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New York Times, Thursday, October 18, 2018

Author:
Erik Agard
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1-Down : Symbols in superscript, for short
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
8411/6/20125/30/202643
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1181091015201
RebusCircleScrabDebutFlowFresh
281.6058642.661%
Erik Agard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQZ} This is puzzle # 25 for Mr. Agard. Grid flow: 19.5 Thursday freshness: 80%
Jeff Chen notes:
I always marvel at long "word-within-a-phrase" finds. It seems so improbable that TREBLE backward would be contained within ENGELBERT. ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times10/18/18 ( No. 25,181 )
Across
1
American dance move that, for whatever reason, is illegal in Saudi Arabia : THEDAB
7
Fictional Charlie : CHAN
11
Milk ___ : DUD
14
Disney princess in "Brave" : MERIDA
15
Palmist's reading : FATELINE
17
Small burger : SLIDER
18
Lady Gaga or Judy Garland : LGBTICON
19
___ Park, Calif. : MENLO
20
Big chin-wag : GABFEST
21
20 under 30 : TEN
22
Try to swat : HITAT
23
Flair, informally : GLAM
26
Traits that clash : EGOS
28
Looney Tunes surname : LEPEW
32
Nickname of the singer of 2007's "Umbrella" : RIRI
33
Squirt : TOT
34
Donna ___, soprano in "Don Giovanni" : ELVIRA
35
Rudiments : ABCS
36
Middle of time? : COLON
38
Interstate billboard info : EXIT
39
Not casual : DRESSY
41
8: Abbr. : AUG
42
The Owls of Conference USA : RICE
43
President who lived in 47-Down : SADAT
44
Woman's name that sounds like two letters : EVIE
45
Datum for a car aficionado : YEAR
46
Kufrin of the 2018 season of "The Bachelorette" : BECCA
48
Book after Exod. : LEV
50
Like some thinking : LATERAL
53
Excessive enlargement : BLOAT
56
Like Pacific Islanders : OCEANIAN
58
Film position : EDITOR
60
Caribbean religion with roots in Africa : SANTERIA
61
Big tech news website : RECODE
62
Trainer's command : SIT
63
"Gilmore Girls" girl : RORY
64
So hot right now : TRENDY
Down
1
Symbols in superscript, for short : TMS
2
Position of command : HELM
3
Home to Bessie, a lake monster in American folklore : ERIE
4
Said something in response almost immediately : DIDNTMISSABEAT
5
Singing superstar born in Tottenham : ADELE
6
Noble domain : BARONETCY
7
Gridiron org. with the Grey Cup : CFL
8
Savory Scottish pudding : HAGGIS
9
Turn up : ATBAT
10
Let, maybe : NETBALL
11
Things blown on for luck : DICE
12
Spanish for "some" : UNOS
13
Bit of initial progress : DENT
16
So-called "black national anthem," informally ... or what 4-, 6-, 22- and 34-Down do, in part? : LIFTEVERYVOICE
22
Volcano's spew : HOTLAVA
23
Some May celebrants, informally : GRADS
24
Sign of balance? : LIBRA
25
Like the path of the sun in the sky : ARCED
27
Halloween "blood," e.g. : GOO
29
Fairy : PIXIE
30
Writer Jong : ERICA
31
Designated driver's order : WATER
34
German composer Humperdinck : ENGELBERT
37
Non's opposite : OUI
40
More flinty : STERNER
44
Patisserie offering : ECLAIR
47
See 43-Across : CAIRO
49
Person with seniority : ELDER
50
Insurance estimate : LOSS
51
Purplish berry : ACAI
52
Fair sight : TENT
54
Super-often : ATON
55
Newsman Chuck : TODD
57
And more than that : NAY
59
Tutee of Luke in "The Last Jedi" : REY

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

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