New York Times, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Crossword Answers
Across
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What butchers trim away : FAT
4
Woman: Fr. : FEMME
9
Leaves at the library? : PAGES
14
“Telephone Line” band, to fans : ELO
15
Letter-shaped train track beam : IRAIL
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___ 16 : SWEET
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Nada : ZIP
18
Rapper Minaj : NICKI
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Intense suffering : AGONY
20
Process of picking winners in 51-Across : BRACKETOLOGY
23
Communication service launched in 2004 : GMAIL
25
Children’s TV character with a falsetto voice : ELMO
26
Chimed : RANG
27
Down in the dumps : SAD
30
Enjoying a candlelit meal, say : DINING
34
Word after “jai” in a sport’s name : ALAI
35
Things to believe in : CREEDS
37
“Candyman” director DaCosta : NIA
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What lower-seeded 51-Across participants hope to become : CINDERELLATEAMS
41
Swiatek who won the 2022 U.S. and French Opens : IGA
42
How a well-plotted story wraps up : NEATLY
43
P.D. alerts : APBS
44
Guarantee : ENSURE
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Nincompoop : ASS
47
Tick off : RILE
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Type size : PICA
50
Fury : ANGER
51
Annual college basketball tourney, rounds of which can be found in the circled squares at their appropriate numbers : MARCHMADNESS
56
Canon competitor : RICOH
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Fabric fold : PLEAT
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Wood used in cabinetry : ELM
61
Flavoring in the German Christmas cookie springerle : ANISE
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Leader in a 1917 revolution : LENIN
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Who’s solving this puzzle : YOU
64
Ebb and neap, for two : TIDES
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Additional : EXTRA
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Something that has to be broken before it can be used : EGG
Down
1
Hat with a tassel : FEZ
2
“He died the most beloved person on the planet,” per Ken Burns : ALI
3
Head honchos : TOPBANANAS
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___ 4 : FINAL
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Guitarist Clapton : ERIC
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Truck brand with a bulldog in its logo : MACK
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Podcaster’s purchase : MIKE
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___ 8 : ELITE
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Composer of a sacred song : PSALMIST
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“Oh, yer joshin’ me” : AWGOON
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Park ranger’s subj. : GEOG
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Start of a counting-out rhyme : EENY
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Messy place : STY
21
Like hard-liners : RIGID
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“Good” times? : OLDDAYS
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Name on the mansion of New York City’s mayor : GRACIE
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Speak ill of : MALIGN
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Sound from an owl : SCREECH
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2,808 square feet, for a tennis court : AREA
29
Greek letter used for a 2021 Covid variant : DELTA
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“Never gonna happen!” : INAPIGSEYE
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Light-footed or quick-witted : NIMBLE
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Funny joke, in slang : GASSER
36
Building annexes : ELLS
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Adds vitamins and minerals to : ENRICHES
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Merits : EARNS
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Revolted : UPROSE
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More than enough : AMPLE
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Giant in health insurance : AETNA
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Bite-size, say : MINI
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Like a biting wit : ACID
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Actress Borstein of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” : ALEX
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Fender flaw : DENT
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Depilatory brand : NAIR
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One who snitches : RAT
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Captain’s journal : LOG
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Hot cocoa holder : MUG