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New York Times, Monday, July 31, 2023

Author:
David Litman and Andrea Carla Michaels
Editor:
Will Shortz
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David Litman
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241.64722%
Andrea Carla Michaels

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 44 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Litman. This is puzzle # 82 for Ms. Michaels. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Monday freshness: 28%
Constructor notes:
DAVID: Hey, everyone! I'm from San Diego and am currently a physics student at the University of Chicago. I've been constructing ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Such fun connections, three people we might SEE in three different walks of COURT life — wide range of meanings, from a tennis court ... read more
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© 2023, The New York Times7/31/23 ( No. 26,928 )
Across
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Reference point for nighttime navigation : STAR
5
Trim, as a photo : CROP
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"Toodles!" : CIAO
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Sci-fi hero ___ Skywalker : LUKE
14
Volcano output : LAVA
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Casper is a friendly one : GHOST
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Not much : ABIT
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Actor Epps : OMAR
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Sounds from a sty : OINKS
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Tennis great with a sister who's also a tennis great : VENUSWILLIAMS
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Sought political office : RAN
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Ye ___ Shoppe : OLDE
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British royal crowned in May 2023 : KINGCHARLESIII
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Tic-___-toe : TAC
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AMC's "Better Call ___" : SAUL
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Failed to : DIDNT
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Cry on a roller coaster : WHEE
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Rider's handful : REINS
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"Great" detective of kid-lit : NATE
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"It's ___!" (classic "Frankenstein" line) : ALIVE
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Come off as : SEEM
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Haw's partner : HEM
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First Latina justice, successor to David Souter : SONIASOTOMAYOR
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Exam for an aspiring atty. : LSAT
50
Fury : IRE
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Words before legal action … or what one might exclaim to 19-, 24- and 45-Across? : SEEYOUINCOURT
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Material for LPs : VINYL
59
Worker welfare org. : OSHA
60
CT scan alternatives : MRIS
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Weeps : CRIES
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Edward ___, poet who wrote "The Owl and the Pussy-cat" : LEAR
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Frozen waffle brand : EGGO
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Emulates Snoop Dogg or Doja Cat : RAPS
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Small whirlpool : EDDY
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Eliot of the Untouchables : NESS
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Serb, Slovene or Slovak : SLAV
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Paper towel roll leftover : TUBE
3
Similar (to) : AKIN
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Part of a round trip : RETURN
5
Comically packed circus vehicle : CLOWNCAR
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Actor Malek of "Bohemian Rhapsody" : RAMI
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Speed-skating track shape : OVAL
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Word after beauty or pizza : PARLOR
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Adds one's two cents : CHIMESIN
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Atoms with charges : IONS
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Pose, as a question : ASK
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Extra periods in sports, in brief : OTS
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Provoked : GOADED
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Gives in to gravity, as a roof : SAGS
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Sick : ILL
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Artist Frida renowned for her self-portraits : KAHLO
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Strand, as during a blizzard : ICEIN
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Shade of color : HUE
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Group of showbiz elites : ALIST
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State whose license plates read "Famous Potatoes" : IDAHO
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Prefix with continental or faith : INTER
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Tabloid twosome : ITEM
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"___ the night before Christmas …" : TWAS
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Stares said to inflict curses : EVILEYES
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Keanu Reeves's role in "The Matrix" : NEO
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For-prophet institution? : SEMINARY
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Painting studio stands : EASELS
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Podcast host Maron : MARC
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Pronounce : SAY
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Peter of "Lawrence of Arabia" : OTOOLE
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Tower of London guards : YEOMEN
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Hair salon sound : SNIP
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Previously owned : USED
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"If ___ a nickel …" : IHAD
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Strongly encourage : URGE
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Fixes, as a carnival game : RIGS
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General ___ chicken : TSOS
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TiVo forerunner : VCR
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Nest egg fund, in brief : IRA

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