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DRIVING AROUND

New York Times, Sunday, July 1, 2018

Author:
Sam Trabucco
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
55-Across : Relating to gaps
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 136, Blocks: 76 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Trabucco. Grid flow: 38.2 Sunday freshness: 97%
Sam Trabucco notes:
It's pretty standard for Will and co. to change a large number of your clues between submission and publication, and the changes are almost always for the better. However! I cannot sit ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I enjoy when a theme makes me wonder how easy/hard it would be to find fitting examples. Seeing LOGGED IN "pass by" the CAB in LOG CABIN did exactly that! Some neat finds in PLAYING DEAD / ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times7/1/18 ( No. 25,072 )
Across
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Played for a fool : USED
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Total mess : FIASCO
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Big piece of cake : SLAB
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Buzzed : RANG
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"It's all good" : NOTABIGDEAL
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Guido ___, painter of the "Crucifixion of St. Peter" : RENI
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"Do I ___!" : EVER
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Trying to show no signs of life : PLAYINGDEAD
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Show out? : STAGEDOOR
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Metaphorical time in hell : COLDDAY
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Future exec, maybe : MBA
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Began a PC session : LOGGEDIN
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Seminary study: Abbr. : REL
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One who "went a-courtin'," in a children's song : FROGGY
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Hurried along : RACED
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Asian berry marketed as a "superfood" : GOJI
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"Darth Vader is Luke's father," e.g. : SPOILER
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Kind of yoga : HATHA
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Lily Potter's maiden name in the Harry Potter books : EVANS
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Fair : EXPO
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Attention getters : AHEMS
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Longtime CBS police procedural : NCIS
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Voodoo, e.g. : DARKART
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Quite a bash, in slang : PARTAY
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Partner of shock : AWE
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Wrecks, as chances : TORPEDOES
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Relating to gaps : LACUNAR
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Norm: Abbr. : STD
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Burrow : LAIR
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Bit of office greenery : POTTEDPLANT
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Dead end sign : NOOUTLET
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Kind of state : ZEN
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Was forced to turn down an invitation : HADPLANS
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Big character? : BLOCKLETTER
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Take as a bride : WIVE
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News commentator Navarro : ANA
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Ball of yarn and others : CATTOYS
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Confession inducers : TRUTHSERA
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"Jeez, you should keep that private" : TMI
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Get down : BOOGIE
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Go as far down as : STOOPTO
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___ diagram : VENN
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Green surroundings? : TRAPS
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Seize : GRAB
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Work : KNEAD
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"You betcha!" : UHHUH
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Had a leading role? : USHERED
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S or M : SIZE
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Sam of Watergate hearings : ERVIN
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Ipecac, e.g. : EMETIC
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Openly gay : OUT
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Fix, as a mess of wires : UNTANGLE
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Singer Garfunkel : ART
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Big part of an orchestra : STRINGS
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Bottle for a beachgoer : SUNTANOIL
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It's left on a highway ... or a path used by five answers in this puzzle? : PASSINGLANE
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___ about (approximately) : ONOR
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A little : SOME
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"Yeah, it makes sense" : ICANSEETHAT
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Nota ___ : BENE
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Had too much, for short : ODED
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Go on a drinking spree, in slang : GETLIT
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Nuggets in "Poor Richard's Almanack" : SAWS
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Not using sensitive language, say : UNPC
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Dis-banded? : SOLO
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List ender: Abbr. : ETAL
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Not wait till evening to crack a bottle : DAYDRINK
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Semester's end : FINALS
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Rapper ___ Azalea : IGGY
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General's assistant: Abbr. : ADC
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Tool for undoing stitches : SEAMRIPPER
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What many runners do before a marathon : CARBOLOAD
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Senectitude : OLDAGE
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"r u 4 real?" : SRSLY
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Jared of "Dallas Buyers Club" : LETO
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Nerd's epithet for the president? : ANAGRAM
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Lions and tigers : BIGCATS
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Tidbit with rice in Creole cuisine : REDBEAN
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Sidestep : AVOID
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It's under helium in the periodic table : NEON
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Dog's warning : GRR
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Endure : BIDE
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Per : EACH
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___ News : FOX
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Annoy, in a way : GRATEON
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Goal for many a H.S. dropout : GED
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Donations to certain clinics : OVA
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Pantry item : JAR
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David ___, C.I.A. director under Obama : PETRAEUS
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"Watch it!" : HEY
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Took a breather : SAT
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Possess, as thou might : HAST
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Old Testament land : CANAAN
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"Pick me! Pick me!" : IWANNA
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Certain Spanish murals : SERTS
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Elapse, as years : ROLLBY
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Braided floor covering : ROPERUG
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Where coal miners work : PITS
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Doesn't bother : LEAVESBE
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Telly pitch : ADVERT
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1040 reviewer, for short : CPA
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Humerus connection : ULNA
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"How uncool!" : SOLAME
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"Yer darn ___!" : TOOTIN
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It may bring a tear to one's eye : DUCT
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"___ Is Us" (65-Down drama) : THIS
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See 64-Down : NBCTV
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Bout result, in brief : TKO
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Like a game with equal winners and losers : ZEROSUM
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'Vette option : TTOP
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Happenin' place : WHEREITSAT
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Election that's too close to call : TIGHTRACE
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Peachy : AOK
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"Phooey!" : BAH
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Like many clowns and beachside houses : ONSTILTS
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Kennedy Library architect : PEI
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Nickname for a devil : TAZ
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Flowery poem : ODE
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Help grow : NURTURE
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"You agree?" : THINKSO
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Enjoy consistent, favorable luck, in poker lingo : RUNGOOD
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Story line : ARC
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Sort of rooftop unit, familiarly : HVAC
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Another name for a porpoise or dolphin : SEAPIG
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Certain domain suffix : DOTNET
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Subject of a 2001-02 scandal : ENRON
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Caught congers : EELED
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Strong desire : URGE
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___ Reader : UTNE
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Shade of green : LIME
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"Absolutely!," to Alejandro : SISI
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Capital of Okinawa : NAHA
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Chew (on) : GNAW
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Match makers? : SETS
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Get all blubbery : SOB
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Show with Kate McKinnon, for short : SNL

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

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