Sunday, June 2, 2024 NYT crossword by Luke K. Schreiber, No. 0602 (2025)

New York Times, Sunday, June 2, 2024

Author:

Luke K. Schreiber

Editor:

Joel Fagliano

When repeated, nickname for Time's 2023 Person of the Year

Luke K. Schreiber

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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 71 Missing: {XZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Schreiber. Sunday freshness: 83%

Joel Fagliano notes:

Luke K. Schreiber is a high school senior from Hoboken, N.J. He graduates this coming week, and will attend Princeton University in the fall.Luke made his New York Times debut last ... read more

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© 2024, The New York Times6/2/24 ( No. 27,235 )

Across

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One way to order coffee : BLACK

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Nike competitor : ASICS

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Supporting character in costume? : MASCOT

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Relieves : SOOTHES

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Kiwi or cassowary : RATITE

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VCR medium : TVTAPE

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"RUFFALO" and "TWAIN"? : QUOTATIONMARKS

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Make comfier over time, as clothes : WEARIN

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Receptacle for remains : URN

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Meat-and-pastry dish : POTPIE

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Attempt to pull apart : RIPAT

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Number that looks like 16-Down in binary code : TWO

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Not eliminated yet : INIT

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Support for a swing : TEE

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HARLO and SMAR? : CUTOFFJEANS

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Drinker's structure made from stacked cans : BEERAMID

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Famed San Francisco theater, with "the" : CASTRO

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Like loose gemstones : UNSET

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"Sign me up!" : IMIN

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"___ All That," 2021 rom-com remake : HES

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Rip-offs at the movies : STUBS

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Norse goddess of death : HEL

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LORD and KEMP? : JUMPINGJACKS

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Camera type, for short : SLR

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Only : MERE

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Flavoring for ouzo or sambuca : ANISE

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Stops : DESISTS

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Words of decree : ITISSO

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___ check : MIC

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Diego Rivera's "The Allegory of California," for one : MURAL

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Metal coatings : PATINAS

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*O'NEIL* and *ROGERS*? : STARBUCKS

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CEEEEENA and LENNNNNON? : LONGJOHNS

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Cutting tool with a reinforced spine : BACKSAW

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___ fritas (Cuban French fries) : PAPAS

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Cry of surprise upon discovering the culprit : YOU

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Sole survivor in "Reservoir Dogs" : MRPINK

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Reply to a doubter : YESIDID

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Baseball award given to Shohei Ohtani in '23 : ALMVP

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Votes of confidence : YEAS

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Place for a stirrup : EAR

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WILDERODDENBERRY? : SPLICEDGENES

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Standard to exceed, metaphorically : BAR

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Like security systems : ARMED

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Solar wind particle : ION

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Glow : AURA

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Go with the flow : ADAPT

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Part of a flight in which seatbelts must be worn : ASCENT

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Portrayer of the show creator in "The Truman Show" : EDHARRIS

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S-O-L-O and L-A-N-G-E? : DASHEDHOPES

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"Pshaw!" : BAH

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"Great" child detective : NATE

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When repeated, nickname for Time's 2023 Person of the Year : TAY

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Younger Jetson kid : ELROY

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Have the nerve : DARETO

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Moo goo ___ pan : GAI

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"Got it now" : AHISEE

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RU$$ELL and BLA$$? : TWODOLLARBILLS

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___-than-thou : HOLIER

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Peaceful : SERENE

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Set one's sights : TOOKAIM

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Something found beneath an arch : INSOLE

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Leaders of the fam, with "the" : RENTS

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"Lovergirl" singer Marie : TEENA

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Title spy in a Robert Ludlum series : BOURNE

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Canadian dollar coin : LOONIE

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QB stat: Abbr. : ATT

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Cause to crack : CHAP

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High-fat weight-loss diet, for short : KETO

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Golfer Palmer, familiarly : ARNIE

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"Ditto!" : SAME

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Give ___ go : ITA

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Wispy cloud : CIRRUS

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Half of a Caribbean nation : STKITTS

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Workweek inits. : MTWTF

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Roman farewell : AVE

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The "S" of New York City's SIR train line : STATEN

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Auto refreshes? : CARWASHES

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Classic novel set in rural Nebraska : OPIONEERS

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See 29-Across : TEN

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Kind of kick in football : SQUIB

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Easy mark : SITTINGDUCK

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Gamers' games : ESPORTS

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Subjective piece : OPED

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Run ___ of : AFOUL

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Strong poker holding, informally : TRIPS

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Wine vessels : CASKS

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Thin sauce : JUS

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Pope who met with Attila the Hun : STLEO

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French female friend : AMIE

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Max's counterpart : MIN

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Looney Tunes turtle : CECIL

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Gets to vote : HASASAY

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Takes along : BRINGS

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Sticky situations : JAMS

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Mole or mile : UNIT

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Glam rock? : MICA

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Preserves in slices, as meat : JERKS

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Big name in motor oil : STP

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Soybean product : MISO

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First sultan of both Syria and Egypt : SALADIN

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Cap worn by dervishes : TAJ

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Person cleaning a horse's stable : MUCKER

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The weather is a classically bland one : TOPIC

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Neck and neck : INADEADHEAT

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Certain baseball stats : RBIS

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Severe social media punishment : BAN

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Music for the masses? : HYMN

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Nine, in Italian : NOVE

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Has dinner : SUPS

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Anderson who directed "Asteroid City" : WES

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One in plane clothes : PILOT

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"That's on me" : MYBAD

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Novel fund-raising idea? : READATHON

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Glides over the coast, say : PARASAILS

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Favorably interprets : SPINS

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Tourist destination in northern India : AGRA

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Pick up : LEARN

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Titular character in a Menotti opera : AMAHL

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Some vacation destinations : RESORTS

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"Obviously" : DUH

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Did a great job on, in modern slang : ATE

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What's generated by solar panels : DCPOWER

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Rehab therapy, informally : PHYSIO

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Friend of Winnie-the-Pooh : EEYORE

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Rap's ___ Sweatshirt : EARL

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Sleeve style with slanted seams : RAGLAN

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Padova's home : ITALIA

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Not-so-good vibration? : SEISM

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Big name in tractors : DEERE

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Farmers' rolls : BALES

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"I forbid it" : DONT

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Leisurely gait : TROT

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Instrument with a vowel-heavy name : OBOE

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Tuna type : AHI

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Fish often served with kabayaki sauce : EEL

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Cubs' home : DEN

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Nickname for Isaac : IKE

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

Sunday, June 2, 2024 NYT crossword by Luke K. Schreiber, No. 0602 (2025)

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