NY Times Puzzle No. 0331
ACROSS
Beat in chess
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Astronomer who
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lost part of his nose in a sword duel
Classic
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Jumbotron shout-out
Frost
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Takes a bit off
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Certain
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newspaper column
Boot
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Sorna y Nublar,
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en “Jurassic Park” Long locks
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Educator in a
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smock
Figure seen on
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Athena’s shield Thumbs-up
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Skim
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Bit of lettershaped
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Thoroughbred,
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e.g.
FedEx Cup
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organizer
___ of war
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Bluish hues
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Muslim leaders
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“A Promised
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Land” author, 2020
Get into trouble,
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in a way
Grassy expanse
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Some drinking
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vessels
Kind of zone in a
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city
1948 Literature
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Nobelist Youngest player
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to score in the FIFA World Cup (age 17) Two-word tribute
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Bottle topper
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Profession in an
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O’Neill title
What “should be
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made by filling a glass with gin, then waving it in the general direction of Italy,” per Noël Coward Declare
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Kid-lit character
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with a green suit and gold crown Midrange club
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Award-winning
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Ward
Chess : check ::
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go : ___
“Pretty please?”
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Geekish
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Fixes
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Big name in
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printers
DOWN
Now: Sp.
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Talks up
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Some bridge
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positions
Leader of the
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house band on “The Muppet Show” Low-budget
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feature
Like decisions
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made on a dare, typically
“Stormy
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Weather” composer
Learn
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secondhand Either end of a
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school bus?
Side that usually
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has the most supporters Device used
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in interactive museum displays
What a
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“hamburger button” opens Dedicated works
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Reader’s jotting,
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e.g.
Reader’s jottings
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… or a hint to this puzzle’s theme Fancy-pants
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Title derived from
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“Caesar”
Most of a sugar
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cane
Marisa of “In the
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Bedroom”
Writer Sontag
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Underway
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Some salads
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French
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“equivalent” Gusto
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Dot on a subway
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map
Dissolve
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Scan options
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for the claustrophobic Kind of milk or
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sauce
Put on sale, say
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So far
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Densely packed,
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in a way Under-the-sink
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fixture
Animals depicted
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on the Ishtar Gate
Film composer
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Morricone
Tried something?
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At any time
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The blue part of
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blue cheese About .914
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meters
“Pow!”
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