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New York Times, Friday, July 12, 2024

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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FJQVX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 6 for Ms. Handa. Grid flow: 51.3 Friday freshness: 23%
Malaika Handa notes:
Some thoughts on construction: The seed for this puzzle was the central answer, which I thought was going to be a debut. Alas, I ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

Speaking of DIGITAL ART, I just published my Mandelbrot Set viewer. Click on the image to zoom into this infinitely complex, math-based, and occasionally beautiful curiosity.

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© 2024, The New York Times7/12/24 ( No. 27,275 )
Across
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Tea accompaniment : SHORTBREAD
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What connects money to everything? : ISNT
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Assignment in a classic first job : PAPERROUTE
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Put away for travel, perhaps : STOW
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It has many twists and turns : CRAZYSTRAW
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Tennis star Mandlikova : HANA
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H.S. course for future English majors : APLIT
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Peruvian currency : SOL
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Thataway : YON
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"___ último" ("Lastly," in Spanish) : POR
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Dramatically reducing : SLASHING
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Place for a soak : SPA
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Actress Dennings : KAT
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Stays away from : SHUNS
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Move in a sack race : HOP
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Radiate : EMIT
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Flagged down : HAILED
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"A vodka and Red Bull for the discerning," per Difford's cocktail guide : ESPRESSOMARTINI
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Fashion line? : STRIPE
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Jerk : YANK
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Grp. with a key on its seal : NSA
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Table reads? : MENUS
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Org. that might plan a fund-raiser : PTA
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Predator on a continental shelf : EEL
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Personally select : HANDPICK
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"___ be a dark day ..." : ITD
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Secondary social media account, informally : ALT
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Greet warmly : HUG
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Cosmetics brand whose name sounds like a dessert : TARTE
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Product of composting : SOIL
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What OpenAI's DALL-E creates : DIGITALART
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Historically : ONCE
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Drip alternatives : AMERICANOS
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Call for : NEED
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Animated character who serves as an official Japanese tourism ambassador : HELLOKITTY
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Org. helping to find "forever homes" : SPCA
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Dwell (on) : HARP
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"Because of Winn-Dixie" narrator : OPAL
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Close again, as a piece of luggage : REZIP
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"Get with the program, will you!" : TRYTOKEEPUP
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Abbr. in an apartment listing : BRS
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Turns, perhaps : ROTS
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Notes you might take on a semester abroad? : EUROS
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Even a little bit : ATALL
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Morning phenomenon : DEW
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"Or thereabouts" : ISH
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Advice for voters waiting at crowded polling sites : STAYINLINE
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Lacking bells and whistles : NONONSENSE
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Southern accent feature : TWANG
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First in a line of Egyptian pharaohs : RAMSESI
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Frequent Ja Rule collaborator : ASHANTI
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Surfer's concern : SHARKATTACK
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French for "eight" : HUIT
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Elvis's "___ Not You" : SHES
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Rapper featured on Taylor Swift's 2024 hit "Fortnight" : POSTMALONE
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Leonardo da Vinci, from the ages of 14 to 24 : APPRENTICE
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"Ah yes, yes indeed" : TIS
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Carnival prize : TOY
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Push one's buttons? : DIAL
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Common item for composting : RIND
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Subway station feature : MAP
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Wears : HASON
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Sound heard every hour, perhaps : CHIME
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Jewish noodle dish : KUGEL
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___ Lama : DALAI
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"Let me tell you ..." : GIRL
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That's saying a lot! : RANT
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Medium pace : TROT
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Competitor of Amazon Handmade : ETSY
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Ran : LED
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"Well, lah-di-___!" : DAH
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Spanish slang for "dude" : TIO

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

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