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New York Times, Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Author:
Zachary David Levy
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
42-Down : Sting that was the inspiration for the 2013 film "American Hustle"
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Zachary David Levy

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QWYZ} Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Levy. Tuesday freshness: 88%
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© 2020, The New York Times6/30/20 ( No. 25,802 )
Across
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Segment of the Constitution that starts "We the People" : PREAMBLE
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YouTube postings : VIDEOS
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Goes wild : RUNSRIOT
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___ Marcos, longtime first lady of the Philippines : IMELDA
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2018 biopic about 54-Across : ONTHEBASISOFSEX
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"Yep, I took care of it!" : SUREDID
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Early Beatle Sutcliffe : STU
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Some hoppy drafts, for short : IPAS
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Brooklyn neighborhood where 54-Across grew up : FLATBUSH
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About 5 mL : TSP
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Saves to discuss later : TABLES
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1952 Winter Olympics host : OSLO
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Prefix with economics : SOCIO
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Subatomic particle named for an Indian physicist : BOSON
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Tongue-in-cheek nickname for 54-Across : THENOTORIOUSRBG
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Archcompetitor : RIVAL
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Terse turndown to an invitation : ICANT
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Start of the Arabic alphabet : ALIF
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Birch relatives : ALDERS
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Newspaper, disparagingly : RAG
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Law school where 54-Across finished at the top of the class : COLUMBIA
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Emmy-winning Ward : SELA
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Inquire : ASK
51
Burst : POPOPEN
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Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" : JUSTICEGINSBURG
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Air carrier based in Seoul : ASIANA
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Sweet liqueur : ANISETTE
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What to do "and weep," in an expression : READEM
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King or queen : MATTRESS
Down
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Oktoberfest toast : PROSIT
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Prologues : RUNUPS
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Snare : ENTRAP
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Furnace residue : ASHES
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Talking horse of old TV : MRED
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Israel's Netanyahu, familiarly : BIBI
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Whites or darks for laundry, say : LOAD
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Many "Men in Black" characters, informally : ETS
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Scenic views : VISTAS
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"You all can keep playing" : IMOUT
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Assuredly, in slang : DEF
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Golfer nicknamed "The Big Easy" : ELS
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A famous one by Percy Bysshe Shelley begins "Hail to thee, blithe spirit!" : ODE
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"Wailing" instrument : SAX
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Key : ISLE
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___ Keys : FLORIDA
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Help by speaking well of : BOOST
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Geographical inits. until 1991 : USSR
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Pig : SLOB
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___ Kong : HONG
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Level or lathe : TOOL
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Not sit idly by : ACT
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Bit of dust jacket info : BIO
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Reason for an apology, maybe : SNAFU
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Places dogs go at cookouts : BUNS
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Gillette brand name : TRAC
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Biggest city on the island of Hawaii : HILO
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Satanic : EVIL
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Word repeated in "___ or no ___?" : ICE
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It makes stroke after stroke : OAR
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Sting that was the inspiration for the 2013 film "American Hustle" : ABSCAM
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What a thumbs-up icon might represent : LIKE
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Standing : REPUTE
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Warnings : ALERTS
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River to the Bay of Bengal : GANGES
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Northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail : MAINE
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Clearheaded : SOBER
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___ colada : PINA
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Words after get or sleep : ONIT
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[Over here!] : PSST
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Holder of jelly beans in a guessing contest : JAR
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Take advantage of : USE
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Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills" : SIA
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Bit : TAD
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Group of whales : GAM

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