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New York Times, Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Historical event suggested by each of the six groups of circled letters
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 15 Words: 85, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 180 for Mr. Kahn. Wednesday freshness: 25%
David J. Kahn notes:
Often I find that when I'm vacationing somewhere, an idea for a puzzle will come to mind. My wife and I were in Paris last summer when ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
FRENCH REVOLUTION, interpreted as "words that can follow FRENCH, arranged in rings." I was utterly baffled for an embarrassingly long ... read more
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F
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D
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G
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U
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N
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H
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A
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P
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R
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O
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H
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W
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B
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A
D
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C
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T
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O
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H
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K
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D
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C
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O
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O
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M
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B
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D
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W
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© 2018, The New York Times11/28/18 ( No. 25,222 )
Across
1
Roast a bit : RIB
4
Tee off : MIFF
8
Called on : TAPPED
14
Roast bit : ONELINER
16
Words in a threat : ORELSE
17
Contents of a football "shower" : GATORADE
18
Echelons : STRATA
19
As many as : UPTO
20
Last readout before an odometer rolls over : NINES
22
Kobe cash : YEN
23
Juillet's season : ETE
24
Accordingly : HENCE
25
Church recesses : APSES
27
A. A. Milne hopper : ROO
29
Self-help genre : HOWTO
31
Miscreant : BADACTOR
35
Peddled : HAWKED
39
One of Snoopy's brothers, in "Peanuts" : OLAF
40
Surfing moniker : USERID
42
Wrath : IRE
43
Actress Adams : AMY
44
Strawberry, e.g. : FLAVOR
45
Numerical prefix : OCTA
46
"Little" one of old TV : RASCAL
48
Witness : ONLOOKER
50
Staggering : AREEL
52
"The Simpsons" clerk : APU
53
Beat : TEMPO
56
Noted Hungarian puzzler : RUBIK
59
Inflate, as a bill : PAD
62
Oaxaca whoop : OLE
63
2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee John : OATES
64
"I am not what I am" speaker : IAGO
65
Exerts : WIELDS
68
How some deposits are held : INESCROW
70
Fragrant compounds : ESTERS
71
Public : ONRECORD
72
Contemporary of Pizarro : DESOTO
73
Da's opposite : NYET
74
Course of action : WAY
Down
1
Good-for-nothing : ROGUE
2
Not pertinent : INAPT
3
What things on the downslide may have "seen" : BETTERDAYS
4
Old space station : MIR
5
Ludicrous : INANE
6
Provided, as data : FEDIN
7
Historical event suggested by each of the six groups of circled letters : FRENCHREVOLUTION
8
Coin ___ : TOSS
9
"What you can get away with," according to Andy Warhol : ART
10
For each : PER
11
What Ascap counts for purposes of royalties : PLAYS
12
First name in skin care : ESTEE
13
Emory board feature? : DEANS
15
Lav, in Leeds : LOO
21
Abbr. in help-wanted ads : EEO
24
Ad ___ committee : HOC
25
Not much : ATAD
26
Punch line? : POW
28
Big lug : OAF
30
Attempt, informally : WHIRL
31
Wild pig : BOAR
32
President Coin in the "Hunger Games" series : ALMA
33
Veil material : TULLE
34
Spanish she-bear : OSA
36
Start some trouble : KICKUPAROW
37
Harper's Bazaar cover designer : ERTE
38
Pricey : DEAR
41
Darling of baseball : RON
44
Betting game popular with Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday : FARO
45
Alley-___ : OOP
47
Limit : CAP
49
Symbol of durability : OAK
51
Big time : ERA
53
Like most repos : TOWED
54
Beethoven honoree : ELISE
55
Pool competitions : MEETS
57
Andersson of Abba : BENNY
58
It merges with the Rhone near Valence : ISERE
60
Old Greek square : AGORA
61
Old-fashioned in attire : DOWDY
63
___ buco : OSSO
64
Govt. watchdog until 1996 : ICC
66
Sign of summer : LEO
67
Richard Gere title role : DRT
69
Goal for one trying to "collect 'em all" : SET

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

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