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New York Times, Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Author:
Jennifer Hoelzer
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
51-Across : "Not exactly …"
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Jennifer Hoelzer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Hoelzer. Wednesday freshness: 16%
Jennifer Hoelzer notes:
Shortly after I started constructing, I found myself constantly coming up with clues for words I'd encounter throughout the day. I'd ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Not your everyday Wednesday puzzle! Not getting the jist? Not me! Not after a long think, anyway. Not one Across clue doesn't not not ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times6/14/23 ( No. 26,881 )
Across
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Not a good look : LEER
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Not together anymore : SPLIT
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Not doing anything : FREE
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Not doing anything : IDLE
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Not the good stuff : HOOCH
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Not have : LACK
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Not one's landline number : CELL
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Not yet decided : ONTHEFENCE
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Not up for a proposal? : KNEELED
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Not yet proven : ALLEGED
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Not having scored, in soccer : NIL
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"Not something I needed to know," in a text : TMI
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Not ones to miss : MUSTSEES
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Not on the same page : ATODDS
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"Not ___ million years!" : INA
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Not a liability : ASSET
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Not your average shopping trip : SPREE
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"Not safe for work" stuff : SMUT
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Not showy : STAID
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Not entirely: Prefix : SEMI
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Not a fan : HATER
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Not playing it safe : ALLIN
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"Not too shabby!" : AOK
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Not getting enough iron : ANEMIC
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"Not exactly …" : YESANDNO
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Not, in France : PAS
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Not yet two years old : ONE
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Not the main point : TANGENT
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Not for a fee : PROBONO
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Not seeing clearly : BLEARYEYED
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Not in the dark about : UPON
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Not know from ___ : ADAM
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Not perfectly round : OVATE
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Not participate openly on social media : LURK
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Not well done : RARE
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Not so old : NEWER
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[Not much time to lose!] : ASAP
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Taste, as a lollipop : LICK
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Jack London's "Martin ___" : EDEN
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Major fashion magazine : ELLE
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Insist no more : RELENT
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Barefoot, say : SHOELESS
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Setting for "Make Way for Ducklings" : POND
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National airline of Poland : LOT
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Bygone Apple messaging app : ICHAT
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Louise's partner of film : THELMA
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Get out of Dodge, say : FLEE
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Reverberated : RANG
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"Behold!," to Brutus : ECCE
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Scraped (by) : EKED
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Goes here and there like a butterfly : FLITS
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Alaska senator Murkowski : LISA
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"Supernatural" actor Collins : MISHA
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Emasculate : UNMAN
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Prepare in a pan, maybe : SAUTE
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"Cómo ___?" : ESTA
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Major mattress maker : SEALY
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Missions, informally : OPS
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"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men ___ it": Shaw : DREAD
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Possessive type? : DEMON
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Japanese watchmaker : SEIKO
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Mosaic piece : TILE
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President pro ___ : TEM
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State of confusion : DISORDER
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More mature : RIPER
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Prefix that means one-billionth : NANO
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Often a river runs through it : CANYON
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Annual award presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America : NEBULA
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___ Irwin a.k.a. the Crocodile Hunter : STEVE
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Ski lift : TBAR
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Alan with six Emmys : ALDA
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A block or so away, say : NEAR
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Hearts or darts : GAME
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Maravich in the Basketball Hall of Fame : PETE
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Sonata, e.g. : OPUS
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Roberts dubbed "America's favorite novelist" by The New Yorker : NORA
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Working in a mess, for short : ONKP
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Go off course : YAW

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