New York Times, Thursday, March 16, 2023 Crossword Answers
Across
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What Do You ___? (popular modern party game) : MEME
5
Kind of ray : GAMMA
10
Who says “Play it, Sam” in “Casablanca” : ILSA
14
Pink-slipped : AXED
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Deafening : AROAR
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Beef that’s aged? : FEUD
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Form of racing that requires one foot on the ground at all times : SPEEDWALKING
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Satirist Mort : SAHL
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Take hold : SETIN
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Sort unlikely to stoop, say : SNOB
23
Motorist’s offense, for short : DWI
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[Shrug] : IDUNNO
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Complicated situation : TANGLEDWEB
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Notable : VIP
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Spot for a stud … or a “bud” : EAR
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Buenos ___ : AIRES
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Heading in the right direction? : EAST
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Hockey legend Gordie : HOWE
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This might be rigged : MAST
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“Count us in!” : WOULDWEEVER
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Churn : ROIL
43
Home of the Nobel Peace Center : OSLO
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Big to-do : STIR
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Ones who know what’s coming? : SEERS
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Blubber : SOB
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Woman’s name that’s a palindrome : ANA
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“Through the Looking-Glass” character : TWEEDLEDUM
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Intestine’s place : MIDGUT
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Pop singer’s nickname that omits 51-Across : ARI
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Ingenuity org. : NASA
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Italian for “milk” : LATTE
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Golfer’s involuntary wrist spasms while putting, with “the” : YIPS
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Plant seen rolling through this puzzle? : TUMBLEWEED
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Hexagon bordering two rectangles : UTAH
67
Great Lakes people : ERIES
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John Irving protagonist T. S. ___ : GARP
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Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire : PELE
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Hit the mall, say : SPEND
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Possible cause of a cough : SMOG
Down
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Gargantuan : MASSIVE
2
Kayak alternative : EXPEDIA
3
Get-togethers : MEETUPS
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Singer McCain with the 1998 hit “I’ll Be” : EDWIN
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16 cups: Abbr. : GAL
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Holy scroll holder : ARK
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Like towelettes in a fast-food restaurant : MOIST
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It’s heaven-sent : MANNA
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Neighbor of chlorine on the periodic table : ARGON
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Contingencies : IFS
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Chairs, e.g. : LEADERS
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“Bee-you-tiful!” : SUHWEET
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Wings things : ADLIBS
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Sister of King Charles III : ANNE
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Mediocre effort : BGAME
25
Home of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial : OAHU
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Make-up artists? : LIARS
30
Candy in a gold foil wrapper : ROLO
33
Go a few rounds, say? : TWIRL
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Essay count: Abbr. : WDS
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Creatures described as anguilliform : EELS
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Elizabeth of “WandaVision” : OLSEN
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“Va-va-___!” : VOOM
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Editorial overhaul : REWRITE
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Like a certain Freudian complex : OEDIPAL
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Take on together : TAGTEAM
46
Developing, say : INUTERO
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Family-friendly, for the most part : RATEDPG
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Not go to bed : STAYUP
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Shakespearean humor : BILE
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Sees : DATES
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Seize : USURP
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First lady between Bess and Jackie : MAMIE
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University of Georgia athletes, to fans : DAWGS
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“___ Said” (critically acclaimed 2022 biographical drama) : SHE
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Hebrew word meaning “son of” : BEN
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Psycho- pharmacology inits. : LSD
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.