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New York Times, Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Philosopher who wrote "It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere"
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Bernice Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 146 for Ms. Gordon. Grid flow: 32.2 Wednesday freshness: 60%
Will Shortz notes:
Bernice Gordon turned 100 last Saturday. This puzzle makes her the first known centenarian ever to have a crossword in the Times (or ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Bernice's 100th NYT crossword in our database! How appropriate for her recent 100th birthday, yes? She actually has more than 140 NYT ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

AP has a nice video about Ms. Gordon, her birthday, and her work.

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© 2014, The New York Times1/15/14 ( No. 23,444 )
Across
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Furrier John ___ Astor : JACOB
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Musical closing : CODA
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Rum-soaked cake : BABA
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Bouquet : AROMA
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Request under deadline : ASAP
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Not many : AFEW
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It's all about location, location, location : GEOGRAPHYB
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Kansas City daily : STAR
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Sustenance for aphids : SAP
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Farm cry : BLEAT
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Reverent quality : PIETY
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Narrow wood strip : LATH
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Willow tree : OSIER
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Glowing coal : EMBER
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Admit : OWNUP
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White House advisory grp. : NSC
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Philosopher who wrote "It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere" : VOLTAIRE
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"Angela's Ashes," for one : MEMOIR
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West of "Batman" : ADAM
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1955 hit for the Platters : ONLYU
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Tops : AONE
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Trickery : DECEIT
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Pretends to be singing : LIPSYNCS
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Rocky Mountain ___ : ELK
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Insignia : BADGE
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Causes of glowers : HATES
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Expunge : ERASE
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Wacko : LOON
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Lobby : FOYER
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Inner circle : CADRE
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Pool tool : CUE
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Neck and neck : EVEN
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Environs for Blackbeard : CARIBBEANC
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Hwy. safety org. : MADD
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"Come ___!" : ONIN
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Have because of : OWETO
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Home of the Brenner Pass : ALPS
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Kind of party : STAG
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Arc lamp gas : XENON
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Sprees : JAGS
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Vicinity : AREA
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Chicken's place : COOP
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"Horrors!," in texts : OMG
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Newswoman Walters : BARBARA
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Southern tip of South America : CAPEHORN
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Factory-inspecting org. : OSHA
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City near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base : DAYTON
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Manhunt letters : APB
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Count of music : BASIE
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Occasion for sandwiches and scones : AFTERNOONT
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Shellac : BEAT
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Off-balance : AWRY
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Cover girl Carol : ALT
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Hookah, e.g. : PIPE
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"Step aside, I can handle this" : LETME
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Recap : SUMUP
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Circumvent : EVADE
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Poser : MODEL
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Soul food ingredient : BLACKEYEDP
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"Hmm, imagine that!" : WELLG
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Inasmuch as : SINCE
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Salad green : CRESS
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Bits : IOTAS
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Like some ancient pyramids : MAYAN
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Soft to the touch : YIELDING
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Building unit with flanges : IBAR
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Line of greeting cards billed as "a tiny little division of Hallmark" : SHOEBOX
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Pour, as wine : DECANT
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Rips apart : RENDS
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Sphere : ORB
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Org. that prepares flood maps : FEMA
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Elliptical : OVAL
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Andrea Bocelli offering : ARIA
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Battle of Normandy locale : CAEN
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Golden rule preposition : UNTO
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One of the social sciences, for short : ECON
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N.Y.S.E. listings : COS
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21-Across crier : EWE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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