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New York Times, Monday, November 23, 2015

Author:
Parker Lewis
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
"The Fox and the Grapes" and "The Tortoise and the Hare"
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 79, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Lewis. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Monday freshness: 65%
Parker Lewis notes:
This puzzle was a long time in the making! I submitted the first version back in early 2014. It was rejected because my central theme answer, ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I have the good fortune of living near Parker, so we meet up every other month or so. Nice to be in an area with many fellow puzzle people! ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times11/23/15 ( No. 24,121 )
Across
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Cover during a rain delay : TARP
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Noon : MIDDAY
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"There's an ___ for that" : APP
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"Garfield" dog : ODIE
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"Yeah, that's good" : NICEONE
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Rapper ___ Wayne : LIL
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1997 Bruce Willis sci-fi film, with "The" : FIFTHELEMENT
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Latin for "eggs" : OVA
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Not just : UNFAIR
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Rollaway bed : COT
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Whiskey purchase : SHOT
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Journalistic profession : FOURTHESTATE
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Native Kenyans : MASAI
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"___ whiz!" : GEE
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Workplaces for masseuses : SPAS
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First part of a play : ACTI
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Pie ___ mode : ALA
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Six-line stanza : SESTET
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Saying about persistence paying off : THIRDTIMESACHARM
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Greetings : HELLOS
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Like many home improvement projects, for short : DIY
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Sicilian volcano : ETNA
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Sicilians used to spend them : LIRE
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___ Newtons : FIG
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Big name in theaters : ODEON
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Race just over 13 miles long : HALFMARATHON
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Withhold, as information : OMIT
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Tech giant known as Big Blue : IBM
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___ Rift (virtual reality product owned by Facebook) : OCULUS
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Repeating film snippet online : GIF
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Entirety, informally : WHOLESHEBANG
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18+ to vote, e.g. : AGE
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Protections for inventors : PATENTS
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Send off, as rays : EMIT
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Refusals : NOS
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Wife, informally : MISSUS
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"Doggone it!" : RATS
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High-protein food that often comes in cubes : TOFU
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Game point, in tennis : ADIN
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Speak extemporaneously (on) : RIFF
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Org. against dog or cock fighting : PETA
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"Cool" amount of money : MIL
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Product from Ben & Jerry's or Baskin-Robbins : ICECREAM
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Reduce in rank : DEMOTE
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Performs, in the Bible : DOETH
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Advice-dispensing Landers : ANN
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"Are we there ___?" : YET
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Hawaii's nickname : ALOHASTATE
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Turning point : PIVOT
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Center of a place setting : PLATE
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Roman emperor known for his vanity : NERO
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Revolutionary music device? : HIFI
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Like a squirrel's acorns : STASHED
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___ fruit (relative of a tangelo) : UGLI
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Op-ed piece : ESSAY
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Guideline for a contractor, for short : SPEC
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Subject with fractions : MATH
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Feel the pain : ACHE
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Paintings with fruits and vases, often : STILLLIFES
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Evacuate by helicopter, say : AIRLIFT
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Bewildered : ATSEA
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Cube maker Rubik : ERNO
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I.R.S. agent, for short : TMAN
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Place to find an R.A. : DORM
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It may give the options to copy, cut and paste : EDITMENU
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[Ah, me] : SIGH
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"The Fox and the Grapes" and "The Tortoise and the Hare" : FABLES
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In times gone by : ONCE
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Wrestler Hulk : HOGAN
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Mexican friend : AMIGO
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Civil disturbances : RIOTS
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Sounds heard during fireworks shows : OOHS
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Lyft competitor : UBER
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Dalai ___ : LAMA
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The "U" of I.C.U. : UNIT
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Pepper and Friday: Abbr. : SGTS
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Typist's stat, in brief : WPM
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"Bali ___" : HAI
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Alternatives to rds. and aves. : STS

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

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