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New York Times, Thursday, October 10, 2013

Author:
Jeffrey Wechsler
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Name that's one syllable in English, two syllables in Japanese
TotalDebutLatest
207/17/19698/12/2019
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0246710
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121.58107144%
Jeffrey Wechsler

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Wechsler. Thursday freshness: 67%
Will Shortz notes:
In addition to the rebus entry at 36A, Jeffrey's first version of this puzzle had DAY and WEEK rebuses at the top and bottom of the ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
"All the time?" is a fantastic clue for the central theme answer (a set of rebus entries going from SUN to SAT). A central entry plus ... read more
1
S
2
A
3
D
4
P
5
A
6
E
7
A
8
N
9
B
10
A
11
C
12
K
13
A
B
E
14
E
R
A
T
O
15
R
E
P
R
O
16
L
O
S
17
D
U
S
T
S
18
W
E
E
P
E
R
19
I
R
K
20
A
M
Y
21
T
I
M
22
O
D
E
23
V
I
T
24
A
L
25
V
26
A
R
I
A
27
T
I
O
N
28
A
G
O
G
29
L
I
R
A
30
I
A
N
31
T
I
P
S
32
E
R
E
33
N
U
T
34
S
35
E
N
C
36
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
37
THU
38
FRI
SAT
39
M
I
40
D
41
E
A
42
Z
Y
43
O
C
D
44
M
E
D
E
45
L
E
A
46
E
N
Y
A
47
O
N
E
A
48
S
49
W
E
E
T
50
E
N
E
D
51
O
C
T
A
D
52
K
I
N
53
S
R
A
54
I
55
M
F
56
B
I
B
57
U
N
D
58
R
E
A
M
59
E
D
O
F
60
O
S
O
61
L
E
A
N
N
62
E
L
E
V
E
63
O
L
D
64
L
Y
R
A
65
L
O
S
E
R
66
K
E
Y
© 2013, The New York Times10/10/13 ( No. 23,347 )
Across
1
Full of tears, say : SAD
4
Thanksgiving song : PAEAN
9
Behind : BACK
13
Name that's one syllable in English, two syllables in Japanese : ABE
14
Sister of Melpomene : ERATO
15
Copy, briefly : REPRO
16
"Was ist ___?" : LOS
17
Custodial tool : DUSTSWEEPER
19
Put out : IRK
20
Literary March : AMY
21
Comic Meadows formerly of "S.N.L." : TIM
22
"___ to Apollo" : ODE
23
Needed : VITAL
25
Basic process of genetics : VARIATION
28
Keenly waiting : AGOG
29
Currency superseded by the euro : LIRA
30
Actor McShane : IAN
31
Some keep waiting for them : TIPS
32
"Listen, ___ the sound be fled": Longfellow : ERE
33
"Phooey!" : NUTS
35
Abbr. at the bottom of a letter : ENC
36
All the time?: Abbr. : SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT
39
Prefix with week : MID
41
Rapper ___-E : EAZY
43
Repetitive inits.? : OCD
44
Dweller in ancient Persepolis : MEDE
45
Clover locale : LEA
46
Self-titled platinum album of 1986 : ENYA
47
Eligible to be called up : ONEA
48
Like many breakfast cereals : SWEETENED
51
Oxygen's electrons, e.g. : OCTAD
52
Cousin : KIN
53
Relative of Mme. : SRA
54
Global economic org. : IMF
56
Tie one on at dinner, maybe : BIB
57
Inconceivable : UNDREAMEDOF
60
Spanish bear : OSO
61
Singer Rimes : LEANN
62
Lycée attendee : ELEVE
63
Traditional : OLD
64
Constellation next to Hercules : LYRA
65
The hare, notably : LOSER
66
G, e.g. : KEY
Down
1
Show eager anticipation : SALIVATE
2
Native : ABORIGINE
3
Common site for 36-Across : DESKTOPCALENDAR
4
Brake, e.g. : PEDAL
5
___ lily : ARUM
6
Noël Coward play : EASYVIRTUE
7
Football stat. : ATT
8
Cosa ___ : NOSTRA
9
Nectar detector : BEE
10
Common site for 36-Across : APPOINTMENTBOOK
11
Inscription on stained glass, maybe : CREDO
12
"The New Yorker" cartoonist Ed : KOREN
15
Doesn't leave : REMAINSAT
18
Xbox competitor : WII
24
Some legal bigwigs: Abbr. : AGS
26
"Anything else that you require?" : AREWEDONE
27
Leader of ancient Troy? : TAU
29
It may leave a sour taste in your mouth : LEMON
34
Peripheral basilica feature : SIDEAISLE
36
Revered Chinese figure : SUNYATSEN
37
Athenian general who wrote "History of the Peloponnesian War" : THUCYDIDES
38
2002 Salma Hayek film or its title role : FRIDA
40
Nonspeaking role on "CSI" : DEADBODY
42
Last of 26 : ZEE
44
Comfy footwear, briefly : MOC
46
Paint type : ENAMEL
48
Halloween prop : SKULL
49
Like some fancy sauces : WINEY
50
Procter & Gamble brand : ERA
51
Tender : OFFER
55
"Gangway!" : MOVE
58
Chain in biology : RNA
59
Band with the '79 album "Discovery" : ELO

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

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