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New York Times, Monday, February 27, 2023

Author:
David Rockow
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
40-Down : Classic toy with the jingle lyric "a spring, a spring, a marvelous thing!"
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David Rockow

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 14 Words: 71, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Rockow. Grid flow: 20.9 Monday freshness: 45%
David Rockow notes:

Look at me crossing SIENA/RENI on a Monday. I am a bit of a bad boy if I do say so myself.

Jeff Chen notes:
In her retirement, my mom has taken an affinity to Taiwanese black bears. This would be all well and good, but she's what's ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times2/27/23 ( No. 26,774 )
Across
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Viewer-supported TV network : PBS
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Insect whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet : BEE
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Single-masted boat : SLOOP
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"___ missing something?" : AMI
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Electric guitar accessory : AMP
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Film sections : SCENES
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Maker of instant pictures since 1948 : POLAROIDCAMERA
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Nights before holidays : EVES
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Capital of Egypt : CAIRO
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Washes without soap : RINSES
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Borrower's limit : LOANCAP
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Filming location : SET
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1997 Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones blockbuster : MENINBLACK
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Captain Hook's henchman : SMEE
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"As I was going to St. ___ ..." : IVES
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"Please be patient" ... or a literal description of 15-, 28-, 39- and 52-Across? : BEARWITHME
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Patron saint of Norway : OLAV
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Pouting expression : MOUE
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"The Godfather of Soul" : JAMESBROWN
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State of matter with the lowest density : GAS
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Co-creator of Black Panther, Iron Man and the Hulk : STANLEE
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Arrived, as inspiration : STRUCK
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Major city in Tuscany : SIENA
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Abominable Snowman, by another name : YETI
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Brief time to shine : MOMENTINTHESUN
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Rest periods : BREAKS
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Fish in a Japanese garden : KOI
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Sandy shade : TAN
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Prone to creative expression : ARTSY
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Move like a bunny : HOP
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Like a fox : SLY
Down
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Times, Post, Daily News, etc. : PAPERS
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Schlocky film like "Killer Klowns From Outer Space" : BMOVIE
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Phone mode for a theater : SILENT
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Tavern : BAR
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Angsty music genre : EMO
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Grander than grand : EPIC
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Egyptian symbol of growth and rebirth : SCARAB
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Sprite flavor : LEMONLIME
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Number of Q tiles in Scrabble : ONE
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"___ the ramparts we watched ..." : OER
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Free ad, for short : PSA
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Descendant : SCION
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Donkey : ASS
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Surrealist with a trademark mustache : DALI
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1815 novel on which the film "Clueless" was based : EMMA
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One reading tea leaves, say : SEER
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Site of an ancient painting, perhaps : CAVE
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Top card : ACE
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Tie-breaking soccer shots: Abbr. : PKS
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The "N" of N.Y.C. : NEW
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Earth's oceans, so to speak : SEVENSEAS
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Tuscaloosa school, informally : BAMA
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Texter's "I think ..." : IMO
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Takes to the impound lot : TOWS
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Scavenger ___ : HUNT
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Drinks you can get with or without pulp, for short : OJS
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Back muscle, in brief : LAT
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Classic toy with the jingle lyric "a spring, a spring, a marvelous thing!" : SLINKY
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Red root vegetables : BEETS
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Italian painter Guido : RENI
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Those whom a host hosts : GUESTS
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Real : ACTUAL
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Very thin : SKINNY
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Dark loaf, often : RYE
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Egyptian symbol of life : ANKH
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Deg. for an exec : MBA
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Bobby of the Boston Bruins : ORR
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Largest art museum in the Americas, with "the" : MET
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Overly : TOO
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With it : HIP

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