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The Game Is Afoot

New York Times, Sunday, July 16, 2023

Author:
Michael Schlossberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Fresh pair of loafers?
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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 74 Missing: {J} This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Schlossberg. Sunday freshness: 31%
Will Shortz notes:
Michael Schlossberg is an internist in Bend, Ore. He's been making puzzles for The Times since 2020. Eugene T. Maleska, the Times's crossword editor from 1977 to 1993, famously had 40 ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Another puzzle for sneakerheads — it's gotta be the shoes ! BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD are a pair of loafers, and CAMPAIGN PROMISES come before no-new-taxes-style flip-flops . LIQUID PLUMR is ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times7/16/23 ( No. 26,913 )
Across
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Gumshoes : TECS
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___ Hall, "Days of Our Lives" actress : DEIDRE
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D.C. lobbying group with a Star of David in its logo : AIPAC
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Back : AGO
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Italian menu word : ALLA
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Gave out : ISSUED
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Handy : UTILE
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Cut back a lot? : MOW
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Fresh pair of loafers? : BEAVISANDBUTTHEAD
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Actor McShane : IAN
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Engraves with a machine : LASERCUTS
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Plant also called herb-of-grace : RUE
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Apollo 11's lunar lander : EAGLE
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Follow : ENSUE
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Wilford who co-starred in 1985's "Cocoon" : BRIMLEY
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Blanc's opposite : NOIR
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"___ life?" : HOWS
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Forerunners of flip-flops? : CAMPAIGNPROMISES
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Singer Rita : ORA
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Many non-scholarship athletes : WALKONS
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Protein-rich fluid : SERUM
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Slip before putting on a boot? : PARKINGTICKET
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Backup groups : BTEAMS
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They're found in pods : ORCAS
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Lose fizz : GOFLAT
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Home of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: Abbr. : UAE
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Opposite of a no-no? : AYEAYE
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Company that manufactures Silly Putty : CRAYOLA
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Colorful breakfast bowlful : TRIX
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Peddle : SELL
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Noted name in clogs? : LIQUIDPLUMR
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Navigation app : WAZE
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Movement whose name may derive from the French for "hobbyhorse" : DADA
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They quiet one's footsteps : CARPETS
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Came (from) : HAILED
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It's mined, all mined! : ORE
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Ladybug or firefly : BEETLE
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Starting point for many soul singers : CHOIR
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The "I" of 11-Across : ISRAEL
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Collectors of moccasins? : SNAKEHANDLERS
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Number of swans a-swimming : SEVEN
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Star in Scorpius : ANTARES
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Bon ___ : MOT
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Custom-fitted pumps? : ARTIFICIALHEARTS
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Ship pole : SPAR
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Plot driver in "Romeo and Juliet" : FEUD
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"I can ... almost ... reach it" : SOCLOSE
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Bit of grass : BLADE
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Metro costs : FARES
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What a doll! : KEN
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Dying stars : REDGIANTS
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Elev. : ALT
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1970s-era sneakers? : WATERGATEBURGLARS
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Green, say : ILL
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Distant : APART
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"You're welcome," in Spanish : DENADA
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Comic strip canine : ODIE
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Ingredient in a Waldorf cocktail : RYE
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"Gnarly!" : GROSS
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So-called "dog daisies" : OXEYES
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The stuff of legends? : MAPS
Down
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Make the rounds at a restaurant : TABLEHOP
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___ Fagan, Billie Holiday's birth name : ELEANORA
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Conflict associated with Marxism : CLASSWAR
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Plea to a superhero : SAVEUS
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Part of a spine : DISC
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Genesis brother : ESAU
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"Who ___?" : ISNT
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Razzie Award winners, typically : DUDS
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Jewish title : REB
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URL ending : EDU
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Fall : AUTUMN
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"That makes things a little better" : ITHELPS
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Word before hole or crust : PIE
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Org. with a "Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books" list : ALA
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Give up : CEDE
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Chums : AMIGOS
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Networker? : GOALIE
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Titleholders : OWNERS
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Spleen : IRE
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H.S. math topic : TRIG
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Comic book : manga :: film : ___ : ANIME
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Judge's seat : BANC
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Put on the line : RISK
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Afore : ERE
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___ Linda, Calif. : YORBA
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Scrap : CANCEL
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Simple pond organism : ALGA
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Nasdaq and N.Y.S.E.: Abbr. : MKTS
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Polynesian staple : POI
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Taker of a dog DNA test : MUTT
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Sinewy : WIRY
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Certain tree-hugger : KOALA
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Land of Ozymandias : EGYPT
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Fixing things : TOOLS
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Acoustic : AURAL
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Johnnycake grain : MAIZE
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Health class topic, in brief : SEXED
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Winter bug : FLU
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Flight : LAM
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"Me too" : ASDOI
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They're sometimes in Roman numerals : YEARS
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One saying "Back in my day ..." : ELDER
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Result of a perm : CURLS
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Mature : RIPEN
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Beverage suffix : ADE
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Show off a new dress, say : TWIRL
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Clinch : ICE
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Chewable stimulant : QAT
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Some French wines : RHONES
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Supports : AIDS
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Grouse : BEEF
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Star of the 1965 comedy "Harum Scarum" : ELVIS
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More than singe : CHAR
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Stag : HART
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Digression : ASIDE
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Sighs of relief : AAHS
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Kind of a jerk? : KNEE
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Greek vowel : ETA
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Savory pastry whose name comes from the Spanish for "breaded" : EMPANADA
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Occasion for playing I Spy : ROADTRIP
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Underlines : STRESSES
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Prefix with tourism : ECO
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Low whinnies : NICKERS
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Family ___ : AFFAIR
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"Are you pulling my leg?" : REALLY
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Chocolate-and-pecan confection : TURTLE
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Tips off : ALERTS
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Jacket specification : LONG
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Zig and zag : SLALOM
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Momentous : BIG
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Conference booty : SWAG
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Artist Magritte : RENE
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Site with a Daily Deals option : EBAY
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"My man!" : DUDE
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Mardi ___ : GRAS
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When fools rush in?: Abbr. : APR
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Fields medalist Terence : TAO
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Hubbub : ADO
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Cowboy nickname : TEX

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