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New York Times, Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Author:
Duncan Kimmel and Clara Williamson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Latin word shared by the mottoes of Yale and Tufts
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Duncan Kimmel
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Clara Williamson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Kimmel. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Williamson. Wednesday freshness: 10%
Jeff Chen notes:
More additions to the list of youngest constructors! Congrats to Duncan and Clara for having their first NYT puzzle ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times11/25/15 ( No. 24,123 )
Across
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Paris pyramid designer : IMPEI
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"Style is an option. Clean is not" sloganeer : TIDE
10
"Wanna ___?" : BET
13
Charcuterie : MEATS
14
Stuffy site? : SINUS
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Rage : IRE
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"Mad Men"? : PSYCHOPATHS
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Grp. on the range? : NRA
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One easily duped : SAP
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Ending with silver or soft : WARE
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Freudian subjects : EGOS
22
"House of Cards"? : HALLMARKSTORE
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Campfire treats : SMORES
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In ___ of : LIEU
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Division of a long poem : CANTO
31
Things determined by one's date of birth : STARSIGNS
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Big feller? : AXE
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One way to run : AMUCK
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Be sick : AIL
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Varied : DISPARATE
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Orangish fruit : MANGO
44
The first to die : ABEL
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It may be measured on a doorframe : HEIGHT
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"Game of Thrones"? : MUSICALCHAIRS
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"I'm ___ it" : OVER
52
Lip-puckering : SOUR
53
Symbol for torque : TAU
56
Latin word shared by the mottoes of Yale and Tufts : LUX
57
"The Walking Dead"? : PALLBEARERS
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The "A" in I.P.A. : ALE
62
Parts of cribs : SLATS
63
Rid : PURGE
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"Totally cool, man!" : RAD
65
Objectives : AIMS
66
Mexican money : PESOS
Down
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Mischief-makers : IMPS
2
Tenis de ___ (Ping-Pong, in Spain) : MESA
3
Disappearing conveniences : PAYPHONES
4
And more: Abbr. : ETC
5
"Kinda" : ISH
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Pageant princess's prize : TIARA
7
Weave together : INTERLACE
8
"Of course, you idiot!" : DUH
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Part of a winding road : ESS
10
"You got it!" : BINGO
11
Autocorrect target : ERROR
12
Razz : TEASE
14
Unwanted emails : SPAM
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Hogwarts' fifth-year exams, for short : OWLS
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Small case : ETUI
23
Something famously impossible to define : ART
24
DiCaprio, in tabloids : LEO
25
Enterprise captain : KIRK
26
French possessive : SES
27
Multitude : SCAD
28
Skirt type : MAXI
31
"All but one" win, in bridge : SMALLSLAM
32
Steve Martin song subject : TUT
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Capone and Corleone : GANGSTERS
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Near : NIGH
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8:00-9:00 on a schedule, e.g. : SLOT
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Space : AREA
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Duo : PAIR
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Disney subsidiary : ABC
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___ fun (noodle variety) : MEI
43
iPad ___ : AIR
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Tortoise taunter : HARE
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Wisdom tooth, e.g. : MOLAR
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Palate part : UVULA
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H.S. class in which contraception may be discussed : SEXED
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Longtime team for Peyton Manning : COLTS
50
Centers of activity : HUBS
54
Jason's ship : ARGO
55
"101 ___ for a Dead Cat" (1981 best seller) : USES
57
Free TV ad, for short : PSA
58
"Aladdin" prince : ALI
59
Tinder or Grindr : APP
60
Regret : RUE

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

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