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BUZZ CUT

New York Times, Sunday, May 26, 2019

Author:
Ruth Bloomfield Margolin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
108-Across : Stick on a Christmas tree
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Ruth B. Margolin

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 70 Missing: {KQXZ} This is puzzle # 10 for Ms. Margolin. Grid flow: 37.3 Sunday freshness: 25%
Will Shortz notes:
Ruth Bloomfield Margolin, of Westfield, N.J., began constructing crosswords after having an "I can do that!" reaction to a puzzle she solved. It took some time (and a couple of what she ... read more
Ruth B. Margolin notes:
Ideas come from many different sources. Usually, once I have an idea for a theme, I search through lists of words, idioms, or phrases to find material that fits the concept. This time, ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
My kids love the "Fly Guy" series. YEZZZ they do! Standard sound change, Z dulled down to an S. Ruth found a lot of neat examples requiring huge spelling changes. I admired PEERS to ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times5/26/19 ( No. 25,401 )
Across
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Mythical hunter : DIANA
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Curmudgeon : CRAB
10
Famous Musketeer : ATHOS
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Crack : STAB
19
Glowing reminder : EMBER
20
Houston university : RICE
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Bond film staple : CHASE
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"Other people," per Sartre : HELL
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Facebook friends weighing in on the new belly button ring? : JURYOFYOURPIERCE
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Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
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Flat pancake filling? : ASA
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Custodian's need : MOP
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Woodwind category : REED
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Cellphone user's choice : DATAPLAN
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When something goes live : STARTDATE
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Fish dish : SCROD
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Dr.'s order : MED
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Princess who makes a plea via a hologram : LEIA
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Draw : TIE
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Jacques of French comedy : TATI
42
Mozart's "___ Pastore" : ILRE
44
L'eggs brand bikini? : TWOPIECEINAPOD
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Typical fan of Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" : TEENER
51
Blue material : DENIM
52
Arafat's grp. : PLO
53
Nickname of a 2010s pop idol, with "the" : BIEB
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Valerie Harper title role : RHODA
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Extension of a chicken breast : RIBMEAT
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"Git!" : SCRAM
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"Interviewer" who asked Buzz Aldrin whether people on the moon were friendly : ALIG
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Scientific inquiry? : HOW
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Family nickname : GRANNIE
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Bugs and Thumper : RABBITS
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End of an ___ : ERA
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Final scene of "Antony and Cleopatra"? : HISSANDHEARSE
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Speak lovingly : COO
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1979 World Series opponents of the 63-Downs : PIRATES
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Big-spending demographic group : YUPPIES
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South end? : ERN
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Lake in "Casino Royale" : COMO
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Axes : FIRES
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Competitive video gaming : ESPORTS
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It routinely goes off when you're out : ALARM
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Seethe : FUME
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3-D measurement: Abbr. : VOL
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Illusory illustration : OPART
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Camper without a camper, say : TENTER
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Like a confirmed peacenik? : DOWNONALLFORCE
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Swimmer Torres with 12 Olympic medals : DARA
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"___ miracle!" : ITSA
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Mideast land: Abbr. : UAE
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Mideast land : OMAN
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Klutz : OAF
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Easy question to answer : GIMME
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Stick on a Christmas tree : CANDYCANE
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Actor with a famous side kick : BRUCELEE
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Coat-of-arms border : ORLE
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Physics unit : OHM
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Born : NEE
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Additionally : ALSO
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"Our driveway has been incredibly slippery since the storm!"? : CANTBELIEVEMYICE
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Shambles : MESS
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Shaw of 1930s-'40s swing : ARTIE
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Gawk at : OGLE
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Title role in a Christmas opera : AMAHL
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"The Cherry Orchard" daughter : ANYA
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Hoarse : RASPY
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Blender sound : WHIR
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Small iPods : NANOS
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___ vu : DEJA
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Shock jock Don : IMUS
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Scrape : ABRASION
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Marshal at Waterloo : NEY
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It may be carried by the wind : AROMA
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Puzzling : CRYPTIC
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Agua source : RIO
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Honda line : ACURA
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Hat for un artiste : BERET
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Anything but basic : ACID
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Alternative to café : THE
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Brew made from apples : HARDCIDER
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Famous grouch : OSCAR
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Get the job done : SEETOIT
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Class with drills : SHOP
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Parent's fervent prayer to the school nurse? : TELLMENOLICE
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Fish tank film : ALGAE
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Vanilla : BLAND
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Loud : FORTE
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Katniss's partner in "The Hunger Games" : PEETA
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Famed acting coach Stella : ADLER
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Animal with a prehensile snout : TAPIR
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Reinforces, as convictions : DEEPENS
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Seneca, philosophically : STOIC
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Relative of Inc. : LTD
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Ram dam : EWE
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Police dept. alerts : APBS
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New-joint joint? : REHAB
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"It depends on my schedule" : IMIGHT
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Actress Glazer of "Broad City" : ILANA
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Away : NOTIN
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Job in media : EDITOR
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Teases : RAGSON
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Latin quarter : BARRIO
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Provide essential info to : BRIEF
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Group of mountains : MASSIF
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Atomic clock timekeeper : MASER
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One into jive : HEPCAT
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1979 World Series opponent of the 75-Across : ORIOLE
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Like a sick baby? : WARMANDFUSSY
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Ice cream eponym : EDY
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Greatest hits opener : BESTOF
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Tortilla española ingredient : HUEVO
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Printer brand : EPSON
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Loudly commend : APPLAUD
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Main line : AORTA
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ABCs : RUDIMENTS
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Cry too much, say : EMOTE
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Stitches : SEWS
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Nestle : SPOON
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Blend : MERGE
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Like the Kardashians, ethnically : ARMENIAN
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Pioneer in color TV : RCA
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Pin number? : TEN
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Training wheels? : RAILCAR
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Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
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Part of a long travel day, maybe : LAYOVER
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Milk from una vaca : LECHE
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Author of the 2018 best seller "Becoming" : OBAMA
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"The Wizard of Oz" composer Harold : ARLEN
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Stiller's comic partner : MEARA
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Permit : ALLOW
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Sound on Old MacDonald's farm : NEIGH
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Mideast capital : AMMAN
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___ Nostra : COSA
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Heed : OBEY
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NATO alphabet "E" : ECHO
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Slinky swimmers : EELS
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Good thing coming to those who wait : TIP
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Country music's ___ Young Band : ELI
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Singer Sumac : YMA

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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