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New York Times, Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Author:
Adam Aaronson
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
62-Down : River in which Achilles was dipped
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Adam Aaronson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 81, Blocks: 44 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Aaronson. Wednesday freshness: 50%
Jim Horne notes:

Both the full words and the shaded sub-words satisfy the clues.

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A
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S
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S
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S
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O
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D
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E
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D
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U
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H
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M
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P
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T
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E
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O
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A
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P
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M
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N
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B
C
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A
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D
O
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O
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L
L
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S
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K
E
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S
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M
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E
T
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Y
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B
L
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A
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C
K
S
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B
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A
T
H
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A
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P
O
L
L
O
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R
I
B
B
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I
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T
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S
O
M
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L
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A
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L
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T
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B
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F
R
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T
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R
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V
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I
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N
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D
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B
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M
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A
D
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W
L
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A
R
K
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B
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I
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K
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G
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C
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S
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L
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G
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N
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D
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S
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H
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O
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O
T
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H
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E
U
R
O
P
E
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O
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T
Y
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W
A
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S
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D
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© 2024, The New York Times11/6/24 ( No. 27,392 )
Across
1
Gobi Desert grazer : ASS
4
Green roll : SOD
7
Domain suffix that most people can't register : EDU
10
Tailor's line : HEM
13
Bit of fried finger food, casually : TOT
14
Silvery element : PLATINUM
17
Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man" : ELO
18
Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …" : OUI
19
Northernmost city in North America with over one million people : EDMONTON
20
Inspiration for Toblerone's shape : ALP
21
Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board" : MSNBC
23
Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci" : ALDO
24
Hop on board? : OLLIE
26
Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail : SAKE
27
Dress shirt fit option : SLIM
28
Site for crafts : ETSY
29
Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame : BLACKSABBATH
34
Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975 : APOLLO
36
Croak : RIBBIT
39
African country : SOMALIA
41
Sweetened beverage : LIMEADE
42
Container for sour cream : TUB
43
Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried" : FRITOS
46
Make go "Vroom!" : REV
47
"Go-o-oal!" : ITSIN
50
Object of adoration : IDOL
51
Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally : BOSSA
53
Bird with a distinctive call : MEADOWLARK
56
Spinning one's wheels? : BIKING
59
Puff pieces? : CIGARS
63
General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across : LONGANDSHORTOFIT
68
Conversely, in a text : OTOH
69
Second-smallest of seven : EUROPE
70
Like many granola bars : OATY
71
Unit of power : WATT
72
Performs brilliantly : SHINES
73
Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy" : DRAX
Down
1
Focuses of quantum mechanics : ATOMS
2
Composer with a namesake horn : SOUSA
3
Foul-smelling prank items : STINKBOMBS
4
Required word count for a freelance article, e.g. : SPEC
5
Like food you should probably smell before eating : OLD
6
Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital : DAMASK
7
Lay to rest : ENTOMB
8
Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep : DUO
9
"Yeah, don't even think about it" : UMNO
10
Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters : HEALTHBARS
11
Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction" : ELLIS
12
Sullen : MOPEY
15
Avoid ___ (Google Maps option) : TOLLS
16
World's most populous country as of 2023 : INDIA
22
___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist : BELLA
25
Leave undisturbed : LETBE
30
A-game, so to speak : ALL
31
Elaborate hairdo : COIF
32
Jewish rite : BRIS
33
Target : AIM
34
Italian wine region : ASTI
35
Look sullen : POUT
37
Middle-of-the-month time : IDES
38
Big name in athletic sandals : TEVA
40
Like Antarctica's climate : ARID
41
Hang out : LOLL
44
Swearing-in words : IDO
45
Drag on the road : TOW
48
"My plans aren't set in stone" : IMIGHT
49
"99 Luftballons" singer : NENA
51
Liverpudlian or Mancunian : BRIT
52
"Oh, phew!" : OKGOOD
54
___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar : AGNES
55
Plot units : ACRES
56
Major setback : BLOW
57
Three-syllable letter : IOTA
58
Something a rock climber might make with one hand : KNOT
60
In the distance : AFAR
61
Multitalented Moreno : RITA
62
River in which Achilles was dipped : STYX
64
"Tell me something I don't know!" : DUH
65
___ Lanka : SRI
66
Sweetie : HON
67
Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection : OPE

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