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New York Times: Thursday, May 4, 2023
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, May 4, 2023 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
David J. Kahn
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Scratch the surface of, say
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1983 hit that won a Grammy for Record of the Year
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1983 hit that won a Grammy for Record of the Year
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Indication of an operation
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Indication of an operation
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Bit of samurai attire
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Bit of samurai attire
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Refer (to)
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Refer (to)
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Play part
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Play part
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Lose crispness, as cereal
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Lose crispness, as cereal
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What "x" might mean
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What "x" might mean
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Suppress
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Suppress
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See 54-Across
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See 54-Across
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Oda ___ Brown, Whoopi Goldberg's character in "Ghost"
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Oda ___ Brown, Whoopi Goldberg's character in "Ghost"
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Lets loose
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Lets loose
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A little after the hour
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A little after the hour
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Loved one
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Loved one
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Go back and forth, in a way
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Go back and forth, in a way
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Some farmer's market setups
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Some farmer's market setups
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Glare reducer
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Glare reducer
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Flexible
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Flexible
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Demon in Japanese folklore
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Demon in Japanese folklore
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With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle
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With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle
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Compadre
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Compadre
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"Hollywood" vis-à-vis the film industry, e.g.
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"Hollywood" vis-à-vis the film industry, e.g.
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___ Alto
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___ Alto
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You might calmly tell someone not to do this
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You might calmly tell someone not to do this
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Holy ___
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Holy ___
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Newspaper section
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Newspaper section
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Like many invitations nowadays
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Like many invitations nowadays
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Kind of identity
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Kind of identity
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With 22-Across, former senator whose name can be spelled using only the letters in NEBRASKA (his home state)
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With 22-Across, former senator whose name can be spelled using only the letters in NEBRASKA (his home state)
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Horace was one, notably
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Horace was one, notably
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Mag that began endorsing political candidates in 2014
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Mag that began endorsing political candidates in 2014
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Sweetheart
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Sweetheart
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Lead-in to goblin
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Lead-in to goblin
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Name that can be heard phonetically somewhere in this clue
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Name that can be heard phonetically somewhere in this clue
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More discerning
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More discerning
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Brian of ambient music
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Brian of ambient music
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Dungeonlike
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Dungeonlike
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Metal workers?
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Metal workers?
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GPS display: Abbr.
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GPS display: Abbr.
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Criminal patterns, in brief
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Criminal patterns, in brief
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Overflow with
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Overflow with
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Writer Morrison
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Writer Morrison
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Get in hot water, say
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Get in hot water, say
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N.F.L. cornerback Apple
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N.F.L. cornerback Apple
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Charitable relief
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Charitable relief
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Helicon, e.g., musically speaking
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Helicon, e.g., musically speaking
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Oft-abbreviated Latin phrase
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Oft-abbreviated Latin phrase
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Short
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Short
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Colombo's country, in Olympics shorthand
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Colombo's country, in Olympics shorthand
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Scammer
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Scammer
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What the Rays and Jays are in, for short
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What the Rays and Jays are in, for short
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Fresh starts
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Fresh starts
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Kind of soup
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Kind of soup
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Material that's bad for the mouth?
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Material that's bad for the mouth?
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Drops in the gym?
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Drops in the gym?
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Bench press target
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Bench press target
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Pedigree competitor
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Pedigree competitor
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See 38-Across
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Ailment treated with a warming compress
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Ailment treated with a warming compress
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Not as fierce
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Not as fierce
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Former name of Colombo's country
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Former name of Colombo's country
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Fellows
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Fellows
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California concert site featured in the documentary "Gimme Shelter"
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California concert site featured in the documentary "Gimme Shelter"
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Some corp. takeovers
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Some corp. takeovers
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Hospital diagnostic, for short
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Hospital diagnostic, for short
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Fashion designer Rabanne
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Fashion designer Rabanne
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Like an otter's feet
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Like an otter's feet
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Mark in the World Golf Hall of Fame
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Mark in the World Golf Hall of Fame
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Jeannette who was the first woman elected to Congress (1916)
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Jeannette who was the first woman elected to Congress (1916)
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"King Lear" son
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"King Lear" son
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Summer music
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Summer music
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Some laptops
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Some laptops
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Toe-jam?
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Toe-jam?
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In ___ (completely)
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In ___ (completely)
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Sign
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Sign
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Final number, say
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Final number, say
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