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New York Times, Monday, November 25, 2024

Author:
Dena R. Witkes
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
Miss Piggy's pronoun
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Dena R. Witkes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Witkes. Monday freshness: 10%
Dena R. Witkes notes:
I love challenging myself to learn new skills and only recently added constructrix to my CV. Although I've been solving NYT crosswords ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times11/25/24 ( No. 27,411 )
Across
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Spongy scrubber : LOOFA
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He-Man's twin sister : SHERA
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72, on many golf courses : PAR
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Harsh on the nose : ACRID
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Capital of Vietnam : HANOI
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"I'll take that as ___" : ANO
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*Corporate investor : SHAREHOLDER
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Boxer's stat, for short : TKO
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Problem with an old sock : HOLE
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Wows : AWES
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Cancels plans at the last minute : BAILS
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Corn ___ (fall festival attraction) : MAZE
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Birthstone for a January baby : GARNET
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*Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom : LIKEHERDINGCATS
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Delta Center in Salt Lake City or United Center in Chicago : ARENA
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Sch. with campuses in Boston and Worcester : UMASS
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Implore : BEG
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Cleaned up after a haircut : SWEPT
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Pie ___ mode : ALA
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Really bothered : ATEAT
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Prepared to throw a dart : AIMED
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*Advice to someone seeking happiness : FOLLOWYOURBLISS
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Crater Lake's state : OREGON
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100 centavos : PESO
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Harvard, to Yale : RIVAL
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Alan of "Marriage Story" : ALDA
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Dog docs : VETS
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Miss Piggy's pronoun : MOI
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Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues : SOCIALMEDIA
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Ginger ___ : ALE
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One of 10 in a decathlon : EVENT
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Roller coasters and log flumes : RIDES
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Went first : LED
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"Tell me if this needs salt" : TASTE
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Tuck away for safekeeping : STASH
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Mascara target : LASH
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Seis + dos : OCHO
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___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court case : ORAL
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Members of New York's Bravest, e.g. : FIREMEN
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Suffix with Gator or hater : ADE
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Brief rainstorm : SHOWER
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Fit as a fiddle : HALE
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Bread loaf butts : ENDS
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___ v. Wade : ROE
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Inflatable auto safety devices : AIRBAGS
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Green coating on a statue : PATINA
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Piece of jewelry that might complement a toe ring : ANKLET
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Perches in a coop : ROOSTS
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Foggy mental state : HAZE
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Rainbows and parentheses, shapewise : ARCS
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"It all makes sense now!" : AHA
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Pesky insect : GNAT
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Hands-on science class : LAB
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Fury : IRE
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Brewery barrel : KEG
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As a result of : DUETO
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Pesky kid : IMP
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Stitched up : SEWN
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"Get out of my ___!" : WAY
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Friend, en français : AMI
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Paul for whom a guitar is named : LES
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Content between songs on Spotify : ADS
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Bit of pond scum : ALGA
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One might include a hammer, wrench and screwdriver : TOOLSET
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Components of a six-pack : ABS
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"Big fan!" : ILOVEIT
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Like a black-tie wedding : FORMAL
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State bird of Maryland : ORIOLE
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Imposed, as a tax : LEVIED
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Make more modern : UPDATE
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Unlike a figment of the imagination : REAL
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Las Vegas A's : ACES
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Jacket fuzz : LINT
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Icelandic literary saga : EDDA
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No-win/no-lose situations : TIES
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Girl Scout's accessory : SASH
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Eggs at an I.V.F. clinic : OVA
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"The Marvelous ___ Maisel" : MRS

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