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CLOTHES THAT FIT

New York Times, Sunday, November 13, 2016

Author:
Joel Fagliano
Editor:
Will Shortz
85-Across : Logical flaw
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Joel Fagliano

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 132, Blocks: 68 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 51 for Mr. Fagliano. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Sunday freshness: 89%
Joel Fagliano notes:
One thing I often tussle with when putting together a theme is the balance between consistency and playfulness. On the one hand, it's nice for the solver who has cottoned onto the theme to ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I have to admit I didn't understand this one at all after uncovering PANTS AND A SNEAKER. Of course an aerobics instructor would wear pants! And a sneaker! But why not two? I felt ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times11/13/16 ( No. 24,477 )
Across
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Upbeat : CHIPPER
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Follows the party line? : CONGAS
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Senator Vinick's portrayer on "The West Wing" : ALDA
18
The rest of China, to Hong Kong and Macau : MAINLAND
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Interstate highway feature : ONRAMP
20
Chemically treated hairstyle : PERM
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The aerobics instructor wore ... : PANTSANDASWEATER
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"Then again ...," to a texter : OTOH
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British poet laureate Carol ___ Duffy : ANN
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Get even : TIE
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Obamacare option, for short : HMO
27
Interstate highway feature : EXITLANE
29
The lawyer wore a ... : SUITANDBRIEFS
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Horn blower : TOOTER
35
Wooden-soled shoes : SABOTS
36
Curb, with "in" : REIN
37
Floor : AMAZE
40
Airer of 89-Down : CBS
41
Open space in a forest : GLADE
42
Affliction in "Philadelphia" : AIDS
43
"A Fish Called Wanda" co-star Kevin : KLINE
44
Borscht vegetable : BEET
45
Destination of some SAS flights : OSLO
46
The gardener wore ... : BLOOMERSANDHOSE
49
"Whatever satisfies the ___ is truth": Whitman : SOUL
51
Gallows item : NOOSE
52
Bank fig. : INT
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Everyone's bets : POT
56
Naval jail : BRIG
58
"Fifty Shades of Grey" topic, for short : SANDM
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Nickname for basketball's George Gervin : ICEMAN
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The reptile expert wore a ... : TURTLENECKBOAANDCROCS
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Recipe direction : STIRIN
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Quarter back? : TAILS
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"Star Trek" role : SULU
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"Isn't ___ shame?" : ITA
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Important : BIG
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"Death be not proud" poet : DONNE
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Gilbert Grape portrayer : DEPP
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The plumber wore a ... : TUBETOPANDCLOGS
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What fans do : CLAP
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Word repeated before show : LATE
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Partner of each : EVERY
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Logical flaw : HOLE
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Russian pancakes : BLINI
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Friend of Tarzan : APE
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Revise : AMEND
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Get exactly right : NAIL
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Much Etsy merchandise : CRAFTS
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Google Docs, e.g. : WEBAPP
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The boxer wore ... : SOCKSANDABELT
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Away from work temporarily : ONABREAK
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Put on : AIR
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Hosp. areas : ORS
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22nd out of 26 : VEE
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See 9-Down : MANY
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The happily unemployed person wore ... : SLACKSANDLOAFERS
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Puts on : ADDS
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Means of escaping prison, maybe : TUNNEL
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Smooth and continuous : SEAMLESS
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It's a loch : NESS
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Yellow-brown : SIENNA
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Sex ed topic : CONSENT
Down
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One looking to serve mankind? : CANNIBAL
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Successful turn in the game Battleship : HIT
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Kind of tuition : INSTATE
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Where the buffalo roam : PLAINS
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Like a French door : PANED
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Maze word : END
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Nutritional amt. : RDA
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Ranchers : COWMEN
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With 102-Across, not the only : ONEOF
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Major D.C. lobby : NRA
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Arena income : GATE
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Capital One competitor, for short : AMEX
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Applied, as cologne : SPRITZED
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Speed skater ___ Anton Ohno : APOLO
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Famed claim from Louis XIV : LETATCESTMOI
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Queen's mate : DRONEBEE
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Home to Hampshire College : AMHERST
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Guides : MANUALS
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Turn a corner in Monopoly : PASSGO
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Religious branch sometimes spelled with an apostrophe : SHIISM
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Sole neighbor : TOE
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Bothers : TODOS
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Pizazz : BRIO
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Overhaul : REDO
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Cleansing substance : SALSODA
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Noxious emanations : MIASMAS
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William and Mary's successor : ANNE
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Aggressive bet : ALLIN
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Zeus' father : KRONOS
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Stupid mistake : BONER
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Van trailer? : BUREN
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Facilitated : ENABLED
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Minor setback : HICCUP
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Accommodate : OBLIGE
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N.B.A. stat: Abbr. : PTS
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Excuse : OUT
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Dread Zeppelin and the Wholigans : TRIBUTEBANDS
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Shake one's defender : GETOPEN
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Dope : SKINNY
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Wastes gas, say : IDLES
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Patriot ___ : ACT
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Org. in "Snowden" : NSA
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"Survivor" faction : TRIBE
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Baseless rumors : CANARDS
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Gentle reminder : NUDGE
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Plunged : DOVE
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School area that has mice : PCLAB
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Dip made with olives, capers and anchovies : TAPENADE
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Violent storms : TEMPESTS
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Energy point in yoga : CHAKRA
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Wife on TV's "Family Guy" : LOIS
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Cantina vessel : OLLA
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It helps you stay above water : LIFEVEST
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Two for a buck : ANTLERS
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Downhill ski runs : PISTES
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The Doors album with the hit "Riders on the Storm" : LAWOMAN
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Victoria's Secret event : BRASALE
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Patriots' Day mo. : APR
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Spinoff drama featuring LL Cool J : NCISLA
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Some data storage media : CDROMS
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Deep gulf : ABYSS
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Like some wine casks : OAKEN
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Jonathan who co-created HBO's "Westworld" : NOLAN
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His: Fr. : ALUI
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Classic Orson Welles role : KANE
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Fareed Zakaria's employer : CNN
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Defense advisory grp. : NSC
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In excelsis ___ : DEO
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Swamp : FEN

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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