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New York Times, Friday, January 29, 2021

Author:
Robyn Weintraub
Editor:
Will Shortz
58-Across : Snoop
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Robyn Weintraub

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQW} This is puzzle # 33 for Ms. Weintraub. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Friday freshness: 10%
Robyn Weintraub notes:
I see from my files that you're solving version 6 of this grid. Versions 1-4 have been lost in the ether, but I do have v. 5, and in ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Incredibly well done! Great long entries, a wealth of clever and/or amusing clues, not much short glue (although SERE, I sere you). ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times1/29/21 ( No. 26,015 )
Across
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Article of attire akin to a tarboosh : FEZ
4
Facetious response to "How'd you know that?" : ESP
7
One might be forever : STAMP
12
Union deserters : EXES
14
Choice for those eager to retire and travel? : SLEEPERCAR
16
___ Plus (brand with a "Lubrastrip") : ATRA
17
Brownish-orange shade : TERRACOTTA
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Big brass : TROMBONE
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Reliable : TRUSTY
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Baglike structure : SAC
22
Spacewalk, e.g., in NASA shorthand : EVA
23
Insect repellent ingredient : DEET
24
Twitter : retweet :: Facebook : ___ : SHARE
26
Email notification, maybe : SENT
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Go (for) : OPT
30
Hot dogs do this : PANT
31
Bar exam? : PUBTRIVIA
33
Early trans-Atlantic voyager : PINTA
34
Creature in Liberty Mutual ads : EMU
35
Build : ERECT
36
Small bit of floor décor : ACCENTRUG
38
Material harvested for its hydrophobic properties : CORK
39
Basic cleaner : LYE
40
Actor who voiced the title character in 2018's "Sherlock Gnomes" : DEPP
41
Like some toothpastes : MINTY
42
Choice for a cinematographer : LENS
43
Swab : MOP
44
Exec with a noted mansion : HEF
46
"The weapon of the powerless against the powerful," according to Molly Ivins : SATIRE
49
"100% happening!" : DONEDEAL
51
State in which you might get a tax deduction : PARENTHOOD
53
One with briefs, briefly : ATTY
54
Defcon 1 mentality : CRISISMODE
55
Lisa with the 1994 hit "Stay" : LOEB
56
Fuji, e.g. : APPLE
57
___ Lovett of "Sweeney Todd" : MRS
58
Snoop : PRY
Down
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Achievements : FEATS
2
Really, really hot : EXTRASPICY
3
"100% not happening!" : ZEROCHANCE
4
First name on the Supreme Court : ELENA
5
Desertlike : SERE
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/, maybe : PER
7
Something you can't get in a restaurant : SECRETRECIPE
8
Food for a grizzly bear : TROUT
9
Doesn't hesitate : ACTS
10
Apt name for a yoga instructor? : MATT
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Talk up? : PRAY
13
Uncle ___ : SAM
14
Hot spot : STOVE
15
George Washington signed America's first one in 1790 : PATENT
19
TV roommates for 50+ years : BERTANDERNIE
23
Fix, as in beta : DEBUG
25
Penny-___ : ANTE
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Recapitulate : SUMUP
27
Excessive : OVERTHETOP
28
Unlikely member of the "clean-plate club" : PICKYEATER
29
Bit of ink : TAT
31
Some guest roles on cop shows : PERPS
32
Pressing need : IRON
33
Bud : PAL
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Convictions : TENETS
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Le ___ (newspaper) : MONDE
42
Von Trapp daughter who sings "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" : LIESL
43
Indicative and subjunctive, e.g. : MOODS
45
Spacecraft activity : FLYBY
46
Org. concerned with lab safety? : SPCA
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50+ group : AARP
48
Word with round or road : TRIP
49
Symbol of opportunity : DOOR
50
Indian lentil dish : DAL
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What you might say after reading a tricky crossword clue : HMM

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