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New York Times, Monday, September 25, 2023

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Down : "The Lord of the Rings" monster
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Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJKQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 101 for Ms. Lempel. Monday freshness: 19%
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© 2023, The New York Times9/25/23 ( No. 26,984 )
Across
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Tablet that comes with the FaceTime app : IPAD
5
Musical work that may be numbered : OPUS
9
Firm and brittle, as a cracker : CRISP
14
Shower love (on) : DOTE
15
Tirade : RANT
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Ship alongside the Niña and the Santa Maria : PINTA
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Alif, ba, ta or hamza : ARABICCHARACTER
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Give the cold shoulder : SHUN
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Wall St. launch : IPO
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Bunch of bovines : HERD
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Math diagram with an array of dots : SCATTERPLOT
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Rock's ___ Speedwagon : REO
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Stanley Cup org. : NHL
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Some reproductive cells : OVA
30
What a poker face hides : EMOTION
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"___ Make a Deal" : LETS
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Org. that regulates hazardous waste : EPA
36
Basketball hoops : RIMS
37
Color such as khaki or ocher : EARTHTONE
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Gun sound : BANG
43
Droop : SAG
44
Feature of the Capitol or the Taj Mahal : DOME
48
Used a chair : SATDOWN
51
Undergarment with an underwire : BRA
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Oil-drilling structure : RIG
54
Honest ___ (Lincoln) : ABE
55
Preplanning activity : GOALSETTING
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Medieval castle defense : MOAT
60
U.S. org. with cryptologists : NSA
61
"___ Lisa" : MONA
62
"Care to fill me in?" … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 55-Across's final words : SOWHATSTHESTORY
67
Currently broadcasting : ONAIR
68
Elite British boys' school : ETON
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Passed with flying colors : ACED
70
Boy band with the hits "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me" : NSYNC
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Rip apart : REND
72
Real estate units : LOTS
Down
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N.A.A.C.P. co-founder ___ B. Wells : IDA
2
German automaker : PORSCHE
3
No longer moving : ATAHALT
4
First public appearance : DEBUT
5
"The Lord of the Rings" monster : ORC
6
"Super" campaign fund-raiser : PAC
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Not cool : UNHIP
8
Paper clip alternative : STAPLE
9
One auditing the books, in brief : CPA
10
Calorie-laden : RICH
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Temporary, as a position of leadership : INTERIM
12
Sound systems : STEREOS
13
Presidential forgiveness : PARDON
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"I don't wanna get ___ it" : INTO
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Hotel booking : ROOM
23
Weekend TV comedy show, in brief : SNL
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At any time : EVER
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Spellbound : RAPT
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Ripped apart : TORN
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Like a game's score before overtime : TIED
33
Button to press after composing an email : SEND
35
Sounds of understanding : AHS
38
Brimming with excitement : AGOG
39
File folder features : TABS
40
Fearsome folklore figure : OGRE
41
Monkeys with long snouts : BABOONS
42
Eroded : ATEAWAY
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Colombia/Venezuela border river : ORINOCO
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Slender tower of a mosque : MINARET
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Henhouse product : EGG
48
Biblical judge whose hair gave him strength : SAMSON
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"___ Get Fooled Again" (the Who classic) : WONT
50
Egypt's Lake ___, near Aswan Dam : NASSER
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Bill dispensers, in brief : ATMS
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Espresso drink : LATTE
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Amount at the bottom of a receipt : TOTAL
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Slender : THIN
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Curved path : ARC
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Sweetie : HON
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Word after living or dead : END
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Fabric-buying quantities: Abbr. : YDS

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