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New York Times, Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Crotchety geezer with a heart of gold?
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQVZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 126 for Mr. Gordon. Tuesday freshness: 34%
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© 2023, The New York Times12/12/23 ( No. 27,062 )
Across
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Paper size longer than letter : LEGAL
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Letter between Whiskey and Yankee in the NATO alphabet : XRAY
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___ melt (sandwich) : TUNA
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Start of a serial : PARTI
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"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" singer/lyricist : BONO
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Start and end of every row in Pascal's triangle : ONES
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Crotchety geezer with a heart of gold? : GRUMPYOLDMENSCH
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Raggedy ___ : ANN
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In a permissive manner : LAXLY
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King, queen or rook : PIECE
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Paper-___ : THIN
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City bird : PIGEON
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"Home Sweet Home" needlepoint pillow, e.g.? : SEWINGKITSCH
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Seal up : CLOSE
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Greek god of love : EROS
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Streetcar, to a Brit : TRAM
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Word with pressure, pocket or pollution : AIR
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Takes offense at : RESENTS
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Rink surface : ICE
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Capital of Azerbaijan : BAKU
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Heredity unit : GENE
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Sorts : KINDS
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Coup d'état that's been judicially suspended? : STAYEDPUTSCH
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Hotel Bible name : GIDEON
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"If all ___ fails ..." : ELSE
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Decorate : ADORN
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"To your health!" toast : SKOAL
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Employer of manicurists and pedicurists : SPA
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Where social graces were once taught ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme : FINISHINGSCHOOL
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Like some farewells : FOND
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Febreze target : ODOR
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Tickle : AMUSE
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Hellenic H's : ETAS
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Baseball's Alonso or Rose : PETE
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"Designing Women" and "Young Sheldon" actress : POTTS
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Sports org. that awards the Vare Trophy : LPGA
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Bring in : EARN
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Labor that requires brawn, not brains : GRUNTWORK
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After-hours banking convenience, in brief : ATM
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Cosmetic pencil : LIPLINER
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Microsoft game console : XBOX
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Tape dispenser insert : ROLL
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Raggedy ___ : ANDY
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___ Kippur : YOM
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This evening : TONIGHT
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Wipe from the memory, jocularly : UNSEE
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Longtime manufacturer of Sweethearts : NECCO
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Very pale : ASHEN
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Comic actor Bowen : YANG
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Film with a huge cast : EPIC
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"The Barber and ___ Wife" ("Sweeney Todd" song) : HIS
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Attention-getting sound : PSST
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Sign of healing : SCAB
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Director Kazan : ELIA
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Novelist Ken : KESEY
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Greek goddess of peace : IRENE
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Having well-defined muscles : TONED
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Removes the shampoo from, say : RINSESOUT
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Rock band on Butt-head's T-shirt : ACDC
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Chicken wire pattern : MESH
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"The Candy House" author Jennifer : EGAN
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Yarmulke, e.g. : SKULLCAP
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Data in password managers : USERIDS
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"___ a long story" : ITS
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Oodles : TONS
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Mattar paneer ingredients : PEAS
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Embarrassing blunder : GAFFE
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Nincompoop : IDIOT
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Prima ___ : DONNA
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Team : SIDE
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Muscle problem : KNOT
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Story time monster : OGRE
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The Washington ___ : POST
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Drinks labeled "XXX" in comics : ALES
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Short trip : HOP
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Med. plan choice : HMO

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

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