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New York Times, Friday, March 4, 2022

Author:
David Distenfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Emmy-winning title role for Rachel Brosnahan
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David Distenfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Distenfeld. Friday freshness: 57%
David Distenfeld notes:
It came true! First of all, thank you to the New York Times for this incredible honor. I've spent so many hours in the bathroom ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
ESSENTIAL WORKER! Neat to see our pandemic heroes get a shout-out. I also enjoyed the marvelous symmetry of MRS MAISEL and MR SANDMAN. ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times3/4/22 ( No. 26,414 )
Across
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Better suited : ABLER
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Genre for "Jersey Shore" and "The Real World" : DOCUSOAP
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Brand owned by Campbell's : PREGO
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Respect : REVERENCE
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"Little" one of rhyme : PIGGY
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Cold brew alternative : ICEDLATTE
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Spots where you might count sheep : LEAS
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___ Carter, protagonist in 2018's "The Hate U Give" : STARR
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It's all work and no play : TOIL
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Letter opener? : ELL
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Preserves, as flavor : SEALSIN
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One of two in a 747 : AISLE
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Tactic of radical environmentalism : ECOTAGE
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Emmy-winning title role for Rachel Brosnahan : MRSMAISEL
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Iraqi port city : BASRA
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Needed help : ESSENTIALWORKER
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Food fungus, in Fulham : MOULD
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1950s #1 hit with the repeated lyric "Bring me a dream" : MRSANDMAN
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Like Trump's presidency : ONETERM
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Point ___ Peninsula, WNW of San Francisco : REYES
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Tweaks further : REEDITS
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Shepherded : LED
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El color del mar : AZUL
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Like those celebrated with an annual Day of Visibility on March 31 : TRANS
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___ car (Amtrak train component) : CAFE
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Give up : LOSEFAITH
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Woman's nickname that sounds like its first and third letters : KATIE
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Shady, as a street : TREELINED
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A red one is concerning : ALERT
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Low numbers? : SADSONGS
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Burns out : TIRES
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Waldorf salad ingredient : APPLE
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Captain Marvel portrayer : BRIELARSON
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Basis for a case : LEGALISSUE
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Things oologists study : EGGS
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Civil rights activist Wilkins : ROY
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What might get stuck in a window : DECAL
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Promises too much : OVERSELLS
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___ Daniels, main role on "The Wire" : CEDRIC
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Surfer's destination, in brief : URL
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Behind : SEAT
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Catch ___ : ONTO
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Half of "Guys and Dolls" : ACTI
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Leave quickly, with "out" : PEEL
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Actress Wilson : RITA
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Question asked while pointing a finger : SEEIT
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Run down, in a way : SLANDER
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Lack of objections, in a phrase : NOBONES
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Roe source : SMELT
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Behind : TARDY
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"I'm too busy right now" : ASKMELATER
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Kitchen flare-up : GREASEFIRE
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Pull in : EARN
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Note : MEMO
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Like some feuds and foods on a stove : SIMMERING
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Attention : EAR
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Defects : WARTS
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Get the services of, as a lawyer : RETAIN
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Pitted fruit : DATES
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Like many TV broadcasts since the 1990s : INHD
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Specs : DEETS
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Secondary social media accounts, informally : ALTS
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Novelist ___ Neale Hurston : ZORA
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Put into service : USED
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Dregs : LEES
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"Going Back to ___" (hip-hop classic) : CALI
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Popular women's health app : FLO
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Kit ___ bar : KAT

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5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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