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New York Times, Monday, October 31, 2022

Author:
Emily Carroll
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Down : Scout's mission, in brief
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Emily Carroll

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {BJKZ} This is puzzle # 16 for Ms. Carroll. Monday freshness: 23%
Emily Carroll notes:
My first encounter with a GHOSTWRITER was the PBS show of the same name, whose plot literally interprets the word. Imagine my dismay ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
"First words are related" themes are approaching six feet under — something like SCARE ___, DOOM ___, DEAD ___ wouldn't fly on its own ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times10/31/22 ( No. 26,655 )
Across
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Viral internet joke, like "Grumpy Cat" : MEME
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Trap : SNARE
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Protected, as a horse's hooves : SHOD
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Bar ___ (lawyer's hurdle) : EXAM
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"Game of Thrones" servant : HODOR
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Cover in blacktop, say : PAVE
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Pixar's "Finding ___" : NEMO
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Friend of Porthos and Aramis in "The Three Musketeers" : ATHOS
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Diva's delivery : ARIA
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Punctuation marks indicating irony : SCAREQUOTES
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Common email attachment type : PDF
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Evaluate, as ore : ASSAY
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Alternatives to Macs : PCS
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Golf peg : TEE
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Shampoo brand with a "sassy" name : PERT
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"Amen!" : IAGREE
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"Moonlight" actor Mahershala : ALI
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Binges on bad news, in modern slang : DOOMSCROLLS
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Wine and ___ : DINE
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Michelangelo sculpture whose name means "compassion" : PIETA
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Chair or bench : SEAT
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Mail that cannot be delivered or returned : DEADLETTERS
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Come to a close : END
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Helios, in Greek myth : SUNGOD
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Chest muscles, for short : PECS
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Japanese currency : YEN
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One shells out for it at Shell : GAS
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Peabody or Pulitzer : AWARD
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Instagram upload, informally : PIC
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Hired pen … or, punnily, the author of 20-, 36- and 43-Across? : GHOSTWRITER
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Muslim prayer leader : IMAM
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Like a pirouetting ballet dancer : ONTOE
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Walk back and forth : PACE
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Zap, as a cornea : LASE
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Stuck-up sort : SNOOT
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Cupid's Greek counterpart : EROS
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Former flames : EXES
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Nobles outranking viscounts : EARLS
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Seven "deadly" things : SINS
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The brainy bunch? : MENSA
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V.I.P.s at the top of an org chart : EXECS
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The ___ & the Papas : MAMAS
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Hybrid hip-hop genre : EMORAP
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N.B.A. great O'Neal, to fans : SHAQ
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Unable to handle the task : NOTUPTOIT
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For a specific purpose, as a committee : ADHOC
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Cheers (for) : ROOTS
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Gaelic dialect : ERSE
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Place for a facial : SPA
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" novelist : HARPERLEE
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Roman poet who wrote "Love will enter cloaked in friendship's name" : OVID
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Like most Gallaudet University students : DEAF
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Sized up visually : EYED
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Sight on the Hollywood Walk of Fame : STAR
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Bigheaded people have big ones : EGOS
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Lassoed : ROPED
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Words of empathy : ICARE
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Pizazz : ELAN
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Founded: Abbr. : ESTD
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Sums : ADDS
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"In ___ of gifts …" (line on an invitation) : LIEU
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"Be that as it may …" : INANYCASE
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Connected with : MET
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Small child's convenience for reaching a sink : STEPSTOOL
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Slight advantage : EDGE
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Yearn (for) : LONG
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Surgical souvenir : SCAR
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___ right (shows interest on Tinder) : SWIPES
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"Never ___ Give You Up" (Rick Astley tune) : GONNA
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Actress Mary of "The Maltese Falcon" : ASTOR
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Video game company behind Centipede : ATARI
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Scout's mission, in brief : RECON
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Cover in bandages or vinaigrette, say : DRESS
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Heap : PILE
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Supersized movie format : IMAX
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Nylons : HOSE
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Moistens : WETS
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Octubre o noviembre : MES

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

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