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New York Times, Monday, November 27, 2023

Author:
Ricky J. Sirois
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
2-Down : Fairy tale monster
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Ricky J. Sirois

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKVX} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Sirois. Monday freshness: 77%
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Z
2
O
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D
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I
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A
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C
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C
8
O
9
B
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S
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M
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A
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G
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A
G
E
N
D
A
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A
N
Y
A
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E
W
E
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C
R
A
T
E
R
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B
E
E
R
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B
R
A
T
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H
E
R
O
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E
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M
I
L
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T
A
C
I
T
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B
E
A
N
B
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U
R
R
I
T
O
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N
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I
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S
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S
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N
S
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R
E
F
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A
B
H
O
R
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H
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E
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A
D
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I
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O
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W
38
A
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B
E
E
F
B
40
O
U
R
G
U
41
I
G
N
O
N
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S
T
A
T
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L
P
G
A
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C
H
U
R
N
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W
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I
G
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T
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S
E
T
S
E
S
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B
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A
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N
A
N
A
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B
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R
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D
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A
H
O
R
A
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E
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S
T
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G
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A
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S
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P
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T
O
B
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F
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A
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R
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U
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N
I
Q
U
E
64
H
O
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E
D
G
E
66
R
E
F
U
E
L
67
S
T
L
68
W
O
E
S
69
N
O
T
A
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E
© 2023, The New York Times11/27/23 ( No. 27,047 )
Across
1
Astrology chart : ZODIAC
7
Inner parts of ears of corn : COBS
11
Newsstand item, informally : MAG
14
List of items to discuss at a meeting : AGENDA
15
Actress Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit" : ANYA
16
Female sheep : EWE
17
Any facial feature of the man in the moon, in reality : CRATER
18
Ale-simmered German sausage, informally : BEERBRAT
20
Villain's opposite : HERO
21
Actor Jannings of silent films : EMIL
23
Unstated but understood : TACIT
24
Vegetarian dish on a Mexican menu : BEANBURRITO
26
Altimas and Pathfinders : NISSANS
30
One who keeps order on the court? : REF
31
Hate : ABHOR
32
Noggin : HEAD
35
Des Moines's home : IOWA
39
French meat stew for which Julia Child penned a popular recipe : BEEFBOURGUIGNON
42
"Now!," in a hospital : STAT
43
Women's links grp. : LPGA
44
Turn from cream to butter : CHURN
45
Hairpiece : WIG
47
Fearsome African flies : TSETSES
49
Loaf often made with walnuts : BANANABREAD
54
Now, in Spanish : AHORA
55
Toward the rising sun : EAST
56
Fight for breath : GASP
60
"Admittedly …," or, when said aloud, a punny description of 18-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across : TOBEFAIR
62
One-of-a-kind : UNIQUE
64
Long-handled garden tool : HOE
65
Rim : EDGE
66
Fill up the gas tank again : REFUEL
67
The Blues, on scoreboards : STL
68
Afflictions : WOES
69
Put music to paper : NOTATE
Down
1
Actor Braff of "Scrubs" : ZACH
2
Fairy tale monster : OGRE
3
First word of many a letter : DEAR
4
Excited about : INTO
5
Suffix with lemon or lime : ADE
6
Veer, as a wildly driven car : CAREEN
7
Woodsy home : CABIN
8
Equivalent of 16 oz. : ONELB
9
"See ya!" : BYE
10
"No Exit" playwright : SARTRE
11
Thanks, in Tours : MERCI
12
Be in store for : AWAIT
13
Start annoying : GETTO
19
Pub brawl : BARFIGHT
22
Song created from multiple songs : MASHUP
24
Sharp part of a wire fence : BARB
25
Pakistani language : URDU
26
Catches, as a criminal : NABS
27
"Yeah, o-o-o-kay …" : IBET
28
___ butter (ingredient in many cosmetics) : SHEA
29
Computer programs : SOFTWARE
33
Energy unit : ERG
34
Colorful banded rocks : AGATES
36
Weight to carry : ONUS
37
Had on : WORE
38
Raggedy ___ (classic dolls) : ANNS
40
___ Korbut, four-time Olympic gold-medal gymnast : OLGA
41
Treated, as a sprain : ICED
46
"Soon" : INAFEW
48
Ringed planet : SATURN
49
Alternatives to showers : BATHS
50
Something hilarious : AHOOT
51
Prize declined by 10-Down : NOBEL
52
Neutral shade : BEIGE
53
Some hard-to-find collectibles : RARES
56
Present : GIFT
57
Color lead-in to marine : AQUA
58
Tallow source : SUET
59
One-named Brazilian soccer icon : PELE
61
Commotion : ADO
63
Keanu Reeves's role in "The Matrix" : NEO

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