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New York Times, Thursday, February 11, 2016

Author:
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39-Across : Adventure's end?
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38Missing: {FJQXZ}
Jeff Chen notes:
What cool finds, single words parsed as "person's initials + gender-specific identification"! I had completely filled in MARIE ... read more
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E
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B
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B
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P
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R
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O
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N
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G
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I
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L
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S
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K
N
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M
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E
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C
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T
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A
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R
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N
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D
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T
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R
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N
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L
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L
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A
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A
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K
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A
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I
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T
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K
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K
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L
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T
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L
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O
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D
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R
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L
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N
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A
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O
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H
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M
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C
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I
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W
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P
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G
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A
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D
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© 2016, The New York Times2/11/16 ( No. 24,201 )
Across
1
Undergoes recession : EBBS
5
Dining tip? : PRONG
10
Works at the Guggenheim : OILS
14
Cut crops : REAP
15
Hooch : SAUCE
16
Have the answers : KNOW
17
Malady? : MARIEANTOINETTE
20
1968 Heineken acquisition : AMSTEL
21
Prairie predator : COYOTE
22
Tamale? : TOMARNOLD
26
___ II (Gillette razor) : TRAC
28
Con opener? : NEO
29
Popular fragrance that's a girl's name : LOLA
32
One way to run : AMOK
33
Let in : ADMIT
35
Pain in the neck : KINK
37
Outfit for newborns : LAYETTE
39
Adventure's end? : SILENTE
41
Brian who scored "The Lovely Bones" : ENO
42
Reddit Q&A session, briefly : AMA
43
Jimmy Eat World genre : EMO
44
Dragon's locale : DEN
45
Secret identity of Dick Grayson : ROBIN
47
Perfect Elements maker : SERTA
49
James who can jam : LEBRON
51
Sports Illustrated's 2015 Sportsperson of the Year, to fans : SERENA
54
"Wow!!" : OMIGOSH
56
Odyssey, e.g. : MINIVAN
57
___ Nostra : COSA
58
Dweller on the upper Mississippi : IOWAN
60
Hunger indicator : PANG
61
Oodles : ATON
62
Took a shot, say : DRANK
63
Big pizza chain, informally : UNOS
64
Part of the eye : LENS
65
Dulls, as pain : EASES
66
[You over there!] : PSST
Down
1
First name in home humor : ERMA
2
Put on a happy face : BEAM
3
Monkey ___ : BARS
4
"You did WHAT?" reaction : SPITTAKE
5
Number of churchgoers? : PSALM
6
Appeared (in) : RAN
7
Caught off base : OUT
8
Sgt., for example : NCO
9
Progressive competitor : GEICO
10
"Alrighty then" : OKEYDOKE
11
Keen on : INTO
12
Former senator Trent : LOTT
13
___'Pea : SWEE
18
Fair-hiring watchdog, for short : EEOC
19
Chuck who won four Super Bowl rings : NOLL
23
Like quinoa growers : ANDEAN
24
Sleep stage : REM
25
Bangs and clangs : NOISES
26
Fake bill tracer : TMAN
27
Roman? : ROYORBISON
30
Legal? : LINDAEVANS
31
Something to give a kitty? : ANTE
32
Belgian red, e.g. : ALE
33
Sign on a convenience store window : ATMINSIDE
34
Mindless but addictive app games, e.g. : TIMESINKS
36
Knowledge range : KEN
38
Gifting someone with a clock in China, e.g. : TABOO
40
"Marriage Italian-Style" actress : LOREN
46
They may have many stops : ORGANS
48
Cause to blunder : TRIPUP
49
Like some subway stops : LOCAL
50
Really act out? : EMOTE
52
Thin iPods : NANOS
53
Teen sensation? : ANGST
55
Romanian wedding dance : HORA
56
Equestrian's handhold : MANE
59
Never-___ (unsuccessful sort) : WAS

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later.

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