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New York Times, Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Author:
Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Intellectual property protection ... or what the starts of 17-, 21-, 39- and 57-Across once were
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQV} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Gagliardo. This is puzzle # 6 for Ms. Burnikel. Tuesday freshness: 80%
Constructor notes:
Don: I remember clearly that I was in my car in Columbus, Ohio, listening to a local radio show host, John Corby of 610 WTVN, and ... read more
Will Shortz notes:
An etymologically related theme like today's, is always welcome. The resulting theme answers here are a lot of fun, too. Among the ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Another strong puzzle from an emerging powerhouse duo, Don and C.C. Very fun theme, something I was vaguely aware of while solving (I ... read more
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© 2013, The New York Times11/26/13 ( No. 23,394 )
Across
1
Decree : EDICT
6
Paths of lobs : ARCS
10
Basic quatrain scheme : ABAB
14
"Hawaii Five-O" nickname : DANNO
15
French 4 + 4 : HUIT
16
Olin of "Chocolat" : LENA
17
Hiker's snack : GRANOLABAR
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"It must be something ___" : IATE
20
European peak : ALP
21
What's being discussed in the National Enquirer or Globe : TABLOIDBUZZ
23
Mete out : RATION
25
Quick wit : ESPRIT
26
Airhead : DODO
28
Willow twig : OSIER
31
Matter of law : CASE
34
Adams in a bar : SAMUEL
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Winter woe : FLU
39
Provision in many a construction contract : ESCALATORCLAUSE
42
Asian language with no plural form : LAO
43
"We're on!" : ITSAGO
44
Said "Guilty" or "Not guilty," say : PLED
45
"Live long and prosper" speaker : SPOCK
47
"Suis" is part of its conjugation : ETRE
49
Cranapple juice and others : BLENDS
53
Modern home of the ancient Zapotec civilization : OAXACA
57
Poor weight-loss practice : YOYODIETING
60
Buns, e.g. : DOS
61
Winds up : ENDS
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Intellectual property protection ... or what the starts of 17-, 21-, 39- and 57-Across once were : TRADEMARKS
64
Siouan tribe : OTOE
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Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar : EMIL
66
Didn't go out for dinner : ATEIN
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Covered club, usually : WOOD
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Fit to be tried : SANE
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Neck parts : NAPES
Down
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Mystery prize : EDGAR
2
Friend of Porky and Spanky : DARLA
3
Unsuited : INAPT
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Fox News rival : CNN
5
Pretentious, informally : TOOTOO
6
Starbuck's boss : AHAB
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Change in Russia : RUBLE
8
Bye lines? : CIAOS
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"Dilbert" or "Doonesbury" : STRIP
10
Cover stories : ALIBIS
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Stunning : BEAUTIFUL
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Animated bug film : ANTZ
13
Singer of many Dylan songs : BAEZ
18
Imager of the earth's surface : LANDSAT
22
Waggish : DROLL
24
Inkling : IDEA
27
17-Across ingredients, often : OATS
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Otherwise : ELSE
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Lamented : RUED
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Ones drawn to film? : CELS
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"Hurry!" : ASAP
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Shaggy's dog : SCOOBYDOO
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Extinct ostrichlike bird : MOA
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Impulse : URGE
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Transitional zone between plant communities : ECOTONE
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Fancied : LIKED
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Zenith : APEX
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After-hours shop sign : CLOSED
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Seller of cloth scraps : RAGMAN
50
Casual evenings? : NITES
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Skin: Prefix : DERMA
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Blotch : STAIN
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One with space to sell, for short : ADREP
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NPR news analyst Roberts : COKIE
56
Professional grps. : ASSNS
57
"That hurts!" : YEOW
58
Wise about : ONTO
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Thumb-twiddling : IDLE
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___ glance : ATA

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