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Give Me a Break!

New York Times, Sunday, March 19, 2023

Author:
Robert Ryan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Milton who designed the "I ❤️ NY" logo
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 68 Missing: {JQ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Ryan.
Will Shortz notes:
Robert Ryan, of London, is an economist for the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority. He grew up in Ireland, where he used to sit on his father's knee and "help" him solve the cryptic ... read more
Robert Ryan notes:
I don't know Python (yet), so to find words that could potentially be split to invent new two-word phrases, I reverted to Stata, the only coding language I know, thanks to my day job as an ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Years ago, Parker Lewis and I tried our hand at single-word parsing. I'd randomly observed that TEMPERAMENTALLY (can you tell I'm a parent of young children?) interestingly breaks into an ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times3/19/23 ( No. 26,794 )
Across
1
Texas terminus of I-35 : LAREDO
7
Place for a plug : ADSPACE
14
Sport coached by Ted Lasso : SOCCER
20
Relative of a June bug : SCARAB
21
Animal farm facility : FEEDLOT
22
Shining intensely : AGLARE
23
Zone out? : DEPARTMENTALLY
25
Milton who designed the "I ❤️ NY" logo : GLASER
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Off : SCREWY
27
A handful : SOME
29
Channel for watching N.C.A.A. games : ESPNU
30
Aid for a novice guitarist : TAB
33
Fool, from the Yiddish : YUTZ
34
Beginner's edition? : INTROVERSION
37
Home of Bahla Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site : OMAN
39
German article : DAS
40
Certain vaccine target : MEASLES
41
Big mouths : MAWS
42
Fairy lookalike : SPRITE
44
God who lent his name to a weekday : THOR
45
Bruce Wayne in the Batman comics, e.g. : ORPHAN
47
Seat at the dining table? : SUPPOSITION
50
Meds often come in them, for short : MGS
51
Identifying statement : ITSME
54
Real name that becomes a fake one by changing its first letter : ELIAS
55
Tranquil state of mind : ZEN
56
Character at the center of "Dunkirk"? : KAY
57
Without holding back : FREELY
58
Kicked out of school, say : SENTHOME
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Atop : UPON
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Beverage that can be served hinata-kan ("sun-bathed") : HOTSAKE
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Beauty that runs in the family? : KINESTHETIC
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Family member : MOBSTER
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Brazilian currency : REAL
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Price of ignorance, so to speak : IDIOTTAX
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Like much baby food : PUREED
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U.S. agcy. originally set up to fund war expenses : IRS
80
Words of praise : ODE
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"Psycho" mother : NORMA
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Search blindly (for) : GROPE
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Some significant others, for short : BFS
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Boys' club? : MALEFACTION
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Shape of a certain bean : KIDNEY
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Expose : BARE
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Bounded : LEAPED
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Result of some bargaining : PLEA
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Words to a pet at the door : INOROUT
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Dollop : GOB
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Greasy garage job : LUBE
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Swindle by instant messaging? : CONTEXTUALLY
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Reproductive cell : OVUM
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Something to aim for on a golf course : PAR
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Irish name meaning "lover of hounds" : CONOR
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Toronado or Cutlass, informally : OLDS
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Pointed at, say : BLAMED
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Tone deafness, medically : ASONIA
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Use a family crypt? : INTERRELATIONS
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Like Halley's comet every 75 or so years : RESEEN
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Not tell a soul : KEEPMUM
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House floor manager? : ROOMBA
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Formal : DRESSY
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Adventure-seeking travelers, in old usage : ERRANTS
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Polynesian language : TONGAN
Down
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Supposed influence on Pink Floyd's "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" : LSD
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One in the hand? : ACE
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Knock : RAP
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The ___ Tour (2023 Taylor Swift concert series that broke Ticketmaster) : ERAS
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"Pride and Prejudice" surname : DARCY
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Becomes unduly prominent : OBTRUDES
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Forty winks : AFEWZS
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When said three times, mantra for some accused : DENY
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Completed collection : SET
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Conspicuous kissing, e.g., for short : PDA
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Like some casts : ALLSTAR
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Orange and peach, for example : COLORS
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Word has it! : ETYMOLOGY
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Droop : SAG
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One giving creepy looks : OGLER
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Yearbook signers : CLASSMATES
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World's largest inland body of water : CASPIANSEA
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Thus far, poetically : ERENOW
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You might see them now and again : RERUNS
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Fortune 500 company whose logo is a blue infinity symbol : META
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Wisconsin politico Tony : EVERS
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Cornhole attempts : TOSSES
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Lab vial : AMPULE
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Long, narrow piece of jewelry : BARPIN
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"If u ask me ..." : IMHO
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He can be found above it : NEON
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Particularly: Abbr. : ESP
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Pester with little bites : NIPAT
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"Rubbish!" : TOSH
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Food container : TIN
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Jazz great Al : HIRT
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Third-largest city of Turkey : IZMIR
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It comes after nine but not after ten : TEEN
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Flowing tresses : MANE
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Subject of D.C.'s Stone of Hope memorial : MLK
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Word before tooth or candy : EYE
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Chancellor who oversaw Germany's reunification : KOHL
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Centers of attention : FOCI
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Gave a thumbs-up : OKED
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Exploits : USES
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Organizer of a school field day, for short : PTA
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Extra-crisp, informally : HIDEF
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Goofs up : ERRS
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Sea change? : TIDE
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Dealership stat : MPG
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The "Noster" in "Pater Noster" : OUR
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Rhinoplasty target, maybe : BROKENNOSE
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Some vintage photo tints : SEPIATONES
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Got started, with "off" : TEED
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At some point : ONCE
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Come to : TOTAL
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Cause to stumble : TRIPUP
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It divides and multiplies : AMOEBA
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Friend of Buffy on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" : XANDER
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"So to speak" : IFYOULIKE
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Shout heard in the Plaza México : OLE
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___ box (lunch option) : BENTO
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Long-handled hammer : MAUL
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Affectedly creative : ARTY
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Pink Floyd's light-refracting prism, for one iconic example : ALBUMART
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Cancel : NIX
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Reinforce : BOLSTER
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Predecessor of a USB drive : PCCARD
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Like a screw after being turned counterclockwise : LOOSER
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Gilda of the original "S.N.L." cast : RADNER
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Clay figures in Jewish lore : GOLEMS
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Like the Toyota logo : OVAL
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People of western New York : ERIES
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"Same" : METOO
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More than just a sec? : BRUT
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One-named singer with the 1961 #1 hit "Runaround Sue" : DION
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Word with where and how, but not usually why : ANY
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Org. established by 111-Down : EPA
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Prez who established the 110-Down : RMN
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Initial shock? : OMG
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Suns setting, for short : NBA
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Japanese honorific : SAN

Answer summary: 14 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.

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