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New York Times, Friday, January 9, 2015

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Across : Famous Manhattan deli
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Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 193 for Mr. Berry. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Friday freshness: 73%
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© 2015, The New York Times1/9/15 ( No. 23,803 )
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Refuse on the surface : FLOTSAM
8
The Great Pyramid was his tomb : CHEOPS
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Singular find : RARAAVIS
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Constrained : HELDIN
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Amateurish : INEXPERT
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___ James, the so-called "King of the Slide Guitar" : ELMORE
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They're "friendly" in an ad campaign : SKIES
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Indy 500 winner Bobby : RAHAL
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Ginnie ___ (home loan source) : MAE
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Footwear brand since 1916 : KEDS
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Intimated : GOTAT
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Auto engine pioneer : BENZ
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Mrs., abroad : SRA
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Cause for alarm : PERIL
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Immerse oneself : BATHE
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Resin-yielding tree whose name comes from the Bible : BALMOFGILEAD
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1978 arcade classic from Japan : SPACEINVADERS
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Inaugural addresses? : STARTERHOMES
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Mutes, with "down" : TONES
35
"Inside the Actors Studio" topics : ROLES
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Zippo : NIL
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Unimaginative : ARID
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Court no-nos : FOULS
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Elvis impersonator's accessory : CAPE
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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge locale, for short : NYC
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Give a damn? : CURSE
44
Angular acceleration symbol : ALPHA
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Famous Manhattan deli : ZABARS
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Driver's license info : EYECOLOR
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Dormant Turkish volcano : ARARAT
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"Milk" man : SEANPENN
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Haywire : SCREWY
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Department store window display : DRESSES
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Checks for heat, say : FRISKS
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Not so filled out : LANKER
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Maker of Pixie Crinkles : OREIDA
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"What we pay for civilized society," per Oliver Wendell Holmes : TAXES
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Lunkheads : SAPS
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Long-ago greeting : AVE
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2012 film adaptation of "Snow White" : MIRRORMIRROR
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Deviate from Hoyle : CHEAT
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Fire place? : HELL
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Slippery ___ (herbal remedy source) : ELM
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What's manipulated in the crime known as "clocking" : ODOMETER
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Hunting school? : PIRANHAS
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Brought blessings upon oneself? : SNEEZED
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Law offices? : STATIONHOUSES
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Made a speedy return? : HALFVOLLEYED
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Aspic ___ (savory French dish) : GELEE
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Rolls in a field : BALES
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Diplomatic triumphs : PACTS
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Waits : BIDES
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Made fully visible : BARED
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Hearts and spades, e.g. : GAMES
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Thread in a series : STORYARC
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Emergency exit feature : PANICBAR
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They make up poetry : STANZAS
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Kingdom of the Two Sicilies capital : NAPLES
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Product introduced with the line "And now, we're going to bring multi-touch to the market" : IPHONE
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Gathers nuggets : LEARNS
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Rigidly old-fashioned : FUSTY
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Bridle path sounds : CLOPS
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Esophageal pouch : CRAW
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Marks of adolescence : ACNE
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"Blessed ___ ..." (1971 Joan Baez album) : ARE
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Where to find Darwin's tubercle : EAR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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