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New York Times, Friday, March 3, 2017

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Down : Soak
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Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 220 for Mr. Berry. Friday freshness: 25%
Jeff Chen notes:
I don't know if there's anyone better at clever cluing than Patrick Berry. His last few grids haven't had many marquee answers that ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times3/3/17 ( No. 24,587 )
Across
1
Entanglement : WEB
4
Brings down : ABASES
10
Hold up : ROB
13
Heady stuff : ALE
14
Mortal sister of the immortal Stheno and Euryale : MEDUSA
15
Jumpsuit-wearing music group : DEVO
16
He's taken : MARRIEDMAN
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Place whose population was 1, then 2, then 0 : EDEN
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Champagne grape : PINOT
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Attack ad accusations : MUD
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Management : CARE
22
Take the wheel? : UNICYCLE
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Left port : SAILED
27
Unrebellious : MEEK
28
Sir in the Ruhr : HERR
30
Attack ad tactic : SMEAR
31
Where Alice is asked "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?" : MADTEAPARTY
33
Rock groups that are far out? : ASTEROIDBELTS
36
Sobriquet for the woman who said "Only the little people pay taxes" : QUEENOFMEAN
37
Global support? : ATLAS
38
Daredevil's highlight : FEAT
39
Whole bunch : HOST
43
Tip of a wingtip : TOECAP
45
Visited unexpectedly, as a town : BLEWINTO
47
Prefix meaning "extreme" : ARCH
48
Ocean floor burrower : EEL
50
Office supply brand : AVERY
51
Be critical of? : RATE
52
Dachshund, colloquially : SAUSAGEDOG
55
Boardwalk treats : ICES
56
Cuisine that includes trout meunière : CREOLE
57
___ Simbel (Egyptian landmark) : ABU
58
Appreciate : SEE
59
Doing time : INSTIR
60
100% aluminum coin : YEN
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Indian bread? : WAMPUM
2
Jerry's ex on TV : ELAINE
3
First name in 2016 presidential politics : BERNIE
4
___ Island ("Jaws" locale) : AMITY
5
Orthographic competition : BEE
6
Recipe instruction : ADD
7
1958 hit song that begins "I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler" : SUMMERTIMEBLUES
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Biblical polygamist : ESAU
9
Takes the edge off? : SANDS
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State of emergency : REDALERT
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Has everything? : OVEREATS
12
Waterless : BONEDRY
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There's a point to it : DECIMAL
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Shift in one's seat, perhaps : ROCK
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Her albums include "Cuchi-Cuchi" and "Olé, Olé" : CHARO
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Was first to go : LEDOFF
26
Tree known scientifically as Populus tremuloides : ASPEN
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Casino correction : REDEAL
31
Sharp club : MENSA
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Lose intensity : ABATE
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Talladega event : AUTORACE
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Chosen one : SELECTEE
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Trains : TEACHES
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Residents of the world's richest country per capita : QATARIS
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Center of activity : HIVE
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Sometime in the future : ONEDAY
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Flickering light : STROBE
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Cap holder : TOYGUN
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De Niro's "Raging Bull" co-star : PESCI
46
Bucks on a horse, e.g. : WAGER
49
Pull down : EARN
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Soak : SOT
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"The Greatest" : ALI

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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