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New York Times, Saturday, October 31, 2020

Author:
Stella Zawistowski
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
56-Across : Cheese from Wales, not southeastern Pennsylvania
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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Stella Zawistowski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is puzzle # 18 for Ms. Zawistowski. Grid flow: 25.3 Saturday freshness: 20%
Stella Zawistowski notes:
I have a feeling this puzzle is going to be quite polarizing, and I hope that many solvers eventually have the same reaction to my ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
That clue for PATTON! I read it five times and still didn't understand. PATTON suggested that you shouldn't die for your country? Make ... read more
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© 2020, The New York Times10/31/20 ( No. 25,925 )
Across
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Standout work : BESTSELLER
11
Disney villain based on King Claudius : SCAR
15
´, in French : ACCENTAIGU
16
Site of an early miracle : CANA
17
Dance craze during the Roaring Twenties : CHARLESTON
18
Lacking in excitement : ARID
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Pioneering band in nu metal : KORN
20
Dark ___ : ARTS
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Actor Malek : RAMI
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Onetime trade org. : EEC
23
Hiss at a Congressional hearing : ALGER
25
Food from a bar : TAPAS
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"Yeah, you wish!" : DREAMON
28
Post-marathon treatment, maybe : ICEBATH
30
It's a thing in Mexico : COSA
31
Product that becomes an item to which it's applied after shifting the last letter one spot down in the alphabet : PAM
32
Part of Comedy Central's logo : CEE
33
Heavy hitter? : MALLET
36
Jets : SPEEDS
38
___ minute (cooked to order) : ALA
39
Protective wear around shellfish, maybe : BIB
41
Wow, just wow : STUN
42
Route for pulling a boat : TOWPATH
44
Form of graffiti : AEROSOL
48
Choices for sushi chefs : TUNAS
49
Hyper- : ULTRA
51
A to B, say: Abbr. : VOL
52
Break : REST
53
A to B, say : STEP
54
Edit menu option : REDO
55
Coup target : ETAT
56
Cheese from Wales, not southeastern Pennsylvania : CAERPHILLY
59
Battle of the Hedgerows locale : STLO
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Deserving more credit : UNDERRATED
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Acknowledged : SEEN
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Strip of ownership : DISPOSSESS
Down
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Patronized : BACKED
2
Parrot, in a way : ECHOER
3
Like hen's teeth : SCARCE
4
Soarer by the shore : TERN
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It's noted for its alums : SNL
6
"Les Nuits d'___" (Berlioz work) : ETE
7
Layered fare : LASAGNA
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Petrol unit : LITRE
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Activity of self-interest : EGOTRIP
10
Pantyhose problems : RUNS
11
Insect depicted in hieroglyphics : SCARAB
12
Terrapin topper : CARAPACE
13
Bubbly : ANIMATED
14
Sources of crunch for a salad : RADISHES
23
Things on the small slide? : AMOEBAS
24
Came unhinged : LOSTIT
25
Crispy order at a Japanese restaurant : TEMPURA
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Abbr. in a sports injury report : ACL
29
Office chair feature : CASTER
33
Something fit for a king or queen : MATTRESS
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Titular children's song lyric after "Et la tête!" : ALOUETTE
35
One way to get rid of things : LAWNSALE
37
Ending with Angel : ENO
40
Dweller in the Himalayas : BHUTANI
41
Course for many a high schooler, in brief : SATPREP
43
Who allegedly said "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country" : PATTON
45
Lissome : SVELTE
46
A bunch : OODLES
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Overseas insurance giant : LLOYDS
50
European city where the first carbonated beverage was invented : LEEDS
53
Move quickly, as a cloud : SCUD
54
Narrow inlets : RIAS
57
Crackerjack : PRO
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Timecard entries: Abbr. : HRS

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

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