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Tracksmith Track & Field World Championships: Puzzle One

· By Andy Waterman · Published 2022-07-27T12:14:49.460Z

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  • TomT 🤓7:32 · 2022-08-06T21:19:59.049Z
    Nice one Andy! This could have been a NYT Monday or Tuesday puzzle. I'm ready for a Friday or Saturday :)
    • Karen McDaniel 57:28 · 2022-08-11T11:31:47.312Z
      Fun!
      1A
      Snakes along the Nile
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Snakes along the Nile
      2. 5A
        Site of the Ironman World Championship
      3. 11A
        Fishing pole
      4. 14A
        Takes a turn, as in a game
      5. 15A
        Passes
      6. 16A
        Article in Le Monde
      7. 17A
        Backpacker's equipment at the Track & Field World Championships?
      8. 19A
        Once called
      9. 20A
        Sheer delight
      10. 21A
        Per ____ (yearly)
      11. 23A
        Collegiate Shalane Flanagan, for one
      12. 27A
        Sudden inability to putt at a clutch moment
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        Mental sharpness
      14. 30A
        Like much of our running wardrobe (we love merino!)
      15. 31A
        Winningest African nation at World Athletics Championships
      16. 32A
        Asian site of an October marathon
      17. 33A
        Good o' raisins & peanuts, minus the nuts: Abbr.
      18. 36A
        Active Sicilian volcano
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        West Pointer
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        Annual athletic achievement award
      21. 39A
        Metric to evaluate how much bang for the buck an investment gives: Abbr.
      22. 40A
        Follower of nay or sooth
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        Oohed and ____
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        Approached, as the finish line
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        Common statement after track reps
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        Protein famously fueling Rocky Balboa's training runs
      27. 47A
        Biannual life cycle
      28. 48A
        Marisa of "My Cousin Vinny"
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        "If ____ the Zoo"
      30. 50A
        Marathoner Pippig
      31. 51A
        Laugh line at the Track & Field World Championships?
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        Preceder of com, org, or edu
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        NYRR's ____ Island Half
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        Long, long time
      35. 61A
        Opposite of WSW
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        Partner, en España
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        Perserverance and passion for long-term goals, as in athletics
      Down
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        Cabinet dept. concerned with farming
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        ____-'wester
      3. 3D
        Writer's ink-filled implement
      4. 4D
        Govt.-issued ID
      5. 5D
        Three-button shirt style popularized for running during the "Chariots of Fire" era (and, we'd wager, now!)
      6. 6D
        Anaheim ballplayer
      7. 7D
        Bet
      8. 8D
        In tennis, a winning serve
      9. 9D
        Call ____ day
      10. 10D
        Tel Aviv native
      11. 11D
        Footwear at the Track & Field World Championships?
      12. 12D
        Best
      13. 13D
        Judges to bee
      14. 18D
        "Can ___ Witness" (Marvin Gaye hit)
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        Night before the NYRR Midnight Run: Abbr.
      16. 23D
        Giver's opposite
      17. 24D
        Vinegar: Prefix
      18. 25D
        Pal at the Track & Field World Championships?
      19. 26D
        "Howdy!"
      20. 27D
        Skin care product
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        Owl's sound
      22. 30D
        Walked through water
      23. 32D
        Actress Salma of "Frida"
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        "Faust" or "La Traviata"
      25. 35D
        Actress Winona of "Stranger Things"
      26. 37D
        ____ Lewis, track & field athlete named "Olympian of the Century" by Sports Illustrated
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        Type of run that's low-intensity
      28. 40D
        ____ Ronan of "Brooklyn" and "Lady Bird"
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        In the company of
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        Hurricane's center
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        "Lemme!"
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        Piano exercise
      33. 46D
        Mounted, as a horse
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        Attempts
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        Digging
      36. 52D
        State that's home to Salt Lake City and Provo: Pl.
      37. 53D
        Dreamy reward after a grueling workout
      38. 54D
        British sports car, briefly
      39. 55D
        Opposite of 'neath
      40. 56D
        Fish in an ornamental pond
      41. 57D
        Sinus doc
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