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New York Times, Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Author:
Jacob McDermott
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Down : Foster professional connections
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Jacob McDermott

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. McDermott. Tuesday freshness: 99%
Notepad: When this puzzle is finished, the circled letters can be connected to form an appropriate shape.
Jacob McDermott notes:
This was a difficult puzzle to construct! Once I staked out the rebus squares and the central revealer, I found a limited number of ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Great concept for 2/22/22! We've done the connect-the-dots (below) to give you the big picture. Rebuses are super common, ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times2/22/22 ( No. 26,404 )
Across
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Waiting room fare, in brief : MAGS
5
TV's "The Good ___" : WIFE
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Michelle ___ West of the L.P.G.A. : WIE
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Yankees manager whose teams never missed the postseason : TORRE
13
Near the North or South Pole, say : ATWORLDSEND
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Gather, as information : GLEAN
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Championing : PROMOTING
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"Uncool, man" : ITSNOTOK
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Like Thor or Loki : NORSE
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Well-trodden, as a path : FOOTWORN
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Communicated through channels : SENTWORD
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Horse's bit : OAT
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___ Ghiberti, sculptor of Florence's Gates of Paradise : LORENZO
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___ pro quo : QUID
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Bake, as eggs : SHIRR
34
German article : EIN
35
Son of, in Arabic names : IBN
36
Calendar column ... or a punny hint to the circled squares : TUESDAY
38
Pen that's full of oink? : STY
39
After tax : NET
40
Like much Three Stooges humor : INANE
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Shortcut to highlighting the address bar on most internet browsers : FSIX
42
Beowulf's first combatant : GRENDEL
44
In the past : AGO
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___ Pieces : REESES
48
Enters unannounced, with "in" : BARGES
52
"I'm speechless!" : JUSTWOW
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Bad, but better than the alternatives : LEASTWORST
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Patron of the Met, say : OPERAGOER
59
Birthplace of Zeus, in myth : CRETE
60
Where ships are outfitted : DOCKYARDS
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First-stringers : ATEAM
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Bad result for a QB : INT
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"___ in Show" : BEST
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Third degrees, for short : PHDS
Down
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Very, on a music score : MOLTO
2
"You ___ Beautiful" : ARESO
3
"American Gothic" artist : GRANTWOOD
4
Title for Eva Perón : SENORA
5
D.C. media giant, for short : WAPO
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Sign on a vintage appliance at a flea market, maybe : ITWORKS
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To's counterpart : FRO
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"Nightmare" street : ELM
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Oddity : WEIRDNESS
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B&Bs : INNS
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Brink : EDGE
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"The weekend's almost here, yay!" : TGIF
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Lead-in to "Be happy" : DONTWORRY
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Squirrel away : STORE
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Explosion maker : TNT
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Skip over : ELIDE
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"Sleepless in Seattle" director Ephron : NORA
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Pasta that's often baked : ZITI
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Shade of black : ONYX
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Last Chinese dynasty (1644-1912) : QING
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Lyft competitor : UBER
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What parallel lines never do : INTERSECT
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Bobby of the Black Panthers : SEALE
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Buying channel on TV : HSN
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Water channel that rises and falls : TIDEWAY
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Quelques-___ (a few: Fr.) : UNES
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Home of the Texas Motor Speedway, with seating for more than 150,000 spectators : FORTWORTH
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Foster professional connections : NETWORK
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Lawyers' org. : ABA
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Screw-off car part : GASCAP
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Cafeteria trays on snowy days, perhaps : SLEDS
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Vice encouraged by capitalism : GREED
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These: Sp. : ESTAS
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Part of a flower or watch : STEM
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Writer Picoult with the 2021 novel "Wish You Were Here" : JODI
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Well informed about : UPON
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Lead-in to while : ERST
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Chatterbox's "gift" : GAB
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Earth deposit : ORE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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