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New York Times, Sunday, October 11, 2015

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
TV show since 10/11/75, eight of whose former stars appear in the circled squares in this puzzle
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 142, Blocks: 71 Missing: {JQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 161 for Mr. Kahn. Grid flow: 46.1 Sunday freshness: 19%
David J. Kahn notes:
I wanted to focus on the show's talent, rather than specific sketches. I wanted to highlight a cross-section of performers who were with the show for a while. And I thought the ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Tribute to Saturday Night Live, a crossword standard in its "SNL" form. We get the following stars found within themers: Amy POEHLER Eddie MURPHY Gilda RADNER Bill ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times10/11/15 ( No. 24,078 )
Across
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Get by : PASS
5
Draw ___ on : ABEAD
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With 101-Across, screen icon : TRASH
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Co. that invented the floppy disk : IBM
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Utah attraction for skiers : ALTA
19
Certain graduate : ALUMNA
20
Headquarters of Royal Dutch Shell, with "The" : HAGUE
21
Shellac finish? : CEE
22
Gladly, old-style : LIEF
23
Tents and the like (2001-08) : PORTABLESHELTERS
26
Wraps : ENVELOPS
28
See 109-Across : SIR
29
Goes after : ATTACKS
30
Brought (in) : REELED
31
One of two official Philippine languages, along with English : TAGALOG
35
Flight figures, for short : ETAS
36
"Case of the Ex" singer, 2000 : MYA
37
1964 Charlie Chaplin book (1980-84) : MYAUTOBIOGRAPHY
41
Actress Green of "Casino Royale" : EVA
43
___ column : SPINAL
45
All-inclusive, in edspeak : ELHI
46
Epitome of easiness : PIE
47
Northeastern university where Carl Sagan taught : CORNELL
49
Egypt's Port ___ : SAID
52
Soft wear, informally : MOC
54
Long stretch : ERA
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Der ___ (Adenauer) : ALTE
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TV show since 10/11/75, eight of whose former stars appear in the circled squares in this puzzle : SNL
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Show-off (1975-80) : GRANDSTANDER
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Stockholders? : STIES
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"Yikes!" : EEK
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Quarter : AREA
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Nashville inst. : TSU
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Muff, e.g. (2005-13) : HANDWARMER
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Dessert often topped with cream cheese (1990-93) : CARROTCAKE
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In the, in Italy : NEI
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TV star who loved oats : MRED
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Shirt style : TEE
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Those girls, in French : ELLES
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Berlin standard (1990-96) : EASTERPARADE
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Spring business? : SPA
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Ambush predators of the sea : EELS
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Pharaoh ___ : ANT
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Padre's hermano : TIO
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Slim and trim : LEAN
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Thing : ARTICLE
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Trucker's circuit: Abbr. : RTE
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Redhead on kids' TV : ELMO
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How "You Make Me Feel" in a Van Morrison song : SOFREE
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See 10-Across : BIN
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With 120-Across, intro heard every week on 56-Across : LIVEFROMNEWYORK
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First American carrier to show movies on flights : TWA
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With 28-Across, letter opener : DEAR
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CH4 : METHANE
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Kitchen pad : BRILLO
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Dispute : CONTEST
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"___ thoughts?" : ANY
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Ranger rival : ISLANDER
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See 102-Across : ITSSATURDAYNIGHT
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Champ's cry : IWON
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Prefix with -centric : GEO
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Taekwondo is its national sport : KOREA
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Makes a good impression? : ETCHES
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El ___ : NINO
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Frequent target of ID thieves : SSN
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Destructive 2012 hurricane : SANDY
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Latches, say : SHUTS
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Zapper target : GNAT
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Not so bright : PALER
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Coat cut : ALINE
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15-time guest host of 56-Across : STEVEMARTIN
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One way to get home (2000-06) : SAFELY
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Cockeyed : ALOP
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1974 Best Actress for "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" : BURSTYN
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911 respondent, for short : EMT
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"Wheel of Fortune" buy : ANA
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Gently sponges : DABSAT
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1953 biblical movie : THEROBE
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Dorm heads, briefly : RAS
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Ottoman Empire title : AGHA
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Bird feeder fill : SUET
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___-skelter : HELTER
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Like the North Pole : ICECAPPED
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English county that's home to Reading : BERKSHIRE
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Snafu : MESS
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Animal without feet : APOD
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Title girl in a 2002 Disney movie : LILO
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"Cheerio" : TATA
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Focus of urban renewal? : LEASE
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Some digital camera batteries : AAAS
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Soviet labor camp : GULAG
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Baseball's Hodges : GIL
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John ___, greaser in "American Graffiti" : MILNER
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___ law : OHMS
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Designer of the Florence Cathedral bell tower : GIOTTO
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Class : YEAR
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Digital money : ECASH
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Alessandro ___, scientist who discovered 110-Across : VOLTA
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Abbr. of politeness : PLS
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"You ___ worry" : NEEDNT
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Radio host Glass : IRA
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Jeanne ___ : DARC
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Class : CASTE
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Subsidiary proposition : LEMMA
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Cool : NEAT
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Does a high-wire act, e.g. : DARES
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Centers : NUCLEI
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Cool : SWEET
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N.B.A. head coach Steve : KERR
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More open to the outdoors : AIRIER
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"Get ___!" : REAL
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Find another spot, maybe : REPARK
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16-time guest host of 56-Across : ALECBALDWIN
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___ O'Hara, 2015 Tony winner for "The King and I" : KELLI
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German coal city, once : ESSEN
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Bygone presidential inits. : DDE
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Peer group member? : EARL
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Countermeasures : ANTIDOTES
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Democratic presidential nominee before Kennedy : STEVENSON
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Shirt style : POLO
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Piece of cake in school : EASYA
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"___ we alone?" : ARE
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11 follower : NOON
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Colorful fish : TETRA
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"Makes me want seconds!" : MMM
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Vitamin regimen : ONEADAY
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Ship's load : FREIGHT
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Chomps on : EATS
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Loses it, with "out" : FREAKS
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Italian mount : ETNA
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"Actually, I do" : WHYYES
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Dining partner? (2005-12) : WINING
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Counter orders : BLTS
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Lewis who sang the theme for "Avatar" : LEONA
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"... then again, maybe I'm mistaken" : ORNOT
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Weeds : CIGS
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Old colonnade : STOA
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Go bad : TURN
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Does, e.g. : SHES
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Like the border of Time magazine : RED
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Ultimate : NTH
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Post-O.R. site : ICU

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

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