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New York Times, Thursday, November 3, 2016

Author:
Mel Rosen
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
City whose name sounds like a surprised greeting
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Mel Rosen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 This is puzzle # 38 for Mr. Rosen. Thursday freshness: 32%
Jeff Chen notes:
AG rebus, four long entries containing two rebi apiece. I must admit, I've thought about this for a few days, and I still can't come ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times11/3/16 ( No. 24,467 )
Across
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___-foot jelly : CALFS
6
Draft : SWIG
10
Where to go "for the company," per Mark Twain : HELL
14
Full-price payer : ADULT
15
Prefix with -batics : AERO
16
Self-titled debut album of 1982 : ASIA
17
Carousel locale : BAGGAGECLAIM
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E-con? : SPAM
20
"Was that so hard?!" : SEE
21
Give in to a gut feeling? : EAT
22
Didn't do anything, say : SATHOME
24
Noted "army" leader : ARNIE
26
Pixel, e.g. : DOT
27
Sporadic : ONAGAINOFFAGAIN
32
"Vissi ___" (Puccini aria) : DARTE
34
Drop ___ (moon) : TROU
35
Female rabbit : DOE
36
City whose name sounds like a surprised greeting : OJAI
37
Sea or way follower : FARER
39
Improve : HONE
40
Person not to be trusted : RAT
41
"What Women Want" actor : ALDA
42
Beat : TIRED
43
Leave a dispute unsettled : AGREETODISAGREE
47
Alternative to watching live, nowadays : DVR
48
Swimmer of myth : NAIAD
49
English king deposed in the Glorious Revolution : JAMESII
53
Fashion monogram : YSL
54
Beach lotion letters : SPF
57
State with emphasis : AVER
58
Role in "Our Town" : STAGEMANAGER
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Fervency : ZEAL
62
Some sorority letters : TAUS
63
"Get yer hands off!" : LEGGO
64
Bit of planning board planning : ZONE
65
Blind spot? : SLAT
66
"In the dark backward and ___ of time?": Shak. : ABYSM
Down
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Icons of New York City : CABS
2
Saying : ADAGE
3
Olympics racer : LUGE
4
Important Stratego piece : FLAG
5
Inexpensive way to go : STEERAGE
6
Carter/Brezhnev pact : SALTII
7
"Aren't ___ pair?" : WEA
8
It's all about the pupil : IRIS
9
Really, really dig : GOMADFOR
10
Part of a tweet : HASHTAG
11
Rink star Phil, to fans : ESPO
12
Actor Hemsworth of "The Hunger Games" : LIAM
13
Hardly adequate : LAME
18
Biblical miracle town : CANA
23
Staple of a vegan diet : TOFU
24
Not a fan of : ANTI
25
Board, in a way : ENTRAIN
27
Speak like Cicero : ORATE
28
Silver ___ : ORE
29
Verb in "O Come, All Ye Faithful" : ADORE
30
Skye of film : IONE
31
Triage criterion : NEED
32
Rapper's headwear : DORAG
33
Not shut tight : AJAR
37
Glad handlers? : FLORISTS
38
Ritalin target, for short : ADD
39
Got moving : HIED
41
Off-roaders, for short : ATVS
42
Lilting syllables : TRALALA
44
Gertrude of 1926 news : EDERLE
45
Utter, old-style : SAYEST
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Issue of concern to the AARP: Var. : AGISM
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Meaningless talk, in slang : JAZZ
50
Chevy that debuted in 2004 : AVEO
51
Signify : MEAN
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Typographer's abbr. : ITAL
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Like a well-used mattress : SAGGY
55
Violin tuners : PEGS
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Email heading : FROM
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Golfo contents : AGUA
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Home of Creighton U. : NEB

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

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