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New York Times, Monday, March 22, 2021

Author:
Daniel Grinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
62-Across : Preceding, poetically
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Daniel Grinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 39 Missing: {Z} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Grinberg. Grid flow: 25.2 Monday freshness: 89%
Jeff Chen notes:
For a while, I got obsessed with survival shows. For a while, it was Bear Grylls, but then Survivor Man came onto the scene. Les ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times3/22/21 ( No. 26,067 )
Across
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Quick punch : JAB
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Submitted a résumé : APPLIED
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Old-fashioned record collection, for short : LPS
14
Friend in France : AMI
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Comedian Jimmy who joked of his "schnozzola" : DURANTE
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The "A" of I.P.A. : ALE
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Collectible toy vehicle : MATCHBOXCAR
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Long-bodied jazz instrument, for short : SAX
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Mother hen's responsibility : BROOD
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Mil. branch with dress blues and dress whites : USNAVY
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Couch : SOFA
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Bygone Swedish auto : SAAB
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Energy-efficient illumination sources, for short : LEDS
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Birthplace of General Motors : FLINTMICHIGAN
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Nosy sort : SNOOP
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Flowing, musically : LEGATO
35
Those who are not among us (or are they?) : ETS
38
Locale for the radius and ulna : ARM
39
Family : KIN
40
Use needle and thread : SEW
41
"Here, you'll like it!" : TRYONE
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Prefix with red or structure : INFRA
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Certain online dating bio : TINDERPROFILE
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No more than : UPTO
49
Yanks' opponents in the Civil War : REBS
50
Plummet : DROP
53
Birdsong : WARBLE
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Sierra ___ (African land) : LEONE
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Predicament : FIX
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1980 Stephen King novel ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 29- and 45-Across : FIRESTARTER
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Preceding, poetically : ERE
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Flipped (out) : FREAKED
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Squid's defense : INK
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"You called?" : YES
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Glittery dress adornments : SEQUINS
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Investments with account nos. : CDS
Down
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Door parts : JAMBS
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Bitter Italian liqueur : AMARO
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Removed with the teeth : BITOFF
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Condition that affects concentration, for short : ADHD
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Stop on a drinker's "crawl" : PUB
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Expert : PRO
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Not stringently enforcing the rules : LAX
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Nighttime demons : INCUBI
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Greek letters that rhyme with three other letters : ETAS
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Laura with an Oscar and an Emmy : DERN
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So-called "Sin City" : LASVEGAS
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Tots' time together : PLAYDATE
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Health class subject : SEX
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Classic eyes for Frosty : COALS
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Prank interviewer who referred to Buzz Aldrin as "Buzz Lightyear" : ALIG
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Person who might bother a bedmate : SNORER
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Elemental part of an element : ATOM
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Band aid : AMP
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Contents of some drifts : SNOW
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Imbecilic : INANE
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White ___ of Dover : CLIFFS
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Artist Matisse : HENRI
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Famous almost-last words from Caesar : ETTU
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Security alarm trigger : TRIPWIRE
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They establish order in language classes : SYNTAXES
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Door part : KNOB
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Skunk funk : ODOR
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Rageaholic's state : IRE
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Tree in the birch family : ALDER
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Algebra, for calc, e.g. : PREREQ
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Like art that might offend prudish sorts : EROTIC
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Without interruption : ONEND
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Corner offices and prime parking spots, for company V.I.P.s : PERKS
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Tightest of pals, in brief : BFFS
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Old Italian money : LIRE
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Blokes : LADS
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Funny Tina : FEY
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___ de vie : EAU
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Hit the slopes : SKI
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Point value for a "Z" in Scrabble : TEN

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

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