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New York Times, Monday, October 14, 2024

Author:
Dana Edwards
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
Charming first encounter in a rom-com
TotalDebut
110/14/2024
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.66443%
Dana Edwards

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JVXZ} Spans: 4 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Edwards. Monday freshness: 92%
Dana Edwards notes:
I'm not a basketball player or even a basketball fan. I think I came across the revealer for this puzzle because the phrase "double ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
We haven't played RegEx in a while, so here's a query that can find QUADRUPLE DOUBLEs in your word lists. Other interesting 15s ... read more
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N
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A
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P
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S
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W
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A
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L
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H
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C
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G
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A
C
C
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S
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L
L
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Y
W
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A
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K
A
W
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Y
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F
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R
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M
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I
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P
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P
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I
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A
N
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H
E
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L
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D
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C
A
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R
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P
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M
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A
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A
W
L
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T
O
T
O
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P
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A
C
H
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W
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L
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L
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W
H
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D
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D
O
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A
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M
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D
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C
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A
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F
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E
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Q
U
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D
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U
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P
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L
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D
O
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B
L
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E
T
R
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B
S
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D
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T
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D
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© 2024, The New York Times10/14/24 ( No. 27,369 )
Across
1
Takes a snooze : NAPS
5
Guitarist Joe of the Eagles : WALSH
10
Summertime specification at Starbucks : ICED
14
Sport with sculls : CREW
15
Downward dog, e.g. : ASANA
16
When repeated, a chant in "Animal House" : TOGA
17
*Entertainment news show since 1996 : ACCESSHOLLYWOOD
20
"Go ahead, I'm an open book!" : ASKAWAY
21
Eats like a king : FEASTS
22
Barbecue bite with a bone : RIB
23
TV remote batteries, usually : AAAS
24
*Winner of an annual Southern pageant : MISSMISSISSIPPI
32
Those opposed : ANTIS
33
Belonging to the lady : HERS
34
Broke trail, say : LED
35
Biblical perpetrator of fratricide : CAIN
36
Single curl or squat : REP
37
What Facebook, Inc. was renamed in 2021 : META
38
Leatherworker's tool : AWL
39
Dorothy's pet dog : TOTO
40
Princess in the Mario games : PEACH
41
*"Yeah, so what? Big deal." : WELLWHOOPDEEDOO
45
[Clears throat] : AHEM
46
Superlative suffix : EST
47
"Rats!" : DARNIT
50
Establishment with kittens and cappuccinos : CATCAFE
54
Statistical feat achieved four times in N.B.A. history ... or what the answers to the starred clues contain, letter-wise : QUADRUPLEDOUBLE
57
Raison d'___ : ETRE
58
Back half of a 45 : BSIDE
59
Bluish green : TEAL
60
One who walks the walk : DOER
61
Already consumed : EATEN
62
Rocky Mountain grazers : ELKS
Down
1
March Madness org. : NCAA
2
Narrative trajectories : ARCS
3
Small smooch : PECK
4
Formally admits to office : SWEARSIN
5
Condiment often faked with green dye in sushi restaurants : WASABI
6
Like a dirty fireplace : ASHY
7
Southeast Asian language : LAO
8
Sketch show with celebrity hosts, for short : SNL
9
Give 50% effort on, slangily : HALFASS
10
Formal confession : ITWASI
11
Murmurs lovingly : COOS
12
Showbiz awards foursome : EGOT
13
Parents known for bad puns : DADS
18
Exercises in a pool : SWIMS
19
Those in favor : YEAS
23
Cook without oil, as corn kernels : AIRPOP
24
Colorful parrot : MACAW
25
Wonderstruck : INAWE
26
Alternative to sparkling, at a restaurant : STILL
27
Psychedelic morsel : SHROOM
28
Take care of : SEETO
29
Beg : PLEAD
30
Retailer that offers dog grooming : PETCO
31
State that contains a sliver of Yellowstone National Park : IDAHO
37
Charming first encounter in a rom-com : MEETCUTE
39
London subway, familiarly : THETUBE
40
Basil-based sauce : PESTO
42
Lunar craft : LANDER
43
Fan noise : WHIR
44
Stifle, as a sound : DEADEN
47
Barred from a competition, informally : DQED
48
Default camera mode : AUTO
49
Happening once in a blue moon : RARE
50
Give up, as land : CEDE
51
Biblical victim of fratricide : ABEL
52
Criticism : FLAK
53
Aquatic wrigglers : EELS
55
Anti-vaping ad, e.g., for short : PSA
56
Sloshed, in slang : LIT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle.

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