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New York Times, Monday, February 26, 2024

Author:
Joe Marquez
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Where silt builds up to create a delta
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Joe Marquez

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {Z} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Marquez. Grid flow: 33.7 Monday freshness: 53%
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© 2024, The New York Times2/26/24 ( No. 27,138 )
Across
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Little spheres in a pod : PEAS
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"___ mañana!" : HASTA
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Salt Lake City's home : UTAH
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Language in Pakistan : URDU
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Out-spoken? : ALOUD
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Canceled, as a mission : NOGO
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Where silt builds up to create a delta : RIVERMOUTH
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Two-person acts : DUOS
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Former stadium for the Indianapolis Colts : RCADOME
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Come into view : EMERGE
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Trawler's mesh : NET
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Role of each angry man in "12 Angry Men" : JUROR
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Muscles worked on a "pull day," informally : LATS
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Like many small, powerful airplanes : TWINENGINE
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De Armas of the 2022 biopic "Blonde" : ANA
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Culpability : BLAME
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Thimble or Scottish terrier, in Monopoly : TOKEN
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Fleecy boot brand : UGG
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Knee tissue torn in an athletic injury, for short : ACL
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"That makes sense!" : AHH
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"Raising the Flag on ___ Jima" (iconic photo of 1945) : IWO
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Actress Close : GLENN
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Crosses the finish line last, say : LOSES
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Ctrl-Alt-___ (keyboard shortcut) : DEL
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"Definitely husband material!" : HESAKEEPER
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Banks who hosted "America's Next Top Model" : TYRA
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Oven-warmed sandwiches : MELTS
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Status ___ : QUO
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Expedition for wildlife viewing : SAFARI
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Low-key : SUBDUED
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"Other halves" no more : EXES
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"I'm paying for this round" ... or a literal hint to this puzzle's theme : DRINKSONME
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"Handy" oven accessory : MITT
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Spooky : EERIE
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Oblong tomato variety : ROMA
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"That makes sense!" : ISEE
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Petty quarrels : SPATS
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There's a "lone" one on Texas' flag : STAR
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Contented cat's sound : PURR
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Mayor Adams of New York City : ERIC
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Upper hands in competition : ADVANTAGES
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Fine leathers : SUEDES
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Soccer great Mia : HAMM
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Balm ingredient : ALOE
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Old coin of France : SOU
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"Boy king" whose tomb was discovered in 1922, familiarly : TUT
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Stick like glue : ADHERE
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Be subjected to, as treatment : UNDERGO
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Take the show on the road : TOUR
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Breathless with excitement : AGOG
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Alternative to a watering can : HOSE
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Go bad : ROT
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Calendar divisions : MONTHS
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Henson who voiced Kermit the Frog : JIM
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Apprehensive feeling : UNEASE
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Ha-ha-ha : LAUGH
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Hidden motive : ANGLE
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Extra-attentive coddling, for short : TLC
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Billfold : WALLET
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"No joke!" : IKIDYOUNOT
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More up-to-date : NEWER
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Sherlock Holmes's sister, on Netflix : ENOLA
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Loan officer, e.g. : BANKER
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What's-___-name (that lady) : HER
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Greeting that originated on the Indian subcontinent : NAMASTE
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Photo ___ (P.R. events) : OPS
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Skips over, as vowels : ELIDES
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Henry VIII and family : TUDORS
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Most Super Bowl M.V.P.s, for short : QBS
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Match before the final : SEMI
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"x" or "y" number line, in graphing : AXIS
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Elaborate celebration : FETE
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Peevish state : SNIT
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Hawaiian instruments, informally : UKES
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Stone or Watson of the big screen : EMMA
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Start of many a diary entry : DEAR
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Unit at the gym : REP
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401(k) alternative, for short : IRA

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