The New York Times Crossword

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Throw in

Not fixable, as an error

Group whose full name translates as “Bulletproof Boy Scouts”

Hit or miss, perhaps

It makes you “dance down the street with a cloud at your feet,” in a 1953 hit

Red ___ (serving at a Carolina barbecue)

People also known as the Cat Nation Powered down, in a way

“The pause that refreshes” sloganeer, once Disturb, in a way Bill supporting public television Told where to go, say

Use X-ray vision on Graceful

Make love? So-called “missing links”

Chignon, for one In the past

Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle’s circled squares

State in debate

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Phenomenon nicknamed “Karl” in San Francisco Biblical site of a burning bush

Soft rock

Doctor for kids Cleans (up) Olympic champion who said he threw his gold medal into the Ohio River Garden party annoyance, colloquially

Spider web, effectively

Part of a pen name? Philanthropy Characteristic of video poker, lottos and casinos Results of some dating app matches

Hoodwink

Fat substitute Second of five? Totally pumped

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Disinclined Response to “Merci”

Sat on a clothesline, say This too shall pass Kind of acid

___ gun

Dizzy

Was up

Flower

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“I want to go with you!”

Nation with a fourcentury “Viking Age”

Controvert

Italian apology Permit

Hundos

Approved on PolitiFact, say Speaker of the line “I follow him to serve my turn upon him” Landlord-paysbroker, in rental lingo

Existential unease Word with bank or base

Not written Jamaican tangelo N.F.C. South pro Degenerate Meaning of the Italian “lui” or 38 39

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German “ihn” Aware of

Part of yourself that you can’t see without two mirrors

Essence

Careened across snow, maybe

Sleek ocean swimmers

Broke one’s silence Life of ___ Impressive showbiz quartet CD component “Windowpane” Plastic ___ Band “I meant that sarcastically”

Title of respect Stylish dresser Degree in math? Test for a future Ph.D.

Blue