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New York Times, Thursday, January 4, 2024

Author:
Chase Dittrich and Christina Iverson
Editor:
Will Shortz
38-Down : Rodent in an arid environment
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97/8/20201/4/20245
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RebusCircleScrabbleFresh
111.5426%
Chase Dittrich
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287/30/20194/26/202421
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103512331
RebusCircleScrabbleFresh
331.5948%
Christina Iverson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QVWXYZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Dittrich. This is puzzle # 25 for Ms. Iverson. Thursday freshness: 1%
Jim Horne notes:
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© 2024, The New York Times1/4/24 ( No. 27,085 )
Across
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Gag : JEST
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Runnin' ___ (Western N.C.A.A. team) : UTES
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They're connected to the spine : PAGES
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Tech giant based in New Taipei City : ACER
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Beverage brand with a lizard logo : SOBE
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Writer Jong : ERICA
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CAROL BRADY : MOMANDPOP
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Childish retort : AMNOT
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"The way I see it ...," to texters : IMO
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Smidgen : IOTA
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___ Accords (1993 and 1995 pacts) : OSLO
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Antitrafficking org. : ATF
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MOOSE ANTLERS : RACKANDRUIN
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"Are you sure about that?" : ORISIT
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Something broken after regulation, say : TIE
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"Critique of Judgment" writer : KANT
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They might be blended : TEAS
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36:1, for snake eyes : ODDS
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ACTING ROLE : PARTANDPARCEL
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Heartfelt request : PLEA
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Suckling site : TEAT
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"Quickly!" : ASAP
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Title of respect : SRI
49
Saint of Ávila : TERESA
51
SACRAMENTO KINGS : PROSANDCONS
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Plato's "P" : RHO
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Meat in some chops : LAMB
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Palindromic time : NOON
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Reward for a dog : PAT
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Skyscraper support : IBEAM
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TOP ROUND STEAK : CUTANDRUN
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Bird depicted on a rare penny : EAGLE
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Bump on a log : KNOT
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Maggie Smith's title : DAME
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Buy time : STALL
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Academic acronym : STEM
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"Quickly!" : STAT
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Predicament : JAM
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___-warrior (environmentalist) : ECO
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Next-to-last : SEMIFINAL
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Theme park transport : TRAM
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Currency exchange inits. : USD
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Something to talk about : TOPIC
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Novel format : EBOOK
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Philadelphia train system : SEPTA
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Split bit, say : PEA
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Moving target in a heist film : ARMOREDCAR
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"Simply sharp" brand : GINSU
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Reason for a recall : ECOLI
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Squelched : SATON
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Sushi restaurant supply : NORI
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Fire ___ : ANT
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Peachy : AOK
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Big name in family singers : TRAPP
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Whole-grain wheat flour : ATTA
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Christian of note : DIOR
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Squishy desktop item : STRESSBALL
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Otoscope user, for short : ENT
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Drink additive? : ADE
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Place with scrubs : SPA
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Rodent in an arid environment : DESERTRAT
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Mark of Zorro? : SLASH
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Actress Reid of "Sharknado" : TARA
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Envelope abbr. : ATTN
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Kung ___ : PAO
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Days ___ : INN
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"30 for 30" airer : ESPN
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Uses : PLIES
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Home of Morocco's Royal Palace : RABAT
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Longtime watch brand for James Bond : OMEGA
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Deducts from : DOCKS
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Go from 0 to 60, say : COUNT
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En pointe : ONTOE
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Tosses in : ADDS
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Brooks, for one : MEL
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Balance provider, in brief : ATM
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Actress Thurman : UMA
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Bit of fishing gear : NET

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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