Sunday, August 11, 2024 NYT crossword by Caryn Robbins, No. 0811 (2024)

New York Times, Sunday, August 11, 2024

Author:

Caryn Robbins

Editor:

Joel Fagliano

Blog:

Embarassing mistake?

Caryn L. Robbins

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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 80 Missing: {J} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Robbins. Sunday freshness: 6%

Joel Fagliano notes:

Caryn Robbins is a retired editor living on the east end of Long Island with her husband and two Havanese dogs.An avid lifelong solver, she discovered puzzle constructing during the ... read more

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© 2024, The New York Times8/11/24 ( No. 27,305 )

Across

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Shoots for the moon : ASPIRES

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Saudi's neighbor : IRAQI

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Gets ready to surf, maybe : LOGSON

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Annoyance for a shopkeeper : LOITERER

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Japanese takeout option : BENTO

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Best of all possible worlds : UTOPIA

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Say "O di" instead of "I do"? : EXCHANGEWEDDINGVOWELS

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Le Mans race unit: Abbr. : KIL

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Keep from happening : AVERT

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"Once Upon a Mattress" prop : PEA

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Longtime hair removal brand : NEET

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Word with hose or line : PANTY

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Sewing machine pioneer Howe : ELIAS

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Expert conclusion? : ISE

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Like some wits and wines : DRY

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Eviction notice sent to a New York deli owner? : PACKYOURBAGELSANDGO

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Roadwork might push it back, in brief : ETA

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Like many London skies : GREY

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Something fishy : ROE

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Back in time : AGO

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Scatterbrain : AIRHEAD

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"This thing is SHARP! It handles potatoes and carrots with ease," e.g. : PEELERREVIEW

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"The Kiss" sculptor : RODIN

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Stage a hostile takeover of : USURP

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Blue dye : ANIL

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Inits. for a hit : SRO

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Dept. store inventory : GDS

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Face-planted : ATEIT

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Dodge S.U.V. : DURANGO

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Interior decorator's assertion that bold colors are back in style? : WHATSPASTELISPAST

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Like the view from Big Sur : COASTAL

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Kind of farm : SOLAR

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Survive a round of musical chairs : SIT

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Setting for the musical "Two by Two" : ARK

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Inveigh (against) : RAIL

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E-bike alternative : MOPED

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Smother, as with sauce : DROWN

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Santa's routes on Christmas Eve? : NOELFLYZONES

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"I categorically deny that!" : ITSALIE

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Job listing abbr. : EOE

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One might be organized by habitat : ZOO

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"A Death in the Family" novelist : AGEE

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Wall St. debut : IPO

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Advice after one's rival scores a perfect ten? : DONTGETMADGETELEVEN

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"Me day" destination : SPA

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Org. with a PreCheck option : TSA

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What fumaroles emit : STEAM

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Like streets, but rarely alleyways : NAMED

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River through Florence : ARNO

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Give an allowance? : LET

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Lukewarm : TEPID

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Had a session : MET

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Airline's promise to improve its timeliness? : YOURDELAYSARENUMBERED

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Rim protector : HUBCAP

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"___ is to place as eternity is to time": Joseph Joubert : SPACE

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Where the entire "Newhart" series actually took place : INADREAM

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Guiding principles : IDEALS

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Hollandaise sauce ingredients : YOLKS

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They might get worn down while solving crosswords : ERASERS

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Stuff served in a horn at a Renaissance faire, perhaps : ALE

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Red or White follower : SOX

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Magician's request : PICKACARD

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"For my money …" : ITHINK

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Subject of Bravo's "Selling Sunset" : REALTY

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Directional suffix : ERN

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Company whose name is derived from "Service Games" : SEGA

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Airline based in Madrid : IBERIA

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Markdown indicator : REDTAG

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"Your point being …?" : AND

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Stick in a makeup kit : QTIP

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Skye of "Say Anything …" : IONE

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Word on a candy heart : LUV

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Indigenous Oklahoman : OTO

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Red carpet attire : GOWN

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Maker of tiny trunks : SPEEDO

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Loser in the 2024 Stanley Cup final : OILER

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Mean-spirited : NASTY

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Regard highly : REVERE

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Dr. Marcus of old TV : WELBY

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Greek goddess of the earth : GAIA

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Alfresco dining spot : PATIO

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Positions that require flexibility? : YOGA

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Desertlike : SERE

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Traffic jams : SNARLUPS

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Intense demeanor : EDGE

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Compote fruit : PEAR

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Language whose name starts and ends with the same letter : URDU

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Looney Tunes bunny : LOLA

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Admitted to a doctor's office : SEEN

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Ending of a political address : GOV

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Euphoric moments : HIGHS

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Not go further than : ENDAT

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Panini maker, e.g. : PRESS

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Textbook example : EPITOME

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Purges : RIDS

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First word of a Stevie Wonder hit : ISNT

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Part of a joule : ERG

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Romance : WOO

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Likely victim on April Fools' Day : SAP

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Actress Hagen : UTA

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Hollywood hopefuls : STARLETS

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Final purpose, to Aristotle : TELOS

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Surprise 100-Downs : RAIDS

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"Ad ___" (2019 sci-fi film) : ASTRA

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Hazard for a jet skier : WAKE

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Do in : SLAY

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Drink like a dog : LAP

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Its prime minister is known as the Taoiseach: Abbr. : IRE

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When doubled, a dance : CAN

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"___ y plata" (state motto of Montana) : ORO

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Sparkling juice brand : IZZE

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Ill-gotten gains : LOOT

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Milkweed leaves, for a monarch caterpillar : DIET

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Athena's gift to Athens : OLIVETREE

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Totally exhausted : WIPED

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Bright light in the big city : NEON

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Zodiac feline : LEO

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Type of type : FONT

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Academy endorsements, casually : NOMS

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Many a babysitter : TEEN

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Visibly stunned : AGAPE

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Early NASA program : GEMINI

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Europe's second-longest river : DANUBE

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Chutzpah : GALL

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Go on the offensive : ATTACK

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Some farm machines : DEERES

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Kappa follower : LAMBDA

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Mideast dignitaries: Var. : EMEERS

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Drop in for a sec : SAYHI

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Honored : PROUD

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Predator that can weigh up to six tons : ORCA

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Like child's play : EASY

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Embarassing mistake? : TYPO

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Sea turtle nesting site : DUNE

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Indian lentil dish : DAL

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Many debut releases, in brief : EPS

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Mule of old song : SAL

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Dent or scratch : MAR

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Barber's obstacle : EAR

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Contacts on Instagram, informally : DMS

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

Sunday, August 11, 2024 NYT crossword by Caryn Robbins, No. 0811 (2024)

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The daily Crossword puzzles are printed in the Arts section of the print edition of The New York Times Monday through Saturday. The Sunday Crossword puzzle is printed in the Sunday Magazine.

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Thu07:2013:38
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King Philip II of Macedon

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About LA Times Crossword

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