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New York Times, Thursday, November 22, 2018

Author:
Randolph Ross
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Letter that appears twice in the Schrödinger equation
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Randolph Ross

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 35 Missing: {FJQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 109 for Mr. Ross. Thursday freshness: 36%
Randolph Ross notes:
This theme was inspired by the famous NY Post headline: "Headless Body Found in Topless Bar." I found four long entries for which I ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
_OWARD is such an interesting clue. It obviously is missing something, but what? COWARD, HOWARD, or TOWARD? Or maybe it's missing ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times11/22/18 ( No. 25,216 )
Across
1
Green rock : EMERALD
8
Goes down a steep rock face, in a way : RAPPELS
15
Danger for sailors : LORELEI
16
"Fake news!" : ITSALIE
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19
Playground retort : ISTOO
20
Distress signal? : ACHE
21
Talk up : TOUT
22
Neighbor of Moldova : UKRAINE
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31
Bygone orchard spray : ALAR
32
Worker in a garden : BEE
33
Some lumps : SUGAR
35
Superior floor, e.g. : LAKEBED
37
To each accordingly : PRORATA
39
Combat zone : ARENA
40
Concept embodying yin and yang : TAO
41
John, abroad : IVAN
42
46
Without attention to detail, say : INHASTE
47
Environmental concern : SMOG
51
Swimmer Torres with 12 Olympic medals : DARA
52
Advances : LENDS
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60
Blood drive donation : ONEUNIT
61
Simultaneously : ATATIME
62
John in the Clinton and Obama administrations : PODESTA
63
America's Cup participant : YACHTER
Down
1
K-12 : ELHI
2
Hangout for Homer : MOES
3
Quod ___ faciendum : ERAT
4
Overhaul : REDO
5
With full effort : ALLOUT
6
Linda ___, Supergirl's alias : LEE
7
Took the heat off of? : DISARMED
8
Friend of the Fonz : RICHIE
9
2004 Olympics site : ATHENS
10
Letter that appears twice in the Schrödinger equation : PSI
11
Hostilities ender : PACT
12
Nevada county or its seat : ELKO
13
Place : LIEU
14
On its way : SENT
18
Step on it : SCALE
23
Kind of beef : KOBE
24
Gas station in Canada : ESSO
25
Roar : BLARE
26
Like many chardonnay barrels : OAKEN
27
Statistician's observation : TREND
28
Jewish holiday with costumes : PURIM
29
Comment when turning down a charity appeal : IGAVE
30
Golden Horde member : TATAR
31
Resembling : ALA
34
Published : RAN
36
So-called "Island of the Gods" : BALI
37
Expire : PASSAWAY
38
Drubbing : ROUT
40
Peter and Paul : TSARS
43
Breaks off a relationship : ENDSIT
44
California forest name : SHASTA
45
Home planet of TV's ALF : MELMAC
47
Check : STOP
48
Like early recordings : MONO
49
Like some columns : OPED
50
Sticker : GLUE
53
O.T. book read during 28-Down : ESTH
54
Ravel's "Gaspard de la ___" : NUIT
55
Small change : DIME
56
Suffix with trick : STER
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Starfleet Academy grad. : ENS
59
Spanish diminutive : ITA

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