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New York Times, Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Author:
Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
"The world's most valuable resource is no longer oil, but ___": The Economist
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407/17/200710/5/202410
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812521012
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471.6128367%
Natan Last
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2711/3/20137/26/202416
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51374331
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
151.6218059%
Andy Kravis

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 81, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 32 for Mr. Last. This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Kravis. Wednesday freshness: 9%
Constructor notes:
Working with the JASA class is always a pleasure, and it was doubly interesting to finish cluing this puzzle over Zoom. Like lots of other ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
BRIEFEST BRIE FEST, what an evocative phrase — at least to this lactose-intolerant imagineer. Oh yes, thank you, I'll take a chunk of that BRIE ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

It's rare to see a new three-letter answer word that's actually good. IVF debuts today.

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© 2020, The New York Times5/20/20 ( No. 25,761 )
Across
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GoFundMe contributor : DONOR
6
Snatches : NABS
10
Cubed ... or played with cubes : DICED
15
Something an athlete should bring : AGAME
16
Beethoven's "Ah! perfido," e.g. : ARIA
17
Part of the throat whose name comes from the Latin for "little grape" : UVULA
18
French cheese tasting that lasts only a minute? : BRIEFESTBRIEFEST
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Convince : SELL
22
Symbol of nakedness : JAYBIRD
23
"Shining" place in "America the Beautiful" : SEA
24
She-sheep : EWE
26
"Every kiss begins with ___" (jeweler's slogan) : KAY
28
"That handlebar has gotta hurt!" : MUSTACHEMUSTACHE
38
Actress de Armas of "Knives Out" : ANA
39
___ Chu, Nobel Prize-winning member of Obama's cabinet : STEVEN
40
WikiLeaks source, perhaps : EMAIL
41
Edges : RIMS
43
Gas station adjunct : MART
44
Canadian sketch comedy show of the 1970s-'80s : SCTV
45
Type of weasel : STOAT
47
Stir up : INCITE
50
Dig up dirt : HOE
51
Headline about a pagan rotisserie shop? : HEATHENSHEATHENS
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Sushi fish : EEL
55
Massachusetts' Buzzards ___ : BAY
56
Bit of Quidditch equipment : BAT
59
Predictably : ASUSUAL
64
Garments typically fastened in the back : BRAS
68
Screed about Old Glory that goes too far? : FLAGRANTFLAGRANT
71
Place to wear a toga : FORUM
72
Western town that inspired Georgia O'Keeffe : TAOS
73
Middle ship of three, it's said : PINTA
74
Poker-faced : STONY
75
Estimation words : ORSO
76
Recipe phrase : ADDIN
Down
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Applies with a cotton ball : DABS
2
Fairy tale menace : OGRE
3
It might be painted in the bathroom : NAIL
4
Breakfast dish from a "station" : OMELET
5
Zebra, slangily : REF
6
Org. with skyrocketing expenses? : NASA
7
La-di-da : ARTY
8
Tender kind of lettuce : BIBB
9
Asian wrap : SARI
10
Pregnancy estimation : DUEDATE
11
Modern reproductive procedure: Abbr. : IVF
12
Pool necessities : CUES
13
"Or ___!" : ELSE
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"The world's most valuable resource is no longer oil, but ___": The Economist : DATA
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Oust : EJECT
20
Nettles : IRKS
25
Is, in retrospect : WAS
27
Dish next to stuffing and cranberry sauce : YAMS
28
Habitat for rails and bitterns : MARSH
29
Anagram and antonym of 34-Down : UNITE
30
Girl Scout cookie variety : SAMOA
31
Coop up : HEMIN
32
Captain America portrayer Chris : EVANS
33
Concert tees and the like : MERCH
34
Let loose, in a way : UNTIE
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Secret supply : CACHE
36
Flirt with : HITON
37
Keebler crew : ELVES
42
Overfill : SATE
46
Private employer? : THEARMY
48
Small Indian drum : TABLA
49
Capt.'s announcement : ETA
52
"Frozen" queen : ELSA
53
Animal crossing : HYBRID
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Contacts list faves : BFFS
57
Much : ALOT
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Pacific root vegetable : TARO
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Quaint preposition : UNTO
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Headliner : STAR
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Some people believe swamp gas causes them, for short : UFOS
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Furthermore : ALSO
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McNally's partner : RAND
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Opposing : ANTI
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Van Gundy of the N.B.A. : STAN
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Rev, as an engine : GUN
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Transcript stat : GPA

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

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