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New York Times, Monday, April 5, 2021

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Hip-hop producer who founded Aftermath Entertainment
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BJQX} This is puzzle # 71 for Ms. Burnikel.
Zhouqin Burnikel notes:

Intersecting theme entries often makes filling easier, but it also creates knotty spots at times. Quite a few compromises in this grid's left & right middle sections.

Jeff Chen notes:
C.C.! Been months since we've seen her byline, so it's great to get her back. She has a knack for coming up with interesting themes ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times4/5/21 ( No. 26,081 )
Across
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Animal that barks : DOG
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Bourbon barrel material : OAK
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Tribal leader : CHIEF
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Blunder : ERR
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___ colada : PINA
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List for a meeting : AGENDA
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*Certain psychedelic experience : ACIDTRIP
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Nintendo game featuring balance exercises : WIIFIT
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___ of the game : NAME
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Early auto engine's power source : STEAM
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Construction area, e.g. : SITE
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Performs like Iggy Azalea : RAPS
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Social stratum : CASTE
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Provoke : INCITE
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Nevada city on the Truckee River : RENO
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PC monitor type, in brief : LCD
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*Hairstyle popularized by Lucille Ball : POODLECUT
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Hip-hop producer who founded Aftermath Entertainment : DRDRE
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For two, in music : ADUE
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Jeans material : DENIM
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At the drop of ___ (instantly) : AHAT
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Drops in the mail : SENDS
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*Cheap neighborhood bar : LOCALDIVE
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Bygone Mach 1 breaker, for short : SST
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Major water line : MAIN
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Hang around idly : LOITER
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"Wanna join us?" : YOUIN
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Fairy tale bear with a hard bed : PAPA
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Delivery room instruction : PUSH
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Put on hold : DEFER
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Religious sisters : NUNS
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Real lowlife : SLEAZE
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"So there!" ... or what you can do to the ends of the answers to the starred clues? : TAKETHAT
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Looks without blinking : STARES
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Ship personnel : CREW
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Number of Q tiles in Scrabble : ONE
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Item that may be baked or mashed, informally : TATER
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Caustic solution : LYE
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Ingredient in a Denver omelet : HAM
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College faculty head : DEAN
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Whale that preys on octopuses : ORCA
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Worrisome, as news : GRIM
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Make a pick : OPT
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Cockpit reading : AIRSPEED
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Makes a scarf, say : KNITS
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FX in much sci-fi and fantasy : CGI
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Bank holdup : HEIST
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*Bunt single, e.g. : INFIELDHIT
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Heading in a word processing menu : EDIT
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Destiny : FATE
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Gibbon or gorilla : APE
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"Geez, that sucks!" : AWMAN
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Expressed contempt for : DERIDED
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Like vinegar : ACETIC
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Falcons, on scoreboards : ATL
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Roll for a greenskeeper : SOD
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"No bid from me" : IPASS
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Connection points : NODES
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*Home of many a courthouse : COUNTYSEAT
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Talk too long : RUNON
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Yearn for : CRAVE
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Scare off : DETER
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Pop singer Dion : CELINE
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Visibly elated : RADIANT
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Nonsense : MALARKEY
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Home of the George W. Bush Institute, in brief : SMU
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Hack (off) : LOP
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Capitol Hill staffers : AIDES
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Busiest airport in the Midwest : OHARE
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Oyster's creation : PEARL
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"Hey, over here!" : PSST
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___ Beauty (Sephora competitor) : ULTA
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Org. that monitors consumer scams : FTC
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"Here comes trouble ..." : UHOH
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Mama's mama : NANA
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Part of a cherry you don't eat : STEM
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Gen ___ (millennial's follower) : ZER
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Ovine mother : EWE

Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.

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