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New York Times, Saturday, July 19, 2014

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 83 for Mr. Silk. Grid flow: 64.0 Saturday freshness: 41%
Barry C. Silk notes:
I first came across the term PRETZEL LOOP reading an article about roller coasters and thought that would make a cool entry in a ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Like Ian Livengood yesterday, Barry Silk is another constructor I admire because of the diversity of his gridwork. As you can see on ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times7/19/14 ( No. 23,629 )
Across
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It has many giants and dwarfs : COSMOS
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Profit-sharing figure: Abbr. : AGT
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Part of the former Republic of Pisa : ELBA
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Run down a mountainside : SCHUSS
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Pour it on : GOALLOUT
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One who winds up on a field : HURLER
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A kid might be punished for showing it : ATTITUDE
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Scores : ALOT
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Marked up, say : WROTEON
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Something pocketed in Italy? : RAVIOLI
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Like Princess Leia vis-à-vis Luke Skywalker : YOUNGER
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Roller coaster feature with a food name : PRETZELLOOP
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Celle-là, across the Pyrenees : ESA
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Movie with the line "I'm a vulgar man. But I assure you, my music is not" : AMADEUS
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Be a very fast learner? : CRAM
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Title woman in a "Paint Your Wagon" song : ELISA
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Hybrid, maybe : CAR
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Do a 35-Across chore : GASUP
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Romp : LARK
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Brave, e.g. : WARRIOR
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"Who ___?" : AMI
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1965 Yardbirds hit : FORYOURLOVE
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Like many rodeo animals : LASSOED
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Dweller near the Potemkin Stairs : ODESSAN
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Best seller : HOTITEM
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In : AMID
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Track on "Beatles '65" : IMALOSER
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"Out!" : BEGONE
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Scarab, e.g. : TALISMAN
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Tip for slips : ERASER
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Barreled : SPED
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Like some broody teens : EMO
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Folks working on courses? : DINERS
Down
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D preceder : CSHARP
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Telescope part : OCULAR
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Tuesday preceder : SHROVE
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Be a juggler? : MULTITASK
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Ending of saccharides : OSE
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Letters in old atlases : SSR
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Seaweed derivative : AGAR
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Call for a timeout : GOTOYOURROOM
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Some body work : TATTOOS
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John in an arena : ELTON
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Chaises, in Cheshire : LOUNGERS
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Flower child? : BUD
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Had dogs, e.g. : ATE
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Fail at falling asleep : LIEUP
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Underdog playoffs participant : WILDCARDTEAM
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Character in many Baum works : OZMA
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Where Gray's "lowing herd wind slowly" : LEA
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Biblical venison preparer : ESAU
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Artery connection : RAMP
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Noted acid studier : LEARY
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Noted 1-Across studier : CARLSAGAN
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Company with the King David Club : ELAL
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"Lost Horizon" figure : LAMA
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St. Patrick's Day order : IRISHALE
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"Saw" sights : GORE
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Pity party plaint : WOEISME
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Alternative to the pill, briefly : IUD
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Snaps : FOTOS
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Slip through, say : OSMOSE
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Like Cinderella's stepsisters vis-à-vis Cinderella : VAINER
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"___ Game" : ENDERS
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Not iffy : SOLID
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Hungarian name meaning "sincere" : ERNO
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"___ me" : ITS
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Battle-planning aid : MAP
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Spring place : BED
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"Cap'n ___" (1904 novel) : ERI

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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