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New York Times, Saturday, October 29, 2022

Author:
Daniel Okulitch
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Down : What the instruments erkencho and shofar are made of
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 39 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 2 Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Okulitch. Saturday freshness: 54%
Daniel Okulitch notes:
I had to wrestle this one into existence as I had some darlings I refused to kill, and I was very curious to make this slightly ... read more
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What a cool grid art pattern! I immediately thought of phones and kettlebells. Sadly, like the last time the phone shape didn't ring ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times10/29/22 ( No. 26,653 )
Across
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Bourgeoisie or proletariat : SOCIALCLASS
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Silence notifications? : MIRANDARIGHTS
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Environmental activist group with a Climate Mandate campaign : SUNRISEMOVEMENT
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Be part of, as a show : ACTIN
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Lifting units: Abbr. : LBS
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First name on the Supreme Court : SONIA
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Royal title of old : KHAN
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Holders of some radio aerials and signal lamps : MASTS
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Error message? : OOPS
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Word after White or Red : SOX
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Like the national anthem "La Dessalinienne" : HAITIAN
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"I never knew!" : GEE
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Compacts : CONDENSES
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Grant in folklore studies? : THREEWISHES
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Move aside : SHUNT
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"Holy moly!" : YIPES
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Objects : ITEMS
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Vin classification : CRU
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When some morning shows start : SIXAM
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Cries from Homer : DOHS
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Boxer's ploy : FEINT
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Bubbly bianco : ASTI
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Suffix with gran- : OLA
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Attire one might grapple with : SINGLET
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Certain gender identity, informally : CIS
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Ignore both what's happened and what's to come : LIVEINTHEMOMENT
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Brûlée crust-breakers : DESSERTSPOONS
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Vague feeling that something's wrong : SPIDEYSENSE
Down
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Price for vice : SINTAX
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___ C. Evans, journalist who co-founded All-Negro Comics (1947) : ORRIN
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What's raised in a ruckus : CAIN
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Networking assets : INS
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English queen who lent her name to a city of 1.3+ million in the British Commonwealth : ADELAIDE
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Hearty dish popular in Ireland : LAMBSTEW
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"Little toasts," in Italian : CROSTINI
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Actress Tyler : LIV
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"___ 6 and up" : AGES
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"Li'l Abner" creature : SHMOO
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Court figure, informally : STENOG
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It means a lot : MUCHO
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Make a snarky remark : SNIPE
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Retailer whose logo is written in script : SAKS
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Stun, in a way : TASE
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Cézanne contemporary : MANET
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Cheeky : SASSY
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What the instruments erkencho and shofar are made of : HORNS
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Sodas in orange, grape and peach flavors : NEHIS
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Buds : CHUMS
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Nostalgic tint : SEPIA
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Those with means : THEHAVES
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When you might see a star's moon? : SEXSCENE
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Impassive : STOLID
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Slick fabrics : SATINS
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Word with false or fallen : IDOL
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Middle of France? : CENTRE
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One of about 90% of the population, it's said : RIGHTY
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Word in an ultimatum : UNLESS
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Spritz : MIST
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Mulcted : FINED
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Home of one of the country's largest state universities : TEMPE
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Enthusiastic assent abroad : SISI
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TV's Rick or Morty : TOON
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Predict-able gift? : ESP
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Ways of doing things, for short : MOS

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

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