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PAPER JAM

New York Times, Sunday, October 2, 2016

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
106-Down : "Bad" cholesterol, for short
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 76 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 34 for Ms. Burnikel. Grid flow: 20.0 Sunday freshness: 70%
Zhouqin Burnikel notes:
In my first submitted grid, the papers were jammed all over the place — some in the start of the theme entry, some in the middle, some in the end. Will helped me picking up new theme ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Common names of newspapers, smashed into single squares to make literal PAPER JAMs. I had to double-check my interpretation, as the first one — PRESS — didn't quite resonate. But quick ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times10/2/16 ( No. 24,435 )
Across
1
Waste generator? : HASTE
6
Bookkeeper's stamp : PAID
10
Talks a big game : BOASTS
16
Time capsule ceremony : BURIAL
17
Lawn game that's in the Special Olympics : BOCCE
18
Director of the "Hostel" films : ELIROTH
20
First Amendment guarantee : FREEDOMOFTHEPRESS
22
Digital technology that provides higher-quality sound : HDRADIO
23
Big name in chips : LAYS
24
Like most 23-Across chips : SALTED
25
Bad-mouth : DIS
26
In need of an ice bath, say : SORE
27
Dropbox competitor : ICLOUD
30
Not just imply : SAY
31
Send into space : LAUNCH
34
It's not used in miniature golf : TEE
35
French topper : BERET
37
Miss in court? : JANEDOE
38
Pulls a yard prank on, briefly : TPS
41
Duluth-to-St. Paul dir. : SSW
42
"Vous ___ ici" : ETES
43
Last shot, often : PUTT
44
Give it a go : TRY
45
"Yee-___!" : HAW
46
How Chinese brides are often dressed : INRED
48
Hodgepodge : PASTICHE
50
It may be full of bugs : BETA
51
Business reply encl. : SASE
53
"Gigi" author, 1944 : COLETTE
55
D.D.E.'s two-time presidential rival : AES
56
App image : ICON
57
Biblical landing site : ARARAT
59
"Yeah, right!" : ASIF
60
Now and then : ATTIMES
61
Alternatives to Twinkies : HOHOS
62
Give for a bit : LENDTO
63
Pinch-hit (for) : STOODIN
65
Totaled : CAMETO
66
Beatles girl who "made a fool of everyone" : SADIE
67
International commerce assn. : WTO
68
Fontana di Trevi locale : ROMA
69
Aleve shelfmate : ANACIN
70
Entr'___ : ACTE
71
Tuna variety : AHI
72
Attach, as a seat belt : STRAPON
74
Surfboard stabilizer : SKEG
75
Physicist who said "Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it" : BOHR
76
What may go to your head around Christmas? : SANTAHAT
78
Tribe under attack in "Hotel Rwanda" : TUTSI
80
Fruity drink : ADE
81
Islet in the Thames : AIT
82
Tip of Cambodia? : RIEL
83
West Coast gas brand : ARCO
84
Line part: Abbr. : SEG
87
Extends, in a way : RENEWS
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Black mark uncovered in a background check : PRISONRECORD
90
Trees used for making furniture : TEAKS
91
Agreement preceding a kiss : IDO
92
Flat need? : TENANT
93
Little batteries : AAS
94
Rhimes who created "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" : SHONDA
96
Hit 1990s computer game : MYST
100
U.P.S. delivery: Abbr. : CTN
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"Sure thing!" : NOPROB
104
Elec., e.g. : UTIL
105
She betrayed Samson : DELILAH
107
Like a simple-majority voting system : FIRSTPASTTHEPOST
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Con : SWINDLE
111
Two-time N.L. batting champ Willie : MCGEE
112
Banks that are too important to fail? : LEVEES
113
"What are the chances of seeing you here?!" : SMALLWORLD
114
"The ___ the limit!" : SKYS
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It'll never reach its destination : DEADMAIL
Down
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Hit band heard on the soundtrack of "Back to the Future" : HUEYLEWISANDTHENEWS
2
"Am not!" rebuttal : ARESO
3
PBS's "___ the Science Kid" : SID
4
The so-called "path of virtue" : TAO
5
Trees associated with the underworld in Celtic myth : ELMS
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___-mouthed : POTTY
7
Throb : ACHE
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Summertime coffee order : ICEDLATTE
9
Weigh down : DEPRESS
10
Like flip phones, now : BEHINDTHETIMES
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Things to settle : OLDSCORES
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Word before strike or ball : AIR
13
Mmes., to Don Juan : SRAS
14
Commotion : TODO
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Commotion : STIR
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Orthodontist's recommendation : BRACES
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Key next to A : BFLAT
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Plot turner : HOE
20
Darts about : FLITS
21
Rest spots for camels : OASES
25
Amount ___ : DUE
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It'll give you a lift : UBER
29
Big name in medical scales : DETECTO
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Con : ANTI
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"Hold on there!" : HEY
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Start over : REDO
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"To be clear ..." : JUSTFORTHERECORD
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Classic lie : THECHECKISINTHEMAIL
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Rear end : PATOOTIE
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Final performance : SWANSONG
43
Grilling site : PATIO
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Like Comic-Con attendees vis-à-vis the general public : NERDIER
48
Bow tie topper : PESTO
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Short rest : CATNAP
50
Much organic matter : BIOMASS
51
Topping station at a Mexican restaurant : SALSABAR
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Three before seven? : AREACODE
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Part of LIFO, to an accountant : LASTIN
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Took courses : ATE
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Target : AIMAT
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Solo in space : HAN
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Golf resort known for its Blue Monster course : DORAL
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Canadian hockey team : CANUCKS
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Shocked cry : WHATINTHEWORLD
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"If memory serves ..." : ASIRECALL
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Dancer's boss : SAINTNICK
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Another, in Aragón : OTRA
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Ending with Jumbo : TRON
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Comedy Central host Daniel : TOSH
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Suitable : APT
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One writing about "hare loss"? : AESOP
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Water whirls : EDDIES
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Upright : GOALPOST
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___ Diego : SAN
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French pastry : TARTE
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Basilica recesses : APSES
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No longer in the closet : OUTED
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OB/GYNs, e.g. : MDS
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Trees used for making wands : YEWS
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Like some chances : SLIM
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Weymouth of Talking Heads : TINA
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Rowdy revelry : ORGY
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Like Sir Ben Kingsley : BALD
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"Bad" cholesterol, for short : LDL
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Most music radio stations : FMS
108
"Understand?" : SEE
109
Rural power org. : TVA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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