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New York Times, Monday, January 18, 2016

Author:
Kathy Wienberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : Bread with a pocket
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Kathy Wienberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQX} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Wienberg. Monday freshness: 30%
Kathy Wienberg notes:
I am thrilled about my debut puzzle being published in the NYT. After solving these puzzles for over 30 years, I pursued my dream of ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Impressively smooth debut from Kathy, whose husband got his debut in the LA Times just over a year ago . She gives us POETRY IN ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times1/18/16 ( No. 24,177 )
Across
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Bread with a pocket : PITA
5
Ivan the Terrible, for one : CZAR
9
Positive, as an attitude : CANDO
14
Tiny building block : ATOM
15
Down-on-his-luck wanderer : HOBO
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Farewell that's "bid" : ADIEU
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Rebels : RENEGADES
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Copenhageners, e.g. : DANES
20
2002 Tom Cruise sci-fi film : MINORITYREPORT
22
___ Khan : AGA
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"___-Man," 2015 superhero movie : ANT
24
Related to fireworks : PYROTECHNIC
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Alias : AKA
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All of them lead to Rome, in a saying : ROADS
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Right of way, at law : EASEMENT
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Greek liqueur : OUZO
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Square, triangle or circle : SHAPE
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On the Pacific, say : ASEA
40
Boss : OVERSEER
42
Small hill : KNOLL
43
Put money into, as a meter : FED
44
They know how to have a good time : PARTYPEOPLE
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Smith who sang the theme for "Spectre" : SAM
48
Ages and ages : EON
49
Sublime physical performance ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters : POETRYINMOTION
57
Relish : SAVOR
58
Violent vortex : MAELSTROM
60
Note taker : STENO
61
Forest scent : PINE
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Surrender : CEDE
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Lost on purpose : THREW
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Lost traction : SLID
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Rio de Janeiro, for the 2016 Olympics : HOST
Down
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It's not easy to shoot : PAR
2
Agenda listing : ITEM
3
Tennille of pop music's Captain & Tennille : TONI
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"So be it!" : AMEN
5
Cry to the cavalry : CHARGE
6
It starts with Aries : ZODIAC
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Assist with a heist, say : ABET
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Like Santa's cheeks : ROSY
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Rhythm : CADENCE
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Change with the times : ADAPT
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El ___ (weather phenomenon) : NINO
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Bambi, for one : DEER
13
Boot from power : OUST
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Nannies and billies : GOATS
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Employee's reward : RAISE
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Prosecutor's burden : PROOF
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"___ got mail" : YOUVE
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Torn down : RAZED
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Aroma : ODOR
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Valentine symbol : HEART
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Snooze : NAP
30
Creator of "The Tortoise and the Hare" : AESOP
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Mournful ring : KNELL
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Dickens's "___ of Two Cities" : ATALE
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Hand, to José : MANO
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Sordid : SEAMY
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Counterpart of his : HER
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Fictional pirate who shares his name with a bird : SPARROW
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Smallville family : KENTS
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Saudi neighbor : YEMENI
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Put together, as funds : POOLED
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Slingshot missile : STONE
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"Hey, you!" : PSST
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Vow : OATH
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Second-to-last word in a fairy tale : EVER
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Little rascals : IMPS
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Something chewed by a nervous person : NAIL
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Yen : ITCH
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Brand touted as "Milk's favorite cookie" : OREO
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Go-aheads : NODS
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New York baseballer : MET

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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