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New York Times, Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Author:
Brian Callahan and Geoffrey Schorkopf
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
23-Across : Run ___ (go off the rails)
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48/28/20234/3/20262
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1.562334.230%
Brian Callahan
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412/10/20245/8/20264
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11.602437.458%
Geoffrey Schorkopf

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Callahan. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Schorkopf. Grid flow: 39.7 Tuesday freshness: 33%
Jim Horne notes:

MAKEUP ARTISTS means that names of famous artists are made by reading the shaded squares upwards.

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© 2024, The New York Times12/10/24 ( No. 27,426 )
Across
1
Asimov who coined the term "robotics" : ISAAC
6
Gospel that includes the Sermon on the Mount : MATTHEW
13
Hearst mag : COSMO
14
Period of accountability since 2017 : METOOERA
15
Work ___ : ETHIC
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Hidden feature in a video game : EASTEREGG
17
Great Basin people : UTE
18
"Old MacDonald" sounds : OINKS
20
Gin flavoring : SLOE
21
Do some modeling for a figure drawing class, say : POSENUDE
23
Run ___ (go off the rails) : AMOK
25
Problem for shoes on a rainy day : MUD
26
Orange/tangerine/grapefruit hybrid : UGLI
28
"___ not you, ___ me" : ITS
31
Dramatic cry in paintball : IMHIT
34
Piece of asparagus : SPEAR
35
Third-to-last Greek letter : CHI
36
Fly ball? : SWARM
37
Ben Solo's father in "Star Wars" : HAN
38
Al of "Today" : ROKER
40
Muscle used in pull-ups, for short : LAT
41
Not chemically reactive : INERT
43
Desert havens : OASES
44
"That hits the spot!" : AHH
45
Final : LAST
46
Canine call : ARF
47
Big boats : ARKS
49
Teeth that are typically the first to grow in : INCISORS
54
Kind of bean used in miso : SOYA
56
Church reading : PSALM
57
Church seating : PEW
58
"No need to fear me!" : IWONTBITE
61
Nimble : AGILE
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Important events : BIGDEALS
64
Mythical lamp dweller : GENIE
65
"Chilean" food fish : SEABASS
66
Vote into office : ELECT
Down
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Freeze over : ICEUP
2
___ voce (quietly) : SOTTO
3
Bonfire remains : ASHES
4
French friend : AMI
5
Rich liquid added to curries : COCONUTMILK
6
Likely aftermath of a toddler's playtime : MESS
7
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
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Something squeezed when trying on a pair of shoes : TOE
9
Trunk of the body : TORSO
10
Taekwondo moves done with an outstretched leg : HEELKICKS
11
Thus : ERGO
12
Worker's compensation : WAGE
14
Some movie set workers ... or what you do when filling in the shaded squares? : MAKEUPARTISTS
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Finish : END
19
T-shaped contraceptive, for short : IUD
22
Doha dignitary : EMIR
23
In the manner of : ALA
24
Reflection : MIRRORIMAGE
27
Chap : GENT
29
Rapper Megan ___ Stallion : THEE
30
Elton John and Mick Jagger, for two : SIRS
31
Tenerife, por ejemplo : ISLA
32
[You're gorgeous, dahling!] : MWAH
33
Fitness discipline for thousands of years : HATHAYOGA
34
"___ Gotta Have It" (Spike Lee film) : SHES
39
Doofuses : OAFS
42
"Illmatic" rapper : NAS
46
Knee part commonly repaired by a sports doc : ACL
48
Genre for SZA or H.E.R. : RANDB
50
"No can do, lassie" : NAE
51
Give a take : OPINE
52
Ancient artifact : RELIC
53
With 59-Down, staple beverage of the South : SWEET
54
Bro and sis : SIBS
55
Boo-boo : OWIE
56
Czech lager, informally : PILS
59
See 53-Down : TEA
60
Some undergrad degs. : BAS
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Vibe (with) : GEL

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

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