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POWER BALLADS

New York Times, Sunday, October 8, 2017

Author:
Erik Agard and Alex Briñas
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
82-Down : Trade barbs or blows
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Alex Briñas

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 76 Missing: {JQVX} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Agard. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Briñas. Sunday freshness: 33%
Constructor notes:
ERIK: Music and wordplay are but two of Alex's superpowers (you can see some of her punny drawings on her Instagram), so when this puzzle's then-half-formed theme needed rescuing, I knew ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
SUPER GROUP played upon today, various bands/singers amusingly interpreted as a particular superhero's favorite. I'm a huge fan of the Flash, so I got a laugh out of imagining Barry Allen ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times10/8/17 ( No. 24,806 )
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Agcy. for Kennedy and Reagan : TSA
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Push : IMPEL
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Positive quality : ASSET
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Provider of directions, for short : GPS
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Penne ___ vodka : ALLA
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Around : CIRCA
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Claw : TEARAT
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"Intriguing!" : OOH
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Aquaman's favorite singer? : BILLYOCEAN
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The Human Torch's favorite band? : ARCADEFIRE
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___ Edberg, two-time U.S. Open tennis champion : STEFAN
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With child, informally : PREGGERS
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Nicely muscled : TONED
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Canine warning : GRR
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Feminine hygiene product : PAD
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Seashore feature : DUNE
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Oriental, e.g. : RUG
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The Hulk's favorite band? : GREENDAY
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Does 110, say : SPEEDS
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Sculptor/collagist Jean : ARP
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Staff : ROD
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Number between cinque and sette : SEI
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Mama ___ Elliot : CASS
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Iceman's favorite band? : COLDPLAY
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Bermuda, e.g. : ISLE
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Sweetly sing : CROON
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14-pound unit : STONE
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Australian friend : MATE
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The Flash's favorite singer? : TAYLORSWIFT
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Adamant refusal : IWONT
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Animator's frame : CEL
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"Your" of yore : THY
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Bit of progress : INROAD
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"Seriously?" : FORREAL
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Front of a vessel : PROW
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Magneto's favorite band? : METALLICA
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Quaint agreement : YESM
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Comment advising you to set your sights a little lower? : SEENOTE
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Low tie : ONEONE
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Response to "You have something on your face," maybe : DOI
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List-ending abbr. : ETC
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Gobbles (down) : WOLFS
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Spider-Man's favorite band? : THESPINNERS
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Smell ___ (sense something fishy) : ARAT
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Like Hägar the Horrible : NORSE
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___ Martin : ASTON
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"Enough already!" : STOP
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Batman's favorite rapper? : LILWAYNE
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Revivalists, for short : NEOS
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Not only that but also : NAY
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Singer Sumac : YMA
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The Avalanche, on sports tickers : COL
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Make do with a lesser option : SETTLE
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Thor's favorite rapper? : MCHAMMER
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Actress Thurman : UMA
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32° Fahrenheit, in Celsius : ZERO
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Parisian street : RUE
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___ volente (God willing) : DEO
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Old-fashioned provider of directions : ATLAS
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Completely set : CEMENTED
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Sir and madam : TITLES
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Electro's favorite singer? : FRANKZAPPA
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What the musical artists in this puzzle would form if they all performed together? : SUPERGROUP
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Decompose : ROT
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Let breathe, as stinky shoes : AIROUT
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Tangent line? : ASIDE
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Princess Fiona, after sunset : OGRE
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One begins "Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness" : ODE
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___-turvy : TOPSY
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Chocolate cup inventor H. B. ___ : REESE
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Pained cry : YOW
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Things the police may keep on suspects : TABS
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Narrow cut : SLIT
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[legally covering our butts here] : ALLEGEDLY
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Clickable item : ICON
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Boom ___ : MIC
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Remit in advance : PREPAY
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Digital greeting : ECARD
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"Stay in your ___!" : LANE
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Approximately : ATAGUESS
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Untroubled : SERENE
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Divine bovine? : SACREDCOW
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Timeline sections : ERAS
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Wee bit : TAD
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Destined for greatness : GOINGPLACES
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Opening in cosmetology? : PORE
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Molt : SHED
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Woodard with four Emmys : ALFRE
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Covalent bonds of a carbon atom, e.g. : TETRAD
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Things sailors spin : YARNS
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Late afternoon hour : FOURPM
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Some economic figs. : GDPS
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Tournament bridge players, typically : PAIRS
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Stick-to-it-iveness : GRIT
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Santa ___, Calif. : ROSA
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Speak out against : DECRY
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City by the Bay, informally : SANFRAN
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"Why, you little ..." : SONOFA
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Several quarter turns? : COINTOSS
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Jay with jokes : LENO
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Starting squad : ATEAM
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Speak up, and then some : YELL
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___ Brand, two-time N.B.A. All-Star : ELTON
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Boo-boo : OWIE
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Good trait in a housemate : TIDINESS
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"Jeez, wasn't expecting that!" : OHWOW
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For rent : TOLET
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Test for fit : TRYON
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Song with the lyric "A loko e hana nei" : ALOHAOE
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Things equestrians have on hand? : REINS
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___ dish : PETRI
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What 14-Across will do if you miss a turn : RECALCULATE
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Fruit salad ingredients : MELONS
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"___ bon" : CEST
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Pup grown up : SEAL
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Uptown : TONY
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"___, won't you blow your horn?" (old lyric) : DINAH
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Cold summer treat : FREEZEPOP
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Puerto Rican city that shares its name with an explorer : PONCE
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System of roots? : ETYMOLOGY
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Part of a so-called "grand tour" : ROME
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Trade barbs or blows : SPAR
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Like some saws and bobsleds : TWOMAN
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Supplication : ENTREATY
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"What did Delaware?" "I don't know, but ___" (classic joke) : ALASKA
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University in North Carolina : ELON
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"Feel me?" : YADIG
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"___ fugit" : TEMPUS
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Gooey chocolate treat : MUDPIE
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Public transit system : METRO
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Be economical with : REUSE
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Lead-in to -centric : AFRO
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Stepped : TROD
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Italian dear : CARO
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Victim of a revolution : TSAR
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What the upright yoga pose vrikshasana simulates : TREE
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It's worth a little more than a dollar : EURO
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Violently send out : SPEW
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Stridex target, informally : ZIT
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Mag personnel : EDS

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

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