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New York Times, Monday, October 23, 2023

Author:
Stella Zawistowski
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Recycling option that collects paper, plastics and metals together [2010s to present]
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
228/26/200410/23/202314
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1.599247%
Stella Zawistowski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 22 for Ms. Zawistowski. Monday freshness: 15%
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© 2023, The New York Times10/23/23 ( No. 27,012 )
Across
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Handle difficult matters satisfactorily : COPE
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Device connected to a router : MODEM
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Song syllables : LALA
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Gemstone with a "fire" variety : OPAL
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Election victor of 2008 and 2012 : OBAMA
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Spoken : ORAL
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Listing of disciplinary infractions [1950s to early 1980s] : PERMANENTRECORD
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Insect in a colony : ANT
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Actress/comedian Rudolph : MAYA
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Where Fairbanks is : ALASKA
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"American ___" : IDOL
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Pigeon shelters : COTES
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Tan adhesive [1970s to early 1990s] : MASKINGTAPE
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End-of-class sound : BELL
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By oneself : SOLO
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Abbr. before a year on a business sign : ESTAB
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Cousin of a mouse : RAT
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Parts of molecules : ATOMS
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Be in the red : OWE
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Cool and distant : ALOOF
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Indigenous people of Canada : CREE
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Prayer's end : AMEN
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Fixed-term bank offering that pays well [1990s to 2000s] : HIGHYIELDCD
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Chaotic spectacle : SCENE
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Way in or out : DOOR
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So-called "missing link" in our ancestry : APEMAN
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"___ all work out in the end" : ITLL
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Made in ___ : USA
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Recycling option that collects paper, plastics and metals together [2010s to present] : SINGLESTREAMING
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Works by Picasso, por ejemplo : ARTE
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Bad habits : VICES
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Old Russian leader : TSAR
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Sit for a portrait : POSE
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Campfire remains : ASHES
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Star in Lyra : VEGA
Down
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Club in a Barry Manilow hit, informally : COPA
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Ready for business : OPEN
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Having a liking for : PARTIALTO
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"A Nightmare on ___ Street" : ELM
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Painting known for its enigmatic smile : MONALISA
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Follow orders : OBEY
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Actor/comedian Carvey : DANA
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First responder, for short : EMT
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One of a pair of shakers : MARACA
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Finds on a map : LOCATES
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Stood : AROSE
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Certain songbirds … or escapades : LARKS
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Alan of "Marriage Story" : ALDA
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Wildly out of control : AMOK
19
Skip the elaborate wedding, say : ELOPE
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Broadband connection inits. : DSL
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Happy ___ (McDonald's offering) : MEAL
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V-shaped cut : NOTCH
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"No guts, no ___" : GLORY
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Marisa of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" : TOMEI
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Article under a blouse : BRA
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Star of the "Mission: Impossible" films : TOMCRUISE
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Amazed : AWED
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___ & Jerry's : BEN
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Easy to eat, as some grapes and watermelons : SEEDLESS
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Texter's astonishment, spelled cutesily : OHEMGEE
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Last : FINAL
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Big fuss : ADO
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Convention-hosting Swiss city : GENEVA
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Showgirl at the 1-Down : LOLA
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Vice president Agnew : SPIRO
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Pennies : CENTS
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"Like … NOW!" : ASAP
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Wool sweater annoyance : ITCH
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Genealogy chart : TREE
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Unforeseen problem : SNAG
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Home of the Taj Mahal : AGRA
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Bro's sibling : SIS
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Network that aired "Jersey Shore" : MTV

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