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New York Times, Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
71-Across : Actual amount paid
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Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 80, Blocks: 39 This is puzzle # 204 for Mr. Berry. Tuesday freshness: 38%
Notepad: We asked some favorite Times crossword contributors, "What would you like to do in a daily Times crossword that has never been done before?" This week's puzzles, Monday to Saturday, are the result.
Patrick Berry notes:
The basic idea for this puzzle came from a wordplay list I'd compiled much earlier: two-word phrases where the words were the same ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Two-word phrases, where most of the letters in each word are the same at the corresponding spot. Beautiful example is CRAYOLA CRAYONS, ... read more
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M
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N
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C
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AS
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FL
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H
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N
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D
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S
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A
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L
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H
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J
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W
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P
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B
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O
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A
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C
H
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RP
L
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H
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M
AI
NT
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T
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A
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V
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D
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W
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A
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M
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LH
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IM
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A
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WM
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SC
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H
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© 2015, The New York Times10/13/15 ( No. 24,080 )
Across
1
Earthquake-related : SEISMIC
8
Some Impressionist paintings : MANETS
14
You might put a fist through it : ARMHOLE
15
Things to wear : CLOTHES
17
Art supplies since 1903 : CRAYOLACRAYONS
18
Looney Tunes character with a strong Southern accent : FOGHORNLEGHORN
19
Gluttonous sort : HOG
20
Requiring constant reassurance : NEEDY
22
As a result : ERGO
23
Belligerent son of Zeus : ARES
25
NNW's opposite : SSE
26
Never-before-seen : ALLNEW
28
"___ Last Bow" (Sherlock Holmes story) : HIS
30
Plain ___ : JANE
32
Egypt's ___ Dam : ASWAN
35
Kindergartner's stickum : PASTE
36
Flapper accessory : BOA
39
Director with three films on A.F.I.'s list of 100 greatest movies, all of them silent : CHARLIECHAPLIN
41
"I'm Henry VIII, I Am" band : HERMANSHERMITS
43
Cowboy nickname : TEX
44
Give a speech : ORATE
46
Coupes and sedans : AUTOS
47
Repulsive : VILE
48
List-ending abbr. : ETC
49
Uses a divining rod : DOWSES
53
PC key : ALT
55
Unsubtle performers : HAMS
59
Southernmost Great Lake : ERIE
60
Nebraska's largest city : OMAHA
62
Farrow of "Zelig" : MIA
63
"The Little Foxes" playwright : LILLIANHELLMAN
66
Laundromat fixture : WASHINGMACHINE
68
Make room for : INCLUDE
69
Sanctifies with oil : ANOINTS
70
Discards : TOSSES
71
Actual amount paid : NETCOST
Down
1
Ali G portrayer ___ Baron Cohen : SACHA
2
Ballgame bobble : ERROR
3
Public relations concern : IMAGE
4
Reticent : SHY
5
Project Apollo destination : MOON
6
Reason for missing work : ILLNESS
7
Stops : CEASES
8
"Back to the Future" hero Marty : MCFLY
9
Lotion ingredient : ALOE
10
Yuletide quaff : NOG
11
"I Love Lucy" role : ETHEL
12
Barb in a bush : THORN
13
Fabric used for suits : SERGE
16
Fall in winter : SNOW
21
___ vu : DEJA
24
Quick on the uptake : SHARP
26
Start the pot : ANTE
27
Ogle : LEERAT
29
Smitten : INLOVE
31
Arthur of tennis : ASHE
32
Parliamentary output : ACT
33
Ship, to its captain : SHE
34
Stuff rubbed on skis : WAX
35
"In the ___ Colony" (Kafka story) : PENAL
36
Fisherman's purchase : BAIT
37
Not fooled by : ONTO
38
Blockhead : ASS
40
Eye piece : IRIS
42
A lot : MUCH
45
Uniform-wearing group : TEAM
48
Component of natural gas : ETHANE
49
Indira Gandhi International Airport site : DELHI
50
Show the ropes to : ORIENT
51
Radioer's "I'll do it" : WILCO
52
Doesn't stay on the shelves : SELLS
54
Badge wearer : LAWMAN
56
___ acid : AMINO
57
Bowlful next to a restaurant's cashier : MINTS
58
Most prudent, as advice : SAGEST
60
Dollar bills : ONES
61
Foppish neckwear : ASCOT
64
"___ in the Morning" (radio show) : IMUS
65
Fruit drink suffix : ADE
67
Fruit drink brand : HIC

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle.

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