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New York Times, Thursday, November 30, 2023

Author:
Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen
Editor:
Will Shortz
Unfold, as a series of events
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
511/30/20234/24/20241
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0012200
CircleScrabbleFresh
11.5426%
Jeffrey Martinovic
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1527/5/20104/14/2024105
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatAcr
411015253711121
RebusCircleScrabblePGramFresh
10401.62356%
Jeff Chen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Martinovic. This is puzzle # 148 for Mr. Chen. Thursday freshness: 23%
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© 2023, The New York Times11/30/23 ( No. 27,050 )
Across
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The class of '26 in '24, say : SOPHS
6
Its approval is often sought, in brief : FDA
9
Sit on the throne : REIGN
14
Evidence that one is going into labor? : UNIONCARD
16
Result : ENSUE
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Unlikely patron of a vegan restaurant : MEATLOVER
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High-level advisers : CZARS
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Make do : MANAGE
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Unfold, as a series of events : PLAYOUT
22
Beside : ALONG
25
Sudden contraction : SPASM
26
___ Gorbachev, former Soviet first lady : RAISA
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Toddler on "Family Guy" : STEWIE
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Astonishes : SHOCKS
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Clearing, as device storage : ERASING
38
Fish in a dragon roll : EEL
39
Tanner's applications : LOTIONS
42
Org. in the Oscar-winning documentary "Citizenfour" : NSA
43
Armada ship : GALLEON
45
Unscripted comedy : IMPROV
47
French region known for its rieslings : ALSACE
50
1978 Nobel Peace Prize recipient : SADAT
51
Deserved comeuppance : KARMA
54
Enterprise Holdings holding : ALAMO
57
Science fiction concept depicted three times in this puzzle : TIMETRAVEL
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"Yo" : SUP
63
Big name in digital documents : ADOBE
64
War of words, in a sense : RAPBATTLE
67
Opportunity on Mars, e.g. : ROVER
68
Is yet to come : LIESAHEAD
69
Zippers on a snowy day : SLEDS
70
Bartender's serving, perhaps : ALE
71
Orchestra section : HORNS
Down
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Word of distinction on a diploma : SUMMA
2
7'1" four-time N.B.A. champion : ONEAL
3
Cylinders like the 20,000+ housed in London's Musical Museum : PIANOROLLS
4
Not chilly, like chili : HOT
5
Forte and Strong once worked on it, for short : SNL
6
Bean in Egyptian cuisine : FAVA
7
Bottom-of-the-barrel material : DREGS
8
One who sells space or time, informally : ADREP
9
Find another person to play : RECAST
10
Chemical kick-starters : ENZYMES
11
Aoki of golf : ISAO
12
Wise guy : GURU
13
What Tupperware containers do, helpfully : NEST
15
Admit (to) : COP
21
Sixth notes? : LAS
23
Scot's refusal : NAE
24
___ Scouts : GIRL
27
___ Paulo : SAO
28
Opera piece : ACTI
30
One getting into a cab, perhaps : WINETASTER
31
"Not ___ many words" : INSO
32
Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" : EGAN
33
Gaming company with the Yakuza franchise : SEGA
34
Recover : HEAL
35
___ Seok-jin of K-pop's BTS : KIM
36
Soaks (up) : SOPS
40
Org. sued by the State of New York in 2020 : NRA
41
Club mixer : SODA
44
Salt flat, once : LAKEBED
46
___-de-Marne (French department) : VAL
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Indulges, with "to" : CATERS
49
Stray : ERR
52
Actress Sokoloff of "The Practice" : MARLA
53
Be of use : AVAIL
55
Disney title role for Liu Yifei : MULAN
56
Takes in the paper? : OPEDS
57
Besmirches : TARS
58
More than a favorite : IDOL
59
"Don't just sit there!" : MOVE
60
Bit of sporting gear with a bell guard : EPEE
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Scale abbr. : LBS
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"I'm in heaven!" sound : AAH
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E'en if : THO

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