New York Times, Monday, January 29, 2024 Clues and Solutions

Author:
Garrett Chalfin and Andrew Kingsley
Editor:
Will Shortz
*Impartial court proceeding guaranteed by the Constitution
Garrett Chalfin

Across
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Completely enthralled : RAPT
5
Cry at the end of the workweek : TGIF
9
Police dept. alerts : APBS
13
Purple smoothie fruit : ACAI
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Used a loom : WOVE
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“Don’t ___ the small stuff” : SWEAT
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*Amorous cartoon skunk : PEPELEPEW
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Towel material : TERRY
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Pioneering journalist ___ B. Wells : IDA
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Cupid’s Greek counterpart : EROS
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Central position : MIDST
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Home project inits. : DIY
23
Boxing ruling, for short : TKO
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[I’m cracking up as I type this!] : LOL
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Historic period : ERA
27
Secret supply : STASH
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*Impartial court proceeding guaranteed by the Constitution : FAIRTRIAL
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Rocket launch site : PAD
34
Family guy : DAD
35
Ice cream brand : EDYS
36
What the answers to the starred clues all are when their first and last letters are removed : PALINDROMES
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Poetic tributes : ODES
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Phillipa of “Hamilton” : SOO
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“Gnarly!” : RAD
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*”Just a sec!” : ONEMOMENT
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Their are too in this clue : TYPOS
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Source of hardwood : OAK
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Bud : PAL
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Musical set in Oz, with “The” : WIZ
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Regret : RUE
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Relating to the bottom layer : BASAL
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Numbers game : KENO
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And so on: Abbr. : ETC
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Zsa Zsa or Eva of old Hollywood : GABOR
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*Short-lived store event : FLASHSALE
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Two-way, as doors : INOUT
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Hockey feint : DEKE
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Something people trip on : ACID
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Hershey toffee bar : SKOR
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Take five : REST
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“What fun!” : WHEE

Down
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Dangerous (and thrilling!) part of a river, to canoeists : RAPIDS
2
Nailed the exam : ACEDIT
3
Orange smoothie fruit : PAPAYA
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50-50, e.g. : TIE
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Bounce one’s booty on the dance floor : TWERK
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Disappear like magic : GOPOOF
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St. ___ (skin care brand) : IVES
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Hardly any : FEW
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Wonderstruck : AWED
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Summer meteor shower : PERSEIDS
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*Platter used to carry glassware : BARTRAY
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Pig’s place : STY
15
It helps a clown stand tall : STILT
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“___ Weapon” (buddy cop film) : LETHAL
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Sauron’s realm in “The Lord of the Rings” : MORDOR
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“A ___ ought to have a good memory”: Quintilian : LIAR
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Gore and Green, for two : ALS
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Involuntary muscle contraction : SPASM
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Bonus : ADDON
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Thin, as a voice : REEDY
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Dreary : DISMAL
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Game that involves covering one’s eyes : PEEKABOO
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Christmas : NOEL
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Bread at a seder : MATZOH
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Winning tic-tac-toe line : OOO
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*Repository of genetic material : DNABANK
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Images that give the illusion of movement : OPART
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Fine-tunes : TWEAKS
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What ministers do : PREACH
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Extend beyond : OUTLIE
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Withdraw formally : SECEDE
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Map enlargement : INSET
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___ Patch Kids (gummy candy) : SOUR
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Bauhaus artist Paul : KLEE
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Dog tag wearers, in brief : GIS
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First president to appear on television, familiarly : FDR
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Lumberjack’s tool : SAW