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New York Times, Friday, November 16, 2018

Author:
Kyle Dolan
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Down : ___ Rexha, pop singer with the 2017 #2 hit "Meant to Be"
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQVYZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Dolan. Friday freshness: 32%
Kyle T. Dolan notes:
I began this puzzle by seeding the 66-Across entry and building the SE stack. Ironically, the one entry that Will and Sam asked me to ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
The most basic themeless pattern starts with a set of triple-stacked mid-length answers (8-10 letters) in each of the four corners. ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times11/16/18 ( No. 25,210 )
Across
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What all capital letters may indicate : SHOUTING
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Octet in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" : MAIDS
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Online magazines, blogs, etc. : NEWMEDIA
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Speaks highly of : EXTOLS
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Canvas application : OILPAINT
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Bring under control : REININ
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One might be written to an idol : ODE
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Von Trapp father in "The Sound of Music" : GEORG
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Sport whose participants are called rikishi : SUMO
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Scoopers for baba ghanouj : PITAS
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Supreme Court clerk's reading : BRIEF
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Solver with a set of clues, for short : TEC
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___ testing : BETA
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Pre-euro money : DRACHMA
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A chorus line? : TRALALA
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Pride : lions :: ___ : monkeys : TROOP
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Leukocytes : WHITEBLOODCELLS
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Who said "There's only one Elizabeth like me, and that's the queen" : ARDEN
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Massaged : KNEADED
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More run-down : SEEDIER
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Jacques of film : TATI
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French plural of "son" : SES
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Challenge for a mover : COUCH
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Arcade game button : START
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Name on the ESPY Courage Award : ASHE
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Inspiration for some fake social media accounts, informally : CELEB
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What "torah" means : LAW
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Neighbor of Suisse : ITALIE
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Capital of South Australia : ADELAIDE
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2015 Best Actress winner Brie : LARSON
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"It's fine, don't worry" : NOBIGGIE
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Older brother of Malcolm on "Malcolm in the Middle" : REESE
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"Faster, faster!" : STEPONIT
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Pry : SNOOP
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Heitkamp of North Dakota politics : HEIDI
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Young prey for a bobcat : OWLET
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Make the calls, informally : UMP
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Break during a cricket match : TEA
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"Understood, man" : IDIG
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Pool game : NINEBALL
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Bulldog's N.C.A.A. rival : GATOR
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Combination : MERGER
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Big name in men's deodorant : AXE
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Suffix with sinus : ITIS
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Bite-size breakfast treat : DONUTHOLE
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Jellylike organism once classified as a fungus : SLIMEMOLD
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Popular movie theater candy : SNOCAPS
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Cleanse : RID
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Quieted down : ABATED
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Pertaining to the moon : SELENIC
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Billionaire types : FATCATS
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Key in? : TAB
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Byline, e.g. : CREDIT
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Like the highest-rated restaurants in Michelin Guides : THREESTAR
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Car-pooling arrangement : RIDESHARE
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Copacetic : AOK
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Spiced holiday drink : WASSAIL
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Precisely : ONTHEDOT
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Raiders' org. : DEA
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Period of great climate change : EOCENE
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Paris's ___ de Rivoli : RUE
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Tribes : CLANS
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What a politician's promises and actions should do : ALIGN
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Windmill blades, essentially : RADII
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One may be quoted in the news : TWEET
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"What ___?" : ELSE
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___ Rexha, pop singer with the 2017 #2 hit "Meant to Be" : BEBE
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Neighbor of the island Santorini : IOS
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Edge : LIP
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Give it ___ : AGO

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

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