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New York Times, Saturday, August 8, 2020

Author:
Brooke Husic and Sid Sivakumar
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
59-Across : Muscle that can be exercised by dumbbells, for short
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Brooke Husic
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186/22/202011/3/20245
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121.6314279%
Sid Sivakumar

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Husic. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Sivakumar. Saturday freshness: 12%
Constructor notes:
We built this puzzle around MODEL MINORITY, a demographic myth we feel is important to highlight. We know, however, that this is a ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I loved 95% of this puzzle and was all set to make it my POW! Amazing gridwork, with so many colorful HUMDINGERs. Congrats to both ... read more
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© 2020, The New York Times8/8/20 ( No. 25,841 )
Across
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Seat of Hillsborough County, with a population of 400,000+ : TAMPA
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Smart : CHIC
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Spread, with "out" : FAN
13
Setting for much of "Life of Pi" : OCEAN
14
When NATO was formed : TRUMANERA
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Actress Price who co-starred on CBS's "Rules of Engagement" : MEGYN
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Ring highlights? : GEMSTONES
18
Bit of German street food, informally : BRAT
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Form moisture, in a way : BEAD
20
"Oh, no you ___!" : DIDNT
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Demographic myth often used with respect to Asian-Americans : MODELMINORITY
24
Sitcom regular at Monk's Cafe : ELAINE
26
Seasonal milkshake flavor, informally : NOG
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It's just above a 4 : DOLLARSIGN
30
Argue (with) : SPAR
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Key : ISLE
35
What newcomers learn, with "the" : ROPES
36
Feature in many depictions of Buddha : HALO
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[Is this thing on?] : TEST
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Hard-to-believe filings at the N.S.A. : UFOREPORTS
40
What was originally used as a yellow dye before its best-known property was discovered : TNT
41
Kid's fixation : NEWTOY
42
Joint that sells joints : POTDISPENSARY
48
Square : UNHIP
49
Singer/songwriter Sands : EVIE
50
Ω : OHMS
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Entered angrily, say : STOMPEDIN
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Hit the town : GOOUT
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It starts right out of the gate : HORSERACE
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Common recyclable : EMPTY
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Money for a bullet train ticket, maybe : YEN
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Muscle that can be exercised by dumbbells, for short : DELT
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Super Six, of old autodom : ESSEX
Down
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The Taj Mahal, e.g. : TOMB
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HP competitor : ACER
3
They have many outlets : MEGAMALLS
4
Place to go that requires cash at the door? : PAYTOILET
5
___ Petry, first female African-American writer with a million-selling novel ("The Street") : ANN
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Destroy : CREAM
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Lollapalooza : HUMDINGER
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Content of some chats, in brief : IMS
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Conjoined title character of 1990s-2000s Nickelodeon cartoons : CATDOG
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Big name in luxury handbags : FENDI
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Word that sounds like "orange" in a classic knock-knock joke : ARENT
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Eliciting a "Blech!" : NASTY
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Shampoo brand : TGEL
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Film ___ : NOIR
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Some trips to resupply festivities : BEERRUNS
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It has four bases : DNA
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Word of dismissal : NONSENSE
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Toolbar heading : EDIT
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Ditch : LOSE
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Downplay the significance of : SOFTPEDAL
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2019 event for Uber, briefly : IPO
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Places for demos : SHOWROOMS
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Makes the rounds on a weekend night, say : PARTYHOPS
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Cher, for example : ALTO
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Optimistic : ROSY
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Kind of coat : PEA
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Let know, with "off" : TIPPED
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Too forward : PUSHY
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Like ballet dancers, at times : ONTOE
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Metaphorical source of irritation : THORN
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Turns down : DIMS
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Throw out : EVICT
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CB channel for emergency use : NINE
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Zoom call option : MUTE
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Daughter of Tethys in Greek mythology : STYX
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Infinitive verb suffix in Italian : ERE
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"Huh!" : GEE

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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