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Weather, Man!

New York Times, Sunday, August 4, 2024

Author:
Scott Hogan and Katie Hale
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
86-Down : Bestow
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 142, Blocks: 72 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Hogan. This is puzzle # 11 for Ms. Hale. Grid flow: 43.8 Sunday freshness: 28%
Joel Fagliano notes:
Scott Hogan is a patent attorney in Michigan. Katie Hale, of London, is the assistant crossword editor for The L.A. Times. This is their third collaboration for the paper, all ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times8/4/24 ( No. 27,298 )
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"Aw, phooey!" : OHRATS
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Tiki bar cocktail : MAITAI
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Fluid holder : SAC
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Resort amenity : SPA
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___ pork (Chinese dish) : MOOSHU
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Register : ENROLL
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Tech purchase when traveling abroad : ADAPTER
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High chance of parties celebrating a baby's arrival? : SHOWERSLIKELY
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Formula 1 powerhouse : FERRARI
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Its national symbol is the khanjar, a dagger worn for self-defense : OMAN
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Casino fixture : ATM
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Rental agreement : LEASE
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A li'l bit : SORTA
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Collars : NABS
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Member of a grungy Gen-Z subculture : EBOY
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Where one might sleep in a cabin : ATCAMP
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A cherry represents one, in Arcimboldo's famous portrait : EYE
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A pear represents one, in Arcimboldo's famous portrait : NOSE
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Like one's mental state before morning coffee? : MOSTLYCLOUDY
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Section of the Rockies : TETONS
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Stare in astonishment : GAWP
50
Temporary hair color treatment : RINSE
51
Subject of museums in Richmond, Va., and Baltimore, Md. : POE
52
Terrible TV reception? : HEAVYSNOW
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Madden of fashion : STEVE
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Biting : SNIDE
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Desert ___ : ISLE
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Feels lousy : AILS
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Maker of precious violins : AMATI
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Loads : ALOT
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High-pitched bird calls : CHIRRUPS
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Furry friend of Rosita : ELMO
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___ Chimpsky, primate raised as a human in a landmark language acquisition study : NIM
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What you might find on the counter after making ice cream sundaes? : ISOLATEDSPRINKLES
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Long, long time : EON
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Earned : MADE
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What a detective might be demoted to : DESKDUTY
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___ for Sore Eyes (punny name for an ophthalmologist's office) : SITE
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Dressy tie : ASCOT
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"The Elephants" painter, 1948 : DALI
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Start of an incantation : ABRA
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Informal beckoning : CMERE
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Schleps : TOTES
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Eclectic holiday party playlist? : WINTRYMIX
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Shout accompanying a realization : AHA
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Photographer Arbus : DIANE
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Reflex that really is contagious : YAWN
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Brand of hydrating drops : VISINE
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"The Road Not Taken" enjoyed over breakfast? : MORNINGFROST
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Content : GLAD
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Seventh notes on scales : TIS
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Not keep hidden from : LETSEE
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Silently plot revenge, say : STEW
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Works of acclaim : ODES
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Kit-chats? : MEOWS
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Filmmaker Cameron : CROWE
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"It's ___!" ("Full speed ahead!") : AGO
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Surname of the only all-brother outfield in M.L.B. history : ALOU
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G.I. morale booster : USOTOUR
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Smashing clarinets and oboes? : DAMAGINGWINDS
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"It stands to reason ..." : IASSUME
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Skips over : ELIDES
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"We have that in common" : IAMTOO
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Shrub with small, yellow flowers : RUE
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Shooter in a game of marbles : TAW
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Without profit : ATCOST
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___ Corner, suburb of Washington, D.C. : TYSONS
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Sounds from a mat : OMS
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Jolly cry : HOHO
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Part of an accusation in Clue : ROOM
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Dam on the Nile : ASWAN
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Title role for Fran Drescher : THENANNY
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South of Spain? : SUR
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What dry ice doesn't do : MELT
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"Princess Mononoke" genre : ANIME
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Tick off : IRK
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Some skating jumps : TOELOOPS
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Shortcuts in a chase scene, perhaps : ALLEYS
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N.H.L. great Kovalchuk : ILYA
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Social programs like Medicare, Medicaid and disability insurance, collectively : SAFETYNET
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Fruity finish? : ADE
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Line on an auto graph : CARSALES
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Protégé, say : STARPUPIL
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Saucy : PERT
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Puccini's "Recondita armonia," e.g. : ARIA
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Bit of marketing : PROMO
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Lip : SASS
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Mouth-watering stuff : SALIVA
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One who manages to get by? : BOSS
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Company whose "W" stands for "Werke" : BMW
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Motorcycle engine units, for short : CCS
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Set of principles : ETHIC
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"That is ... not good" : YEESH
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And others, in Latin : ETALII
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Bigheaded sort : EGOIST
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Quake : TREMOR
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Wonderland bird : DODO
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Forcefully throw, in modern slang : YEET
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Work supervisor : OVERSEER
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Piercing tool : AWL
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Place to get a pricey cab : NAPA
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Compacted, with "down" : TAMPED
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February 14 and March 17, e.g. : NAMEDAYS
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Calm : SEDATE
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Closes, as a deal : INKS
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Babe in the (Hundred Acre) Wood : ROO
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Arm bone : ULNA
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Purported influence on the lyrics of "I Am the Walrus" : LSD
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Sort : ILK
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Ham : EMOTER
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Running out of gear : IDLING
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German word that sounds like a number in English : NEIN
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Turn in : SUBMIT
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Certain Caribbean islander, informally : TRINI
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Lines for which x = 0 : YAXES
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Rip-off : SCAM
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"Methinks," online : IMHO
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Rip off : TEARLOOSE
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They provide a change of scenery : STAGECREW
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Bestow : CONFER
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"That's so sweet!" : AWW
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Removes, as from a draft : EDITSOUT
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Widespread, as a problem : SYSTEMIC
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Spot to watch, in brief : TVAD
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Gallop off, say : RIDEAWAY
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Connections : INS
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Got down : ATE
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Animals that can grow lungs after being born : NEWTS
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Comic actor Patton : OSWALT
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Bird on a Canadian dollar : LOON
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Pay : WAGES
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Reduces, with "down" : SLIMS
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"The Ghost and Mrs. ___" (1947 film) : MUIR
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Whom Jacob confronts the day after wrestling with God : ESAU
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Greek theaters : ODEA
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Point to "get" : GIST
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Suspicious of : ONTO
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Noodle used in shabu-shabu : UDON
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Actress Thurman : UMA
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Rigmarole : ADO
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"Skedaddle!" : GIT
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••• – – – ••• : SOS

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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