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THAT GIRL

New York Times, Sunday, September 15, 2013

Author:
Joe DiPietro
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Across : Like most fish
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Joe DiPietro

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 70 Missing: {QVW} Scrabble average: 1.71 This is puzzle # 118 for Mr. DiPietro. Sunday freshness: 81%
Jeff Chen notes:
Joe DiPietro is one of the NYT's most prolific crossword constructors, only 10 people having more Sunday-size puzzles than him (in the Shortz era). Amazing to see his creative output, ... read more
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© 2013, The New York Times9/15/13 ( No. 23,322 )
Across
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Monopolizer : HOG
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Isn't well : AILS
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The people vs. us : THEM
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When repeated, spirited : RAH
15
Fiscal exec : CFO
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Hot and bothered : ALLUPSET
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Luxury hotel amenity : ROBE
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Where to buy clubs at a club : PROSHOP
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Confiscate a chef's appetizer? : SEIZEHERSALAD
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"Count me in!" : IMTHERE
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10, for the base 10 number system : RADIX
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Charles Nelson ___, old game show staple : REILLY
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Spill catcher : SAUCER
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Quick round of tennis, maybe : ONESET
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Pulitzer winner James : AGEE
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Lewis with 12 Emmys : SHARI
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Rondo maker : KIA
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Performance artist with a palindromic name : ONO
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Conk a coach's team member? : SOCKHERPLAYER
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Driver's lic. info : HGT
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Furnishes with soldiers : MANS
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Clueless : LOST
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Graduate from Barnard, say : ALUMNA
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Old Roman well? : BENE
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Disney dog : LADY
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HVAC measures, for short : BTUS
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Certain radio user : CBER
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Like most fish : SCALY
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View from Long Is. : ATL
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Close a VW Beetle owner's car door? : SHUTHERBUG
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Like much rush-hour traffic : STOPGO
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Bud : CHUM
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Abbr. of politeness : PLS
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You suffer when you're in it : AGONY
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Feu fighter? : EAU
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Put a spice mix on a cook's piece of poultry? : RUBHERCHICKEN
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Point : AIM
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Immortal P.G.A. nickname : ARNIE
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Island where Homer is buried, by tradition : IOS
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Exclusive : SOLE
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Cancels, as a mission : ABORTS
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Keep a bad comedian onstage? : LETHERBOMB
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Poetic preposition : OER
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Not prompt : TARDY
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Perfect : HONE
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Wrathful : IRED
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Some sports cars, informally : JAGS
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Bit of choreography : STEP
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The "g" in e.g. : GRATIA
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"Baby" singer's nickname, with "the" : BIEB
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Off-white shade : OPAL
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Canadian N.B.A. team, on scoreboards : TOR
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Find out what a baby's milk tastes like? : LICKHERBOTTLE
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"True Blood" network : HBO
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___ store : APP
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Apples introduced in 1998 : IMACS
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Asian holidays : TETS
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Full : ENTIRE
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Magician David : BLAINE
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Latin dance : CHACHA
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Valleys : DALES
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Observation of cardinals, say : BIRDING
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Hop over an electrician's wires? : JUMPHERCABLES
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Alliance between nations : ENTENTE
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Crate & Barrel rival : IKEA
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Not magnified or reduced : REALSIZE
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Paris's Parc ___ Princes : DES
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Setting at 0 degrees long. : GST
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U.S.A.F. V.I.P. : GENL
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Jimmy Carter's middle name : EARL
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A pop : PER
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Isn't cramped : HASROOM
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1992 David Mamet play : OLEANNA
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Smoothly applied, as eye makeup : GLIDEON
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Tips : APEXES
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Suffix of imprecision : ISH
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Creepy look : LEER
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Barely moves? : STREAKS
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Irish city near Killarney : TRALEE
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Loudly dress down : HOLLERAT
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uBid competitor : EBAY
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___ school : MED
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N.Y. engineering school : RPI
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Grabbing distance : ARMSREACH
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Windbag's output : HOTAIR
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Ensure a surfer's safety? : CHECKHERBOARD
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Like many accents : FOREIGN
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Run : OPERATE
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Commando movie accessories : UZIS
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___ mai (dim sum dish) : SHU
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Rifle attachment : SIGHT
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"See?!" : TOLDYOU
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Group of unsolicited manuscripts : SLUSHPILE
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___ radio : HAM
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"We the Living" author Rand : AYN
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Like a coquette : COY
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Besides : PLUS
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[You cad!] : SLAP
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Sea lane danger : BERG
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"Love and Happiness" singer, 1972 : ALGREEN
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Vague memory : BLUR
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Squishy seat : BEANBAG
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Goggle : STARE
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Take a mechanic's inventory? : COUNTHERPARTS
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Allergic reaction : ACHOO
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Band with a 1985 U.K. #1 album titled "Meat Is Murder" : THESMITHS
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Gut wrencher? : ULCER
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"Such a pity" : TSK
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Agreement : UNITY
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Rooms with high ceilings : GYMS
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Security feature : SEAL
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Ones making intros : MCS
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Shore dinner handout : BIB
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Part of Obi-Wan Kenobi's costume : HOOD
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Fit to be consumed : EATABLE
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Blue-roofed chain : IHOP
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"___ I hear" : ORSO
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Groups of troops : REGIMENTS
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Relative of Camembert : BRIE
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One side in "The War of the Worlds" : EARTHMEN
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Shade of black : JET
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Like Julius Caesar : STABBED
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Where to write your name on an I.R.S. form : TOPLINE
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Zenith competitor : RCA
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Org. that registers pointers : AKC
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Muff : BOTCH
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"Just arrived!" : ITSHERE
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N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer nicknamed Handy Andy : PHILLIP
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Something easy as pie : ABREEZE
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"Luck Be a Lady" composer/lyricist : LOESSER
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Jacket part : LINING
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"C'mon, help me out" : BEAPAL
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Ultimate purpose : ENDALL
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They make indents : TABS
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Suffix with fluor- or chlor- : IDE
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Pickled veggie : CUKE
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Discipline : AREA
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High-profile interviewee : GET
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Fiddler's tune, maybe : JIG
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Sleeper, for one : CAR

Answer summary:
14 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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