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New York Times, Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Author:
Emily Carroll
Editor:
Will Shortz
16-Across : Light-footed
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Emily Carroll

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Carroll. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Tuesday freshness: 54%
Emily Carroll notes:
The idea for this puzzle stemmed from the first one I ever constructed which had "break a leg" as the revealer with different leg ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
For early-week puzzles, I like to play the "guess the theme" game. If I can guess it within one or two themers, I usually feel like ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times1/30/18 ( No. 24,920 )
Across
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Sun Devils' sch. : ASU
4
Like the Llwynywermod royal estate : WELSH
9
One free carry-on bag, for many domestic flights : LIMIT
14
Large body of eau : MER
15
Welcome on Waikiki : ALOHA
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Light-footed : AGILE
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Collar : NAB
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Japanese soup tidbit : RAMENNOODLE
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"Frozen" snowman : OLAF
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Like the lion's share : LARGEST
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Pavarotti, for one : TENOR
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Part of a barn where hay is stored : MOW
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Ones approving fin. statements : CPAS
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Hot and arid : SAHARAN
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Iota preceder : THETA
34
Wisconsin city that's home to Lawrence University : APPLETON
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Coco of couture : CHANEL
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___ Spiegel (German newsmagazine) : DER
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Piglet producer : SOW
39
Something to shoot for : PAR
40
Hip-hop artist with the #1 album "Hip Hop Is Dead" : NAS
41
Study, with "on" : READUP
43
Large Greek olive : KALAMATA
45
Actor Cary of "The Princess Bride" : ELWES
46
Dictionary : LEXICON
47
Bombard : PELT
48
Red Sox archrival, on scoreboards : NYY
49
Jazzy James and Jones : ETTAS
52
Historically significant : EPOCHAL
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Land celebrated on March 17 : ERIN
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Like most pet dogs ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters : HOUSEBROKEN
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Big fuss : ADO
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Evicts : OUSTS
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O'Connor's successor on the Supreme Court : ALITO
64
Company V.I.P. : CEO
65
Extract forcefully : WREST
66
Title for un hombre : SENOR
67
Medium power? : ESP
Down
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Juvenile retort : AMNOT
2
Bobby who co-founded the Black Panthers : SEALE
3
Growing problem in cities? : URBANSPRAWL
4
"___ is hell" : WAR
5
Israeli carrier : ELAL
6
___ Linda, Calif. : LOMA
7
General who said the quote at 4-Down : SHERMAN
8
"Not so fast!" : HANGON
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Vientiane's country : LAOS
10
"Ha! You fell for my trick!" : IGOTCHA
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Central : MID
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Feeling down : ILL
13
Simple top : TEE
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Unfamiliar : NEW
21
Stable newborn : FOAL
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Monkey often used in research : RHESUS
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Subject of some September sports reporting : PENNANTRACE
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Irritated no end : ATEAT
29
Lively Latin dance : SALSA
31
Riding, say : ATOP
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Ticket info : ROW
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Ancient Balkan region : THRACE
34
"Mad Men" type, informally : ADREP
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"Get Out" director Jordan : PEELE
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City WSW of Bogotá : CALI
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Opposite of bellum : PAX
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Hates : DETESTS
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Peeper's vantage point : KEYHOLE
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Speck : MOTE
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Stretchy materials : LYCRAS
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San Francisco's ___ Hill : NOB
50
West Wing workers : AIDES
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Poke around : SNOOP
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Annoyance : PEST
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Similar (to) : AKIN
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Jared who won an Oscar for "Dallas Buyers Club" : LETO
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Word after show or know : HOW
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Sharer's word : OUR
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"It's no ___!" : USE
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Neither's partner : NOR

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

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