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New York Times, Monday, July 17, 2023

Author:
Alexander Liebeskind
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Alexander Liebeskind

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Liebeskind. Monday freshness: 82%
Alexander Liebeskind notes:
A while back the words "oh, I see" came up in a conversation with a friend, which made me think about phrases that could be texted as ... read more
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Congrats to Alexander, who recently was named a Fulbright Scholar ! While it's impressive that 62 Fulbright alumni have received a ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times7/17/23 ( No. 26,914 )
Across
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Baby's lightweight garment with snaps : ONESIE
7
Baby's dribble catcher : BIB
10
Bottom-row PC key : CTRL
14
Kind of cuisine with kimchi : KOREAN
15
Mine cart filler : ORE
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Length x width, for a rectangle : AREA
17
Two-ingredient drink order : RUMANDCOKE
19
Convent residents : NUNS
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Med school subj. : ANAT
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Use a chair : SIT
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2016 Denzel Washington/Viola Davis film whose title refers to real and metaphorical barriers : FENCES
24
Distinctive effect of paint applied to a canvas : BRUSHSTROKE
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Meryl with eight Golden Globes : STREEP
30
Bakery treats that are sweeter than their name suggests : TARTS
31
___ Suárez, tennis star with eight Grand Slam doubles titles : PAOLA
32
Grp. with many Mideast members : OPEC
34
Atlanta-based network : TBS
37
How-to manual : INSTRUCTIONBOOK
41
China's Mao ___-tung : TSE
42
Tilt sideways : LEAN
43
"___-daisy!" : OOPSY
44
Regional flora and fauna : BIOTA
47
"If wishes were ___, beggars would ride" : HORSES
48
Recurring comical reference : RUNNINGJOKE
51
"… and the ___ to know the difference" (end of the Serenity Prayer) : WISDOM
52
Go bad : ROT
53
Pageant accessory : SASH
57
Tennis great Arthur : ASHE
58
Query of concern … or a phonetic hint to two pairs of letters appearing in 17-, 24-, 37- and 48-Across : AREYOUOKAY
61
Sharp-witted : KEEN
62
Bit of body ink : TAT
63
Under consideration : INMIND
64
Once, once : ERST
65
H or η, in the Greek alphabet : ETA
66
One whose property is being held as debt security : LIENEE
Down
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Pod vegetable in gumbo : OKRA
2
Part of speech that might be "proper" : NOUN
3
___ Franklin (gospel-singing sister of Aretha) : ERMA
4
Icon that lights up during a turbulent plane ride : SEATBELT
5
Writer Fleming : IAN
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Finishes : ENDSUP
7
Diner seating option : BOOTH
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Vex : IRK
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Meaty Mexican dish : BEEFTACO
10
Lacks what it takes : CANNOT
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Service centers for big rigs : TRUCKSTOPS
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Zellweger who played Judy Garland in 2019's "Judy" : RENEE
13
Glasgow gal : LASS
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Counterpart of trans, in gender identity terminology : CIS
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Blunder : ERR
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Caboose's location : REAR
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Poet Gertrude : STEIN
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Spinning skewer : SPIT
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Spends some time in the sun, maybe : TANS
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Thorny sources of pride for a gardener : ROSEBUSHES
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Atlantic or Pacific : OCEAN
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Scholastic book fair org. : PTA
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Big audio equipment brand : BOSE
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"The ___ the limit" : SKYS
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Frisbee sport : ULTIMATE
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Cozy spot : NOOK
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Yawn-inducing : BORESOME
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Use a tab key, say : INDENT
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Artist and musician Yoko : ONO
47
What French fries fry in : HOTOIL
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Staircase part : RISER
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Environmental activist Thunberg : GRETA
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Delight : JOY
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Boat's trail : WAKE
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Similar (to) : AKIN
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Reasonable : SANE
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Park name in London and Chicago : HYDE
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Tell (on) : RAT
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Informal term for college, in Great Britain : UNI

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