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New York Times, Sunday, January 14, 2024

Author:
John Kugelman
Editor:
Will Shortz
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John Kugelman

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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 136, Blocks: 78 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Kugelman. Grid flow: 42.0 Sunday freshness: 59%
Will Shortz notes:
John Kugelman is a software engineer and musician from Gainesville, Va. He has worked in cybersecurity for many years. John says, "I like anything that's complicated and puzzle-y. Any ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times1/14/24 ( No. 27,095 )
Across
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Hurricanes and tornadoes : VORTEXES
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One of 12, biblically : DISCIPLE
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"Way to go, me!" : INAILEDIT
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Grape from France's Côte-d'Or : PINOTNOIR
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Great ape? : SUPERDUPER
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Erotic artist? : JUNKDRAWER
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5-Down's pet : ASTRO
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Ooze : SEEPAGE
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Authors : PENS
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Yesterday, in Spanish : AYER
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___ Jam (record label) : DEF
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"Let me be perfectly ___" (Pride slogan) : QUEER
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Guinness of "The Ladykillers" : ALEC
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Street magician? : WANDERAROUNDTOWN
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Made, as a putt : SUNK
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Stockpile : STORE
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Linger : REMAIN
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Rock's ___ Fighters : FOO
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Toast with a raised stein : PROST
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Bad thing to drop in polite company : FBOMB
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Anthony Hopkins won this with only 16 minutes of screen time : BESTACTOR
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Reply of disgust : ICK
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One hitting the space bar? : ALIEN
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Muscat resident : OMANI
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Leaves slack-jawed : AWES
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Farmers? : CHICKENTENDERS
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Took big steps : STRODE
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Unplanned preview, perhaps : LEAK
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See here! : EYE
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___ of Orleans, moniker for Joan of Arc : MAID
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Supply, as elevator music : PIPEIN
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Switch hitter? : FLICKEROFLIGHT
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Zeno of ___, paradoxical thinker : ELEA
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Fastest train in the U.S. : ACELA
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Spot for a microphone : LAPEL
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What might be drawn with a "C" in cartoons : EAR
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Plans of study : CURRICULA
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Time's 2023 Athlete of the Year : MESSI
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Appropriate : SEIZE
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Hail, to Caesar : AVE
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Warm touch : CARESS
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Gunpowder ingredient : NITER
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Top pair : ACES
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Animal tranquilizer? : NUMBEROFTHEBEAST
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Trash : TOSS
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Pan handle? : PETER
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Communication with one's hands, for short : ASL
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Target of Y.A. fiction : TEEN
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Word with straw or swing : VOTE
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Big Apple figure : TIMCOOK
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"Boy Wonder" of comics : ROBIN
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With 117-Across, the Grim Reaper? : ANOFFERYOU
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See 113-Across : CANTREFUSE
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Live content creators : STREAMERS
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They might be flagged as "Potential Spam" : ROBOCALLS
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Seasonal charity event : TOYDRIVE
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Cuts down to size : WHITTLES
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V on the N.Y.S.E. : VISA
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Albatross, metaphorically : ONUS
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Hypnotized, say : RAPT
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Some closet organizers : TIERACKS
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"The Jetsons" boy : ELROY
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Crossed (out) : XED
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Online school closing? : EDU
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Nurses : SIPS
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Dash's partner : DINE
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Ancient Romans made it from soot : INK
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Purchase for a golf course : SOD
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Nexus: Abbr. : CTR
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Peeved : INAPET
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Indigo Girls song with the chorus "Adding up the total of a love that's true / Multiply life by the ..." : POWEROFTWO
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Creditor's security : LIEN
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Makes a misstep : ERRS
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Ready, with "up" : TEE
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Wrinkle-faced dog : PUG
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Cash in : REDEEM
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Disney villain who's the grand vizier of Agrabah : JAFAR
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/ : PER
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Replies of disgust : EWS
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Stoolie : RATFINK
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Somewhat : QUASI
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Section of a syllabus : UNIT
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___ Griffin, civil rights pioneer : EDNA
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Meat jelly : ASPIC
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Butler on "The Addams Family" : LURCH
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Japanese mushroom : ENOKI
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"Pass," in a casino : NOBET
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Quadcopter, e.g. : DRONE
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Concrete support : REBAR
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Straws in the wind : OMENS
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Sweet-talked : WOOED
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Origin of the words "cake" and "egg" : NORSE
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Actor George who wrote the 1994 autobiography "To the Stars" : TAKEI
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Police accountability tool : BODYCAM
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Rapper ___ B : CARDI
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List : LEAN
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Demure : MEEK
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E.R. shout : CLEAR
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Author Gaiman : NEIL
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What a crackerjack cracker jacks : SAFE
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Does some field work : TILLS
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Superlatively sullen : MOPIEST
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Praline ingredient : PECAN
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Valentine candy message : ILUVU
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Not open to appeal, as a court decision : PEREMPTORY
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Bass symbol : FCLEF
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Tiniest bit : LEAST
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Actress Fisher of "Eighth Grade" : ELSIE
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Worshiper of Jah, informally : RASTA
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Insurance giant : GEICO
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Mental fogs : HAZES
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Lock : TRESS
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Law enforcer in the Harry Potter universe : AUROR
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Longtime actor on "Law & Order: SVU" : ICET
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Give a darn : CARE
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All together : ENBLOC
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Emulate Jack Sprat : EATNOFAT
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Old SeaWorld mascot : SHAMU
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Parkway or expressway: Abbr. : RTE
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Complained : BEEFED
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Keyboard corner key : ESC
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Straight up : ERECT
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Like the open sea : VAST
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Not fooled by : ONTO
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Some carry a spare one in a boot : TYRE
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Smartphone platform : IOS
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Bit of decoration at a beach house : OAR
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Not just think : KNOW
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Zodiac symbol : BULL
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Sicily or Sardinia : ISLE
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Ending with late or great : NESS
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"___ out!" : FAR
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"The Dark Side of the Moon" studio : EMI
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Fire (up) : REV
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Texter's "Truthfully …" : TBH
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French chess piece : ROI

Answer summary:
12 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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