New York Times, Sunday, January 7, 2024 Answers
Author:
Michael Schlossberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
1918-2004 Fenway Park phenomenon, familiarly
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“Old man” : PAPA
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“Yikes!” : EGAD
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Childproof bottle contents, for short : MEDS
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Purchase at a cannabis dispensary : EDIBLE
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“Sounds ’bout right to me” : IRECKONSO
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False ___ : IDOL
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Fine parchment : VELLUM
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It might be pressed before work : POWERSUIT
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It might be pressed before work : SNOOZEALARM
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Post concerned with etiquette : EMILY
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“Capeesh?” : HEARME
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Up-and-down, as a relationship : ROCKY
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Internet harvesting tool : DATASCRAPER
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“On Photography” author Susan : SONTAG
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1918-2004 Fenway Park phenomenon, familiarly : THECURSE
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Nothing-doing? : INIDLE
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They’re home to spinners : SPIDERWEBS
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They’re home to spinners : PRAGENCIES
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Luxury fashion label : ARMANI
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1990s workout fad : TAEBO
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“The Racer’s Edge” sloganeer : STP
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Says, informally : GOES
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Bay Area gallery, for short : SFMOMA
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Late winter/early spring, weather-wise : MUDSEASON
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“___ and the Night Visitors” (opera) : AMAHL
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Fragrant bloomers : LILACS
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Animal that becomes a plant if spelled backward : DEER
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Bandleader’s urging … or an alternative title for this puzzle : ONCEMOREWITHFEELING
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New ___ : AGER
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Guides : STEERS
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Athleisure portmanteau : SKORT
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Certain beach top : SWIMSHIRT
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Snooty : UPPISH
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Many a Yemeni : ARAB
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Piece de resistance? : OHM
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Tourney round : SEMIS
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Some goofs : ERRATA
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One sailing through long passages : SEACAPTAIN
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One sailing through long passages : AVIDREADER
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Ready and waiting : ONCALL
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Gadgets for truckers : CBRADIOS
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Porterhouse alternatives : TBONES
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Inspiration for many a lottery pick : LUCKYNUMBER
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Shame, e.g. : ABASE
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The yoke’s on them : OXTEAM
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Chuck ___, TV director/producer who’s known as the “King of Sitcoms” : LORRE
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Target of many a viral marketing campaign : GENERATIONZ
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Target of many a viral marketing campaign : FLUSTRAIN
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Lead role in 1978’s “La Cage aux Folles” : RENATO
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Kind of terrier : SKYE
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Exclamation after a rescue : WERESAVED
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Warm coat : ANORAK
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Dash : TEAR
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Measurable impact, so to speak : DENT
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Bad news for an investor : LOSS
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Spoke (up) : PIPED
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Petrichor, n.: The pleasant ___ of rainfall on dry soil : AROMA
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Bird also known as a lapwing : PEWIT
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150-mile-per-hour train : ACELA
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Dawn figure, in myth : EOS
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Bovid named for the sound it makes : GNU
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“___ was saying …” : ASI
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Part of an ellipsis : DOT
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Skinflints : MISERS
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Novelist Ferber : EDNA
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Subject of a subway announcement : DOORS
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Remedy for a blink-and-you-missed-it moment : SLOMO
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First lady? : EVE
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Start of a classic request for advice : DEARANN
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Bad reasoning : ILLOGIC
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Rap’s ___ Chyna : BLAC
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Hang in the shadows : LURK
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TV award : EMMY
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Actress Ritter of “Jessica Jones” : KRYSTEN
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Serene, informally : ZEN
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For the lady : HERS
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Country singer Stapleton : CHRIS
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Remote button abbr. : REW
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Hotshot : ACE
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Place for a porter : PUB
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Clip-on, for one : TIE
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Superfund grp. : EPA
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Bit of slander : DISS
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Titan who gave birth on Delos : LETO
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Disney subsidiary : ESPN
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Story that isn’t a quick read : SAGA
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BOGO, e.g. : PROMO
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Words after a verbal gaffe : IMEAN
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Accessory for a rideshare vehicle : DASHCAM
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___ cycle : REM
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“Aladdin” sidekick : ABU
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Amazing woman, slangily : GODDESS
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“Agricola” author : TACITUS
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Petal pusher? : FLORIST
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Peace, in Russian : MIR
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Stadium cheer : OLE
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Big mouths : MAWS
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“Told you so!” : SEE
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Ursine : bears :: anguilliform : ___ : EELS
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Dakota tribe : ARIKARA
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Staying power : LEGS
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Part of a process : STEP
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“I’ve seen better” : MEH
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Cool, back in the day : HEP
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“Good” day: Abbr. : FRI
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Santa-tracking org. : NORAD
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Really annoy, with “on” : GRATE
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Lift type : TBAR
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Just … all right : SOSO
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Info in a party invitation : WHEN
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Apple variety : IMAC
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Stephen of “Michael Collins” : REA
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“Eww! Enough!” : TMI
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Bittern, e.g. : HERON
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Bimonthly business magazine : INC
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Election night news : RESULTS
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Plant that may be mistaken for a dandelion : CATSEAR
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Landlocked province : ALBERTA
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Grp. once led by Arafat : PLO
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Kind of lily : ARUM
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Hoover, for one, in brief : VAC
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“No idea,” in a text : IDK
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Like Ikea furniture assembly, for short : DIY
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Sports jacket : BLAZER
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“As if!” : NOT
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Live and breathe : EXIST
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Feed : STOKE
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Storybook ending? : MORAL
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“Nice job!” : BRAVO
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People of western New York : ERIES
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Sunders : RENDS
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Tourist mecca in southern Asia : AGRA
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“Never ___ Kissed” (1999 Drew Barrymore film) : BEEN
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Part of A.D. : ANNO
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Singer with the album “Watermark” : ENYA
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Hunky-dory : AOK
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Email chain abbr. : FWD
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Min Jin ___, author of the 2017 best seller “Pachinko” : LEE
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You can dispense with this : URN
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Complete collection : SET
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