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New York Times, Saturday, April 9, 2022

Author:
Sam Buchbinder
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Down : Land on the Med.
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Sam Buchbinder

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Buchbinder. Saturday freshness: 62%
Sam Buchbinder notes:
I'm so excited to finally have a Saturday puzzle on the books! For me, Saturday puzzles have a special place since as a solver it took ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
A ton of debut material today! Not only is CENSUS DATA a fresh, interesting phrase, but that clue sizzled. [Gathering that occurs once ... read more
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© 2022, The New York Times4/9/22 ( No. 26,450 )
Across
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"Wish I could live like that ..." : MUSTBENICE
11
Some radio announcements, in brief : APBS
15
First winning presidential ticket to alternate vowels and consonants : OBAMABIDEN
16
Schmooze : CHAT
17
Where the entirety of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was filmed : NEWZEALAND
18
Folderol : TODO
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Common Italian verb ending : IRE
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Brewery supply : RYE
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Amoeba feature : SILENTO
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Michael of "Superbad" : CERA
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Shake hands, perhaps : CUTADEAL
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Many jingles : ADSLOGANS
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People of Burundi : TUTSI
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Huffing and puffing, e.g. : GERUNDS
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Spread out at a party : PATE
34
Free : RID
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Bishop's group : RATPACK
39
Some fridges : GES
40
Deadlines? : OBIT
42
It might be captured on a safari : FOOTAGE
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Who famously said "I really didn't say everything I said" : BERRA
46
Some seaside gatherings : CLAMBAKES
50
"In the end ..." : AFTERALL
52
Rear guard? : TALC
53
Drink that comes with a wide straw : BOBATEA
54
Chinese ___, food also called nagaimo : YAM
57
Approval inits. : FDA
58
Like much of Sudan : ARID
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One with news to share, often : TVREPORTER
62
Musical Case : NEKO
63
Counter request : NEXTPLEASE
64
Sharp : KEEN
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People might have personal ones for what they do : ASSISTANTS
Down
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R&B artist with the 3x platinum 1995 debut album "Miss Thang" : MONICA
2
Went for a ride, in a way : UBERED
3
Carpenters, at times : SAWERS
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Website with a "Got a Tip?" page : TMZ
5
Boxing champ Max : BAER
6
Site for a snipe : EBAY
7
It turns red in Exodus : NILE
8
B.C. neighbor: Abbr. : IDA
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Gathering that occurs once per decade : CENSUSDATA
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Call everything off : ENDIT
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Caused a ruckus : ACTEDUP
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Poor cell connection? : PHONETAG
13
What you find kitsch in : BADTASTE
14
Sources of some tips : STOOLIES
22
Line on a map: Abbr. : LAT
24
Land on the Med. : ALG
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Alternative to a Gallup survey : CNNPOLL
27
"Utter your gravity ___ a gossip's bowl": "Romeo and Juliet" : OER
28
Tennis great with the most consecutive weeks ranked #1 in the world (377) : GRAF
29
Devices used to sterilize medical equipment : AUTOCLAVES
32
Racket : SCAM
34
Take the money and run, say : ROBABANK
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Rule that's often broken : IBEFOREE
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Kawasaki offering : DIRTBIKE
38
Cold War inits. : KGB
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Walk all over : TREADON
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Put down : EAT
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Word with fair or film : ART
47
Garment of the Middle East : KAFTAN
48
Like Meg among the March sisters : ELDEST
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Close calls : SCARES
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CVS Health acquisition of 2018 : AETNA
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Subject of numerous hoaxes : YETI
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Tablet collection : APPS
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Grow out of something, say : MOLT
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Doctor's orders, for short : RXS
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Mens ___ : REA

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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