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New York Times, Thursday, January 5, 2023

Author:
Emily Carroll
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Across : Risky baseball strategy that's indicated four times in this puzzle?
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Emily Carroll

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 17 for Ms. Carroll. Thursday freshness: 41%
Emily Carroll notes:
I hope this theme appeals to fans of baseball and/or musical theater, or to those who just like any excuse to smush a bunch of letters ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Dozens of people have approached me with various PLAY concepts: double play, Coldplay, underplay, overplay, play money, play by the ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times1/5/23 ( No. 26,721 )
Across
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Fake news source? : LIAR
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___ lab (hosp. location for stent placements) : CATH
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"American Psycho" novelist : ELLIS
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To whom Mama Cocha was goddess of the sea : INCA
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Fantasy foe : OGRE
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Smallest South Pacific nation : NAURU
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Rise in the air : LEVITATE
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"Veep" actress DuVall : CLEA
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Biblical mount : SINAI
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Pilates target : ABS
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Establishment offering tom yum soup or pad woon sen noodles : THAIRESTAURANT
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Most immediate : CLOSEST
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GPS options: Abbr. : RTES
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Yellow-flowered medicinal plant : SENNA
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Goes toe to toe (with) : SPARS
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Can alternative : MAY
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Fantasy foe : ORC
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"___ said …" : ASI
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Certain entry requirement : VISA
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Acclaimed HBO comedy series whose creator stars as himself : CURBYOURENTHUSIASM
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Unwanted responsibility : ONUS
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Strand in a cell : RNA
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Dallas pro : MAV
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Relentlessly follow : DOG
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Vodka brand, informally : STOLI
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Leisurely paces : TROTS
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Wheels on a base : JEEP
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Recover from a bender : SOBERUP
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Risky baseball strategy that's indicated four times in this puzzle? : SQUEEZEPLAY
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Stand-up comedian Wong : ALI
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Boots : OUSTS
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Within reach : NEAR
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Body image? : CATSCAN
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Work at St. Peter's Basilica : PIETA
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Ending with leather or towel : ETTE
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Body part that's an anagram of 11-Down : ULNA
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This is for suckers : STRAW
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One of 28 in a Monopoly box : DEED
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Negroni garnish : PEEL
Down
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The flowers in Amy Lowell's "Your great puffs of flowers / Are everywhere in this my New England" : LILACS
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Certain to happen : INEVITABLE
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Pursues, as a hunch : ACTSON
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Good name for a marine biologist? : RAE
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Runs together, in a way : COCHAIRS
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Tips for shoemakers : AGLETS
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___ leches (Latin American cake) : TRES
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Summer eruption : HEATRASH
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Comes after : ENSUES
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Haunts : LAIRS
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Roman goddess who's an anagram of 64-Across : LUNA
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Modern-day site of ancient Persepolis : IRAN
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Word with power or strong : SUIT
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Lachrymose : TEARY
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Many a fancy hotel lobby : ATRIUM
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Self-important types : SNOBS
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Kind of guidance : PARENTAL
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Soccer great Hamm : MIA
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Biblical mount : ASS
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Agricultural item that Nigeria produces more of than the rest of the world combined : YAM
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Nevada senator Catherine ___ Masto : CORTEZ
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Joie de ___ : VIVRE
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The fish in fish and chips, commonly : COD
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Cry at a card table : UNO
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It's cut by a dancer : RUG
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Still sealed : UNOPENED
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Did nothing : SATBY
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School board? : SEESAW
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Falls behind : ISLATE
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Big competitor of Microsoft and IBM : ORACLE
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University with a pelican mascot : TULANE
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Kind of column : SPINAL
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Compact Volkswagen : JETTA
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Sculled, e.g. : OARED
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Dips in gravy : SOPS
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Give up : QUIT
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End-___ : USER
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Politico Buttigieg : PETE
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Condiment for a burger : CATSUP

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

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