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New York Times, Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Author:
John Guzzetta
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
29-Across : Kind of bean mentioned memorably in "The Silence of the Lambs"
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38Missing: {XZ}
John Guzzetta notes:
I submitted this puzzle back in mid-2018. There are lots of companies, so I tried to restrict myself to the Fortune 500. Still, I had ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Time to PART COMPANY! I've appreciated KROGER's drive-up-and-go grocery services during the pandemic, so it was fun to see that ... read more
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© 2020, The New York Times6/2/20 ( No. 25,774 )
Across
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Knickers wearer, maybe : LAD
4
Heavenly beings : ANGELS
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Like the anagramming of A DECIMAL POINT to make I'M A DOT IN PLACE : APT
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Prefix with cycle or cellular : UNI
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Ingredients in gorp : RAISINS
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Big fib : LIE
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View off the coast of Miami : BISCAYNEBAY
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Bruce of "Enter the Dragon" and "Fist of Fury" : LEE
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A lot of it is spam : EMAIL
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Yang's partner : YIN
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___ Claus : MRS
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Coffee, informally : JAVA
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One who helps you hit just the right note : VOCALCOACH
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Prefix with laryngology : OTO
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Kind of bean mentioned memorably in "The Silence of the Lambs" : FAVA
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Egyptian queen, for short : CLEO
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Puzzle : BEWILDER
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Bidding : BEHEST
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Patron of sailors : SAINTELMO
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Secures, as a climber's rope : BELAYS
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Impersonates : IMITATES
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Blue hue : AQUA
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Tears : RIPS
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Boeuf ___ bourguignonne : ALA
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Science fiction hero of the 25th century : BUCKROGERS
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Street ___ : CRED
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Talk, talk, talk : YAK
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Santa ___ winds : ANA
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Number under a line : TOTAL
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High hit to the outfield : FLY
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Go their separate ways ... or a description of 17-, 24-, 35- or 47-Across? : PARTCOMPANY
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Drive-thru convenience, perhaps : ATM
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First half of an LP : SIDEONE
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Oui's opposite : NON
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Tip of a shoe : TOE
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Washington airport name : REAGAN
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"No more seats" sign : SRO
Down
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Order at an auto shop : LUBEJOB
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Give life to : ANIMATE
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Deny any responsibility for : DISAVOW
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___ Sea (vanishing body of water) : ARAL
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"No" vote : NAY
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___ rummy : GIN
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Common language suffix : ESE
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Neighbor of Tunisia : LIBYA
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Escargot : SNAIL
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Like Wabash College and Hampden-Sydney College, unusually : ALLMALE
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Pokes through : PIERCES
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First stroke : TEESHOT
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Match up, as a phone with a computer : SYNC
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Spy org. : CIA
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"Quo ___?" : VADIS
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Kiln, e.g. : OVEN
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Attachment to a rope to make a tree swing : CARTIRE
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Pro golfer Lorena : OCHOA
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Whip : FLAY
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Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game" : ISAAK
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Spots on a radar screen : BLIPS
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Some workers on standby, for short : EMTS
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Mideast ruler : EMIR
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Cute pudginess in a toddler : BABYFAT
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On a par with : EQUALTO
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"Oh joy, I drew the short straw again" : LUCKYME
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Plaid designs : TARTANS
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The Beatles' "___ Rigby" : ELEANOR
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Response to "Did you win the lottery?" : SADLYNO
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Songs by Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty or Lil Uzi Vert : RAPS
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Broadcasting : ONAIR
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"En ___!" : GARDE
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Ticket issuer : COP
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Al Capone chasers, informally : TMEN
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Oolong, for one : TEA
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Gear tooth : COG
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Go out ___ limb : ONA

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

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