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Alex Eaton-Salners
Alex Eaton-Salners

NY Times, Sun, Feb 06, 2022 DIAGRAMLESS

30-Across : Friend in France

Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 75, Blocks: 93
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© 2022, The New York Times
Across
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Breadwinners : EARNERS
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CaCO3, e.g. : CARBONATE
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Come to nothing, as a plan : GOUPINSMOKE
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Many a crossword clue with a question mark : PUN
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Vacuum cleaners, to Brits : HOOVERS
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Like most Grindr users : GAY
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Supplanting : SUPERSEDING
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Water filter brand : PUR
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Rock beater, in a game : PAPER
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___ tide : NEAP
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Durable wood : OAK
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"Let's start now!" : ITSGOTIME
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Friend in France : AMI
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A.M.A. members : DRS
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Pick, with "for" : OPT
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Jet-black gem : ONYX
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Beer blast staple : KEG
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Pioneering journalist ___ B. Wells : IDA
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Russian river to the Caspian Sea : URAL
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Sit (down) hard : PLOP
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Venomous biter : ASP
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Conference beverage dispenser : URN
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Company whose name, aptly, is an anagram of GAMES minus a letter : SEGA
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What's left in Pandora's box : HOPE
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Word generally not capitalized in titles : THE
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Grp. promoting road safety : MADD
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Church seating : PEW
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Declare with certainty : AVER
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Whole lot : TON
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Tornado alert : SIREN
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Class struggle? : TEST
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Sounds around kittens : AWS
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"Big" name in a Coen brothers film : LEBOWSKI
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Gateway products, in brief : PCS
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Inspiration : CREATIVESPARK
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Jackie Gleason catchphrase : ANDAWAYWEGO
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Set forth precisely : DELINEATE
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Stops doing something : DESISTS
Down
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Water: Fr. : EAU
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Dadaist Jean : ARP
3
Baseball slugger's stat : RBI
4
Fictional character you probably wouldn't root for : NONHERO
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Belgian Expressionist James : ENSOR
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Actress Sarah of TV's "Parenthood" : RAMOS
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Kitchen fixture : STOVE
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Against, in a debate : CON
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Barely got (by) : EKED
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Fellow : GUY
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Activist Brockovich : ERIN
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Amy Poehler comedy series, informally : PARKSANDREC
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Surprising gambit : SNEAKATTACK
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Highway safety feature : GUARDRAIL
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Kaplan course for H.S. students : SATPREP
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Steal the show from : UPSTAGE
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Cribbage piece : PEG
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"Wheel of Fortune" and "Press Your Luck" : GAMESHOWS
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Talking points? : PODIUMS
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Devoutly religious : PIOUS
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Sties : PIGPENS
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Bit of attire for Mr. Monopoly : TOPHAT
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Smitten : INLOVE
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They're shortsighted : MYOPES
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Maven : EXPERT
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Casebook concern : LAW
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Actress Messing of "Will & Grace" : DEBRA
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Without stopping : NOEND
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Walked through water : WADED
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Hackneyed : STALE
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Fuzzy fruits : KIWIS
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First in a line of Russian rulers : IVANI
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For, in a debate : PRO
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Watches carefully : EYES
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Baseball blast : SWAT
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Adoptees from shelters : PETS
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Time of one's life : AGE
Answer summary: 6 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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