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THINK TWICE

New York Times, Sunday, June 11, 2017

Author:
Charles M. Deber
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
89-Across : Not esos or estos
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Charles M. Deber

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 76 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 38 for Mr. Deber. Grid flow: 33.5 Sunday freshness: 61%
Charles M. Deber notes:
One of the most important steps in crossword construction is coming up with great clues. In this context, it is fascinating to observe how many words have more than one — often two or ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
THINK TWICE played upon, giving a circle of objects linked together by commonalities. I couldn't keep up with all the cross-referencing, so here's a listing: BASEBALL TERMS: HOMER ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times6/11/17 ( No. 24,687 )
Across
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Zip along : GOFAST
7
Example of 22- and of 65-Across : HOMER
12
Conscience-stricken : ABASHED
19
Opposites of alphas : OMEGAS
20
It may be grand : FINALE
21
"Hah!" : SOTHERE
22
7- and 112-Across : BASEBALLTERMS
24
Flashing lights : STROBES
25
What scouts gather : INTEL
26
Intentions : AIMS
27
Donkey's call : HEEHAW
29
Naval engineer : SEABEE
31
Example of 65-Across and 39-Down : FROST
33
Subsides slowly : EBBS
37
Org. for ex-G.I.s : VFW
40
Diddley and Derek : BOS
41
Farewells in Florence : CIAOS
42
Take temporarily : BORROW
44
First lady before Bess : ELEANOR
47
116-Across and 96-Down : HANDTOOLS
49
Levin who wrote "A Kiss Before Dying" : IRA
50
Silver, for example, in the opening to TV's "The Lone Ranger" : REARER
51
Torah receptacles : ARKS
52
A professional may need one to practice: Abbr. : LIC
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Work unit : DAY
54
Intimates : GETSAT
55
Wash'n ___ (towelette brand) : DRI
56
Caribbean land whose capital is St. George's : GRENADA
59
It'll knock you out : ETHER
60
Ricochet : CAROM
62
Ambition for an actor : LEADROLE
64
In view : SEEN
65
7- and 31-Across : FAMOUSPOETS
67
"So long," for short : TTYL
69
Part of a machine assembly : DRIVEROD
71
Like Odin or Thor : NORSE
72
Titter : TEHEE
73
Some scratchy attire : WOOLENS
74
"Sprechen ___ Deutsch?" : SIE
75
Lowest points : NADIRS
76
Car for which you "Listen to her tachin' up now, listen to her whine," in a 1964 hit : GTO
78
Land in the Seine : ILE
79
"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
81
"Nuh-uh!" : IDONOT
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Film critic Christopher : ORR
83
112-Across and 96-Down : CARDSUITS
86
Dress adornment : SPANGLE
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Lathers (up) : SUDSES
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Not esos or estos : OTROS
90
Coiled killer : BOA
91
Nikon product, for short : SLR
92
"___ Rebel" (1962 #1 hit) : HESA
93
Example of 34-Down and 108-Across : TRAIN
94
Dimes, essentially : TENTHS
97
Straight : LINEAR
100
"Othello" traitor : IAGO
101
Milky gems : OPALS
105
Admit : ALLOWIN
108
93- and 116-Across : MEANSOFTRAVEL
112
Example of 83- and 22-Across : DIAMOND
113
"Little Women" author : ALCOTT
114
Ruined : UNDONE
115
Dead Sea Scrolls sect : ESSENES
116
Example of 108- and 47-Across : PLANE
117
"See ya!" : BYENOW
Down
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Desert crossed by the Silk Road : GOBI
2
Gulf state : OMAN
3
Celebration : FEST
4
Writer/critic James and family : AGEES
5
Animal with luxurious fur : SABLE
6
Org. with a "3-1-1" rule : TSA
7
Twenty-one words : HITME
8
Give ___ all : ONES
9
Damage : MAR
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Blight victim : ELM
11
Film again : RESHOOT
12
Money in the bank, e.g. : ASSET
13
This and that : BOTH
14
Razor brand : ATRA
15
Example of 39- and 34-Down : SHOWER
16
Lang. heard in Haifa : HEB
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Before, to a bard : ERE
18
___ Moines : DES
20
Bugs about the trash : FLIES
23
Toil : LABOR
28
Competitor of Petro-Canada : ESSO
30
Scrub, as a mission : ABORT
31
Squealer : FINK
32
They may be high in a fallout zone : RADS
34
93-Across and 15-Down : BRIDALTHINGS
35
When repeated, a Polynesian getaway : BORA
36
What trees do in fierce storms : SWAY
37
Is on the brink : VERGES
38
Passed quickly : FLEETED
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31-Across and 15-Down : WEATHERWORDS
41
Len of stage and screen : CARIOU
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They're often pulled at night : BLINDS
43
13 1/2" gold-plated figure : OSCAR
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Hall of fame : ARSENIO
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A mere stone's throw from : NEAR
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Upscale London retailer : HARRODS
48
Fatty acid compound : OLEATE
55
One of a pair of best friends in Greek legend : DAMON
56
Heights of achievement : GLORIES
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Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde" : REESE
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Fussed over, as a grandchild : DOTEDON
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Like some diplomats : CAREER
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AOL alternative : MSN
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Skeptical response : EYEROLL
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Dudes : FELLAS
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Puts forward : POSITS
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Holt of NBC News : LESTER
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Part in an animated film : VOICE
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"Well, look what I did!" : TADA
75
Lightly bite : NIPAT
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Word of wonder : GOSH
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"Really!" : TRUE
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Ear: Prefix : AURI
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Den denizen : LION
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___ the Explorer : DORA
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Guide to studying the night sky : STARMAP
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What "Mc-" means in a name : SONOF
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Richard Strauss opera : SALOME
90
Sired, biblically : BEGOT
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Is disposed : TENDS
94
Need for a professional designer : TASTE
95
"Me So ___" (1989 rap chart-topper) : HORNY
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Example of 47- and of 83-Across : SPADE
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Excited cry in a casino : IWON
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Highest score in baccarat : NINE
100
Privy to : INON
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___ Barksdale, drug dealer on "The Wire" : AVON
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Jay who preceded Jimmy : LENO
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Big bunch : SLEW
105
Juice drink : ADE
106
Fleur-de-___ : LIS
107
___ Palmas, Spain : LAS
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90° bend : ELL
110
Obama health law, for short : ACA
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Old, clumsy ship : TUB

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