Rye" : ALLIE
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Out of bounds, in a way : LONG
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Spot : ESPY
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Foundation, often : DONEE
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Variety of games : TABLETOP
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Incorporeal : BODILESS
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Mozart's "Voi, che sapete" and others : ARIETTAS
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Business of the Dutch East India Company : SEATRADE
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Informal title in city government : HIZZONER
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Fleet runner : GAZELLE
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Pool side : SOLIDS
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Zeljko ___, 2008 Emmy winner for "Damages" : IVANEK
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Japanese mat : TATAMI
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Scout's collection : BADGES
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From square one : DENOVO
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Districts : ZONES
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Contractor at a gym? : BICEP
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Max ___ (couture label) : MARA

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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