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New York Times, Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Author:
Marshal Herrmann
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Across : Was a no-show, say
TotalDebut
11/16/2024
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0010000
ScrabbleFresh
1.5456%
Marshal Herrmann

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JMQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Herrmann. Tuesday freshness: 93%
Jim Horne notes:

Mr Herrmann's first name has ONE L.

1
B
2
L
3
O
4
G
5
A
6
L
7
T
8
A
9
R
10
S
11
L
12
E
13
W
14
L
I
P
O
15
N
E
A
L
E
16
P
O
L
E
17
T
F
A
L
18
V
A
L
I
D
19
R
O
I
L
20
S
E
L
F
21
F
I
V
E
22
F
23
L
A
K
E
D
24
C
O
L
E
25
S
L
O
W
26
C
27
L
A
W
S
28
S
E
A
G
L
29
A
30
S
31
S
32
P
E
A
R
L
33
B
U
L
G
E
34
P
O
L
35
L
E
S
T
36
F
I
L
E
S
37
C
L
U
E
38
E
L
S
39
B
I
L
K
S
40
B
U
I
L
D
41
B
O
O
42
T
L
E
G
S
43
H
A
L
T
S
44
R
U
L
E
45
V
O
L
T
46
O
47
H
48
L
O
R
D
49
L
A
S
T
H
50
O
51
P
52
E
53
L
O
E
W
54
D
55
E
A
L
T
56
E
L
E
V
57
A
L
O
E
58
A
L
I
V
E
59
R
I
L
E
60
F
A
I
L
61
Y
O
D
E
L
62
O
N
E
L
© 2024, The New York Times1/16/24 ( No. 27,097 )
Across
1
Publication that usually has only one contributor : BLOG
5
Locale for a wedding : ALTAR
10
Whole bunch : SLEW
14
Slimming surgery, for short : LIPO
15
Writer Zora ___ Hurston : NEALE
16
Bit of equipment for a skier or trekker : POLE
17
Nonstick cookware brand : TFAL
18
Logical, as a syllogism : VALID
19
Stir up : ROIL
20
Gesture involving hitting one's own hand in celebration : SELFFIVE
22
Was a no-show, say : FLAKED
24
Singer Nat King ___ : COLE
25
Not fast : SLOW
26
Things that scratch a scratching post : CLAWS
28
Material for some jewelry at a surf shop : SEAGLASS
32
June birthstone : PEARL
33
Protrusion : BULGE
34
Many a C-Span interviewee, informally : POL
35
For fear that : LEST
36
Records and documents : FILES
37
Game with nine rooms : CLUE
38
Trains that run to O'Hare airport : ELS
39
Swindles : BILKS
40
Physique : BUILD
41
Criminal records? : BOOTLEGS
43
Puts the kibosh on : HALTS
44
A "golden" one is an especially good thing to follow : RULE
45
Ohm's law unit : VOLT
46
"Heavens!" : OHLORD
49
If this is exhausted, all is lost : LASTHOPE
53
Movie theater eponym : LOEW
54
Like cards at a card table : DEALT
56
About 5,280 ft., for Denver : ELEV
57
___ vera : ALOE
58
Still in the running, so to speak : ALIVE
59
Tick off : RILE
60
Don't pass : FAIL
61
Alpine call : YODEL
62
First-year law student … or what every answer in this puzzle has exactly : ONEL
Down
1
Sandwiches with an easy-to-remember list of ingredients : BLTS
2
Classic photo magazine : LIFE
3
October birthstone : OPAL
4
Green vehicle? : GOLFCART
5
Blacksmiths' blocks : ANVILS
6
Depart : LEAVE
7
One of 24 in a Chaucer book : TALE
8
Athlete who boasted "I'm young; I'm handsome; I'm fast; I'm pretty and can't possibly be beat" : ALI
9
Things to keep an eye out for on a first date : REDFLAGS
10
Disorderly expansion : SPRAWL
11
Rival magazine of 2-Down : LOOK
12
Writer Wiesel : ELIE
13
Fuse, as metal : WELD
21
Birds that sound like they'd taste bad? : FOWL
23
Higher-priced seating section : LOGE
25
Tennis great Monica : SELES
26
Singer Green : CEELO
27
Cowboy's rope : LASSO
28
Is a sore loser : SULKS
29
Accelerated H.S. class with a long reading list : APLIT
30
All ___ Day (November 2) : SOULS
31
Luge, e.g. : SLED
32
Ordinary person, informally : PLEB
33
Ship's wastewater : BILGE
36
Sports-filled school event : FIELDDAY
37
Person held on a pedestal by a small group : CULTHERO
39
Make less sharp : BLUR
40
Latvian or Lithuanian : BALT
42
Small digging tool : TROWEL
43
Low-priced lodging : HOSTEL
45
Device on a duct : VALVE
46
German chancellor Scholz : OLAF
47
Word often said before "Cómo estás?" : HOLA
48
First pope in a line of 13 : LEOI
49
Set (down) : LAID
50
Actress Lena or actor Ken : OLIN
51
One-named "King of Football" : PELE
52
Daredevil Knievel : EVEL
55
"Xanadu" band, for short : ELO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle.

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