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New York Times, Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Author:
John Guzzetta
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Santa ___ winds
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John Guzzetta

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {XZ} This is puzzle # 29 for Mr. Guzzetta. Tuesday freshness: 85%
John Guzzetta notes:
I submitted this puzzle back in mid-2018. There are lots of companies, so I tried to restrict myself to the Fortune 500. Still, I had ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Time to PART COMPANY! I've appreciated KROGER's drive-up-and-go grocery services during the pandemic, so it was fun to see that ... read more
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© 2020, The New York Times6/2/20 ( No. 25,774 )
Across
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Knickers wearer, maybe : LAD
4
Heavenly beings : ANGELS
10
Like the anagramming of A DECIMAL POINT to make I'M A DOT IN PLACE : APT
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Prefix with cycle or cellular : UNI
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Ingredients in gorp : RAISINS
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Big fib : LIE
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View off the coast of Miami : BISCAYNEBAY
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Bruce of "Enter the Dragon" and "Fist of Fury" : LEE
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A lot of it is spam : EMAIL
21
Yang's partner : YIN
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___ Claus : MRS
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Coffee, informally : JAVA
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One who helps you hit just the right note : VOCALCOACH
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Prefix with laryngology : OTO
29
Kind of bean mentioned memorably in "The Silence of the Lambs" : FAVA
30
Egyptian queen, for short : CLEO
31
Puzzle : BEWILDER
33
Bidding : BEHEST
35
Patron of sailors : SAINTELMO
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Secures, as a climber's rope : BELAYS
40
Impersonates : IMITATES
44
Blue hue : AQUA
45
Tears : RIPS
46
Boeuf ___ bourguignonne : ALA
47
Science fiction hero of the 25th century : BUCKROGERS
51
Street ___ : CRED
52
Talk, talk, talk : YAK
53
Santa ___ winds : ANA
54
Number under a line : TOTAL
55
High hit to the outfield : FLY
56
Go their separate ways ... or a description of 17-, 24-, 35- or 47-Across? : PARTCOMPANY
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Drive-thru convenience, perhaps : ATM
61
First half of an LP : SIDEONE
62
Oui's opposite : NON
63
Tip of a shoe : TOE
64
Washington airport name : REAGAN
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"No more seats" sign : SRO
Down
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Order at an auto shop : LUBEJOB
2
Give life to : ANIMATE
3
Deny any responsibility for : DISAVOW
4
___ Sea (vanishing body of water) : ARAL
5
"No" vote : NAY
6
___ rummy : GIN
7
Common language suffix : ESE
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Neighbor of Tunisia : LIBYA
9
Escargot : SNAIL
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Like Wabash College and Hampden-Sydney College, unusually : ALLMALE
11
Pokes through : PIERCES
12
First stroke : TEESHOT
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Match up, as a phone with a computer : SYNC
18
Spy org. : CIA
24
"Quo ___?" : VADIS
25
Kiln, e.g. : OVEN
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Attachment to a rope to make a tree swing : CARTIRE
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Pro golfer Lorena : OCHOA
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Whip : FLAY
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Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game" : ISAAK
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Spots on a radar screen : BLIPS
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Some workers on standby, for short : EMTS
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Mideast ruler : EMIR
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Cute pudginess in a toddler : BABYFAT
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On a par with : EQUALTO
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"Oh joy, I drew the short straw again" : LUCKYME
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Plaid designs : TARTANS
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The Beatles' "___ Rigby" : ELEANOR
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Response to "Did you win the lottery?" : SADLYNO
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Songs by Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty or Lil Uzi Vert : RAPS
49
Broadcasting : ONAIR
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"En ___!" : GARDE
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Ticket issuer : COP
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Al Capone chasers, informally : TMEN
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Oolong, for one : TEA
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Gear tooth : COG
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Go out ___ limb : ONA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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