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New York Times, Monday, November 19, 2018

Author:
Jim Hilger
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
56-Across : Carl who composed "Carmina Burana"
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 3 Scrabble average: 1.88 This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Hilger. Monday freshness: 85%
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© 2018, The New York Times11/19/18 ( No. 25,213 )
Across
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Jack who starred on "Dragnet" : WEBB
5
Percussion in a pagoda : GONG
9
Serves as a lookout for, say : ABETS
14
Mata ___ (W.W. I spy) : HARI
15
Actress Perlman of "Cheers" : RHEA
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Tennis star Djokovic : NOVAK
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Vaping device, informally : ECIG
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Skeptical comeback : IBET
19
Where pasta originated : ITALY
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"Green" 1986 film? : THECOLOROFMONEY
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Word before Ghost or Grail : HOLY
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Not strict, as security : LAX
25
Defiant challenge to a bully : MAKEME
28
Singer McCartney : PAUL
30
Resort with springs : SPA
33
Seller of TV spots, informally : ADREP
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Subject most familiar to a portrait painter : SELF
35
Roseanne who's not on "The Conners" : BARR
36
"Fluid" 2017 film? : THESHAPEOFWATER
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Capital of 19-Across : ROME
40
Enter a pool headfirst : DIVE
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Streamer of "Game of Thrones" : HBOGO
42
Rink surface : ICE
43
"O.K. by me" : FINE
44
"Whoa there!" : HEYNOW
45
Ginger ___ (soft drink) : ALE
46
Light source that needs occasional replacement : BULB
47
"Noted" 1965 film? : THESOUNDOFMUSIC
55
Black ___ spider : WIDOW
56
Carl who composed "Carmina Burana" : ORFF
57
Greek sandwich : GYRO
58
Sheep-related : OVINE
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Teeming : RIFE
60
Chew on like a beaver : GNAW
61
Frighten off : DETER
62
Apple device with earbuds : IPOD
63
Hankerings : YENS
Down
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Sharpen : WHET
2
To ___ his own : EACH
3
Cracker topping spread with a knife : BRIE
4
Grand pooh-bah : BIGCHEESE
5
Car part between the headlights : GRILLE
6
"Yippee!" : OHBOY
7
"... and ___ the twain shall meet" : NEER
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Feline: Sp. : GATO
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Neither vegetable nor mineral, in a guessing game : ANIMAL
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Cosmetic injection : BOTOX
11
Welsh "John" : EVAN
12
Story : TALE
13
Vodka in a blue bottle : SKYY
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Energy, informally : OOMPH
22
Trivial entertainment : FLUFF
25
Prefix with lineal : MATRI
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Like a committee formed for a special purpose : ADHOC
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Krispy ___doughnuts : KREME
28
Minor annoyance : PEEVE
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Soothing plant extract : ALOE
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Withheld the publication of : SATON
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Alternative to Ragú : PREGO
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Symbol on a one-way street sign : ARROW
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What planets do on their axes : SPIN
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Pram : BABYBUGGY
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Word of parting in Paris : ADIEU
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Engulf, old-style : WHELM
43
Blossom : FLOWER
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Breathed heavily : HUFFED
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In unison : ASONE
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Terrific, on Broadway : BOFFO
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Lacking depth, informally : TWOD
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Hill : ants :: ___ : bees : HIVE
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Revise, as text : EDIT
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"Me neither," formally : NORI
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Reason to call a plumber : DRIP
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"Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
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Longtime rival of Saudi Arabia : IRAN
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Anthropomorphic figures in many "Far Side" cartoons : COWS

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

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