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New York Times, Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Author:
Billy Bratton
Editor:
Will Shortz
26-Across : "Ya dig?"
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Billy Bratton

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Bratton. Wednesday freshness: 49%
Billy Bratton notes:
Hey it's your favorite crossword guy back at it. It's me, Billy, don't you remember me… Happy to finally get the Packers into a clue; ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Directive clues … some solvers call them a hit , some bare their fangs at them. (You can search for more using our Clue Finder , ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times7/19/23 ( No. 26,916 )
Across
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Began devouring, say : HADAT
6
Sign of love in Latin America : BESO
10
"Dynamite" hitmakers, 2020 : BTS
13
"We ___ Blessed" (hymn) : ARESO
14
Drip with : EXUDE
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"I'm on to you now!" : OHO
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Deal with it! : DECKOFCARDS
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Fortuneteller's sphere : ORB
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Musician Brian : ENO
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Desert or tundra : BIOME
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Opinions : TAKES
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A comment may be dripping with it : SARCASM
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"Ya dig?" : FEELME
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Stick with it! : ADHESIVETAPE
31
Gritty film : NOIR
34
Quick cut : TRIM
35
Jennings of "Jeopardy!" : KEN
36
Electrical units : OHMS
37
Fast pitch? : SPIEL
39
Part of many a friendship bracelet : BEAD
40
Not be square, say : OWE
41
Analogous : AKIN
42
"Liberal" things : ARTS
43
Get on with it! : BOARDINGPASS
48
Make cryptic : ENCODE
49
Wasn't a myth : EXISTED
53
Stringed instrument in some psychedelic music : SITAR
54
Kitchen wrap? : APRON
56
Yes, to Yves : OUI
57
Residue from a barbecue : ASH
58
Roll with it! : BOWLINGBALL
61
Thurman of "Pulp Fiction" : UMA
62
Slowpoke : SNAIL
63
Painter's prop : EASEL
64
Do-over, of a sort : LET
65
What some butterfly wings appear to have : EYES
66
Do over : RETRY
Down
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Ruler of a mythological underworld : HADES
2
A court may be in the middle of one : ARENA
3
Look of a room : DECOR
4
Big ___ (serious favor) : ASK
5
"Sorry, not sorry!" : TOOBAD
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Morph into : BECOME
7
Event often in caps on a syllabus : EXAM
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Can't-miss : SUREFIRE
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Not even : ODD
10
Creator of a spread : BOOKMAKER
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Winning feat achieved twice by the Green Bay Packers (1929-31, 1965-67) : THREEPEAT
12
Breaks down : SOBS
15
Respect : ESTEEM
18
Rummage (around) : FISH
23
Lead-in to country or rock : ALT
25
2006 animated film that really should have starred Adam Driver and Parker Posey? : CARS
27
Not good : EVIL
29
Defend the hive, in a way : STING
30
Tips : ENDS
31
One getting pwned, often : NOOB
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Classic melodramatic cry : OHWOEISME
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"Seriously!" : IMEANTHAT
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Kind of mark : SKID
38
Be forlorn : PINEAWAY
39
Prominent instrument in "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" : BASS
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Like a cutie patootie : ADORBS
44
Record label for Diana Ross and Elvis Presley : RCA
45
Hazards : PERILS
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Neuron fiber : AXON
47
Karaoke participant : SINGER
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A goner : TOAST
51
Pioneer in calculus notation : EULER
52
Humdinger : DILLY
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Pulitzer winner Bellow : SAUL
55
Demi-___ (ballet move) : PLIE
59
United : ONE
60
Modern love? : BAE

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

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