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Alex Eaton-Salners
Alex Eaton-Salners

NY Times, Sun, Sep 19, 2021 TAKEAWAY CROSSWORD

29-Down : Astronomica* phenomena *ight can't escape

Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40
Notepad: One letter of the alphabet has been removed from each clue every time it appears in the clue. If you remove this letter from the clue's answer, the remaining letters will themselves spell a word, which is to be entered in the grid. For example, the clue "Be a sni*ch" would suggest "Be a snitch" with a missing T, leading to the answer TATTLE, which, with the T's removed, would be entered in the grid as ALE. Every answer is a regular word, name or other crossword answer except as indicated.
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© 2021, The New York Times
Across
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Co**on nightstand ite* : LAP
4
Depri*e of *ictuals : STARE
9
Insect part connected to the head via the cervi* : THORA
14
*otched *ase*all catch : OLE
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Some break*ast *are : WALES
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*omposer Frédéri* (2 wds.) : HOPIN
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Concern with materia* rather than spiritua* things : WORDINESS
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*o*, for one : ARENT
20
S*mbol for mone* in Tok*o : ENSIGN
21
*uts in a di*t *oad, say (2 wds.) : TIETACKS
23
Animals t*at are s*orn : SEEP
24
Untrust*orthy sorts : EASELS
26
Scottish *nives (abbr.) : DIRS
28
*nfluenced *n Wash*ngton : LOBBED
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U*ban leade* : MAYO
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*ich Ge*man cake : TOTE
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Boxi*g ve*ue : AREA
39
Fillin* to the *ills : SATIN
40
Munic* mister : ERR
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Lik* *v*r*st or r*ptil*s : SCALD
42
Patronize, as Lu*thansa : LYON
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Thin *ancake : CREE
44
Small *ooches from China : EKES
45
M*ckintoshes *nd g*loshes : RINGER
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*onth of *adness? : ARCH
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Had a han*ering (2 wds.) : LIEDTO
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Writer o* travel guides : ODOR
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I* a co*ditio* fit for occupatio* (2 wds.) : TEATABLE
60
News*a*er's front (2 wds.) : AGEONE
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Move to *ain an advanta*e : AMBIT
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*hey en*ice : EMPRESSES
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Lacking a *tain *topper, a* a tot at *upper : BIBLE
66
Zilc*, informally (2 wds.) : NOTIN
67
Col* cuts provi*er : ELI
68
Things l*ft b*hind : STATS
69
Ros* ___ : ASANA
70
"G*ing already?" (abbr.) : SSN
Down
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One hund*ed dots pe* inch, say : LOWES
2
Drea* Tea* *e*ber Karl : ALONE
3
Read leis*rely (2 wds.) : PERSE
4
Big ba*d ge*re : SWIG
5
Leather factor* : TANNER
6
*roup of *eese : ALE
7
*olorful *ardinal features : RESTS
8
Where *o *ake an exam : ESSIE
9
"How weir*!" (2 wds.) : THATSO
10
Gr**k godd*ss*s of the s*asons : HORA
11
*remlin coin : OPEC
12
Screw*river or *aiquiri : RINK
13
*ncles' wives : ANTS
18
One way to *emove wate* f*om clothes (hyph.) : DIPDYING
22
Girl with a *all : ELLE
25
More swi*t : ASTER
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*omputer *li*kable : ION
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Astronomica* phenomena *ight can't escape : BACKHOES
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Exhibiting *alor : BRAE
31
Croa*s, with "over" : EELS
32
Co*ple : DAD
33
Tudo* queen of 1553-58 (2 wds.) : MAYI
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*uppre**ed (2 wds.) : ATON
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Pi* out : ORE
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Climate c*ange, e.g. : TREAT
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M*sical c*rve (abbr.) : SLR
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Blue*rint *articular : SEC
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*ntilles n*tive : CRIB
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Na**ates : ELATES
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*oin* *reat *uns : ROARIN
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State capital east of Ida*o : ELENA
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Mart*an satell*te : DEMOS
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P*ts o*t : DOSES
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"The Re*l ___" (bygone *BC sitcom) (hyph.) : ONELS
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*ive up, as a *ame of chess : RESIN
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N*-n*s : TABS
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Invoice di*ective : EMIT
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"Return of the *edi" baddie : ABBA
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Circu* prop* : TILT
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H*met*wn of C*lumbus : GENA
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K*nd of bread (abbr.) : PTA
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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