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New York Times, Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Author:
Jeffrey Martinovic
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Feature of this puzzle's grid and the answers to the six starred clues
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Jeffrey Martinovic

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {FQZ} Spans: 1 Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Martinovic. Wednesday freshness: 49%
Jeffrey Martinovic notes:
Ever since I began solving crosswords many years ago, I have been fascinated by all the conventions we take for granted that are ... read more
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© 2024, The New York Times4/24/24 ( No. 27,196 )
Across
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Bread spread : JAM
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Furniture retailer with an arboreal name : WESTELM
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Speck or Serrano : HAM
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International baseball powerhouse : USA
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Pan's domain, in Greek myth : ARCADIA
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Match chant : OLE
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Letter before upsilon : TAU
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Alternative to Pepto-Bismol : IMODIUM
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Non-neutral entity? : ION
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Like proverbial milk : SPILT
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Down ___ (memorized) : PAT
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Distributed, with "out" : METED
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"Before Sunrise" actor : HAWKE
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Like lizards and fish : SCALY
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"Pass along my regards" : SAYHI
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Gives off : EMITS
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"That's gross!" : EWW
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Tragic NASA mission of 1967 : APOLLOI
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Regulation followers, in brief : OTS
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Word often confused with "fewest" : LEAST
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Food in "Sing a Song of Sixpence" : PIE
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"To god," in French : ADIEU
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It allows for venting : SLIT
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1983 comedy about a stay-at-home dad : MRMOM
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Off-roaders, for short : ATVS
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Designer Saab : ELIE
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"You game?" : WANNA
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Some spirits : RYES
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"Slow down!," spelled unusually : WOAH
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Revolutionary car part : AXLE
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Old Testament prophet : ISAIAH
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First line of a classic Dr. Seuss book : IAMSAM
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Feature of this puzzle's grid and the answers to the six starred clues : LATERALSYMMETRY
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Airport code in Queens : LGA
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Get one's act together : SHAPEUP
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Sounds of hesitation : UMS
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Down : SAD
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Bottomless pit : ABYSM
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Media inits. since 1851 : NYT
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Protrudes : JUTS
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Lickety-split : ASAP
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*Home to Haleakala National Park : MAUIHAWAII
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*"Hold on, repeat that?" : WAITWHAT
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Sound of hesitation : ERM
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Viewing aid : SCOPE
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Word after a reveal : TADA
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Gets the copy right? : EDITS
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Actor Simu : LIU
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*Musical whose name is an Italian exclamation : MAMMAMIA
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*Highfalutin : HOITYTOITY
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___ jelly, popular bubble tea topping : ALOE
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Darn, say : MEND
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Word often confused with "lie" : LAY
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Yale student : ELI
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Currency of Laos : KIP
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Corp. bigwig : CEO
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Balloon : SWELL
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"Family Feud" host ___ Harvey : STEVE
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End of an ultimatum : ELSE
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Celebrity whose middle name is Gail, appropriately enough : OPRAH
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Depict in drawing : LIMN
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Lewis who sang the theme for "Avatar" : LEONA
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Figure (out) : SUSS
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"Family Guy" baby : STEWIE
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"You think I won't?!" : DAREME
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*[Evil laugh] : MWAHAHA
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*Calculus calculation : MAXIMUM
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Is part of a crew : OARS
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It brightens up the room : LAMP
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Unhappy happenings : ILLS
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Epic story : SAGA
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The smallest amount : ATAD
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More than surprise : STUN
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Host : ARMY
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Classic computer game in MoMA's video game collection : MYST
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Where a cure may be discovered : LAB
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Source of unwanted bugs? : SPY
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"Absolutely!" : YES

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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