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New York Times, Saturday, February 3, 2024

Author:
Carolyn Davies Lynch and Jeff Chen
Editor:
Will Shortz
What it's not, in a saying
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This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 15 Words: 71, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Lynch. This is puzzle # 150 for Mr. Chen. Saturday freshness: 78%
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© 2024, The New York Times2/3/24 ( No. 27,115 )
Across
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What's on the up and up? : ASCENT
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A little smoke? : CIG
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Economy-based calculation, for short : MPG
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College assignment : ROOMIE
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Classic symbol of purity and grace : UNICORN
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Take an unplanned trip : TUMBLE
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Transmitter of audio programmes : BBCRADIO
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Lets loose : FREES
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Test drives : TRIALRUNS
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Endnote abbr. meaning "same as before" : IBID
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Cries of shear terror? : BAAS
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Sir Georg who conducted 999 Chicago Symphony concerts : SOLTI
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Aid in focusing : LENS
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Economize : SKIMP
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Off : LESS
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"Whatevs" : MEH
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Halley's comet, to some : OMEN
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___ steak, dish lightly seared on the outside and raw in the middle : AHI
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What it's not, in a saying : ROCKETSCIENCE
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Keep one's beginning goals modest : STARTOUTSMALL
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Issa who created "Awkward Black Girl" : RAE
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Bring in : REAP
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Licenses, perhaps : OKS
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Victor's crow : IWON
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King Lear's middle daughter : REGAN
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Cannabis with a high level of THC : KUSH
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Major street in New York City or New Orleans : CANAL
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Literary character whose name translates to "no one" : NEMO
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One way to wonder : IDLY
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Highlighters, of sorts : EYELINERS
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Gently apply, as concealer : DABON
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Pass on a wing and a prayer : HAILMARY
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Many cross words? : TIRADE
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Like zombies and some loves : UNDYING
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They're not only human : BEINGS
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Org. that checks what you don't : TSA
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Fiddle (with) : TOY
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Feeds : STOKES
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Movie that's not expected to be a blockbuster : ARTFILM
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Pucker precipitators at a pub : SOURBEERS
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Arrive with great hype : COMEINHOT
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Roots : EMBEDS
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Common Scandinavian man's name : NILS
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Ball holder : TEE
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Angular movement? : CUBISM
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The emperor Túpac Amaru, for one : INCA
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Ones running the world, per Beyoncé : GIRLS
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Lunar ___ : MODULE
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Evidence in a criminal case, maybe : PRINTS
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Greek word for "knowledge" : GNOSIS
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Panthers' home : CAROLINA
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What it's not, in a saying : BRAINSURGERY
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Develop feelings for : TAKETO
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Internal lie detector, so to speak : BSMETER
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Compatriot : PAISANO
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Vegetable that's baked, fried or roasted : OKRA
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Cannabis product sometimes found in granola : HEMP
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In an intimate way, in a way : CARNALLY
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Third-grade groups? : CTEAMS
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Storm on the horizon, maybe : CLOUDBANK
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Certain clubhouse : ELKSLODGE
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It may leave you speechless : SHYNESS
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Fixture on a frozen lake : ICEHUT
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Actor Damon Sr. or Damon Jr. : WAYANS
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People of the Iroquois Confederacy : ONEIDA
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It can be radiant or magnetic : ENERGY
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Korean model hitting the scene in 1999 : KIARIO
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Cap, but not a hat : LIMIT
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Prefix with second : NANO
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It's a plan : DIET
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Venue for many TV reruns : TBS

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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