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New York Times, Thursday, November 5, 2020

Author:
Jeremy Newton
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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Jeremy Newton

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Newton. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Thursday freshness: 50%
Jeremy Newton notes:
I love the chance to defy solver expectations in crosswords. Instead of going the usual rebus route by squeezing POUND or NUMBER into ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I love every aspect of this crossword, a beauty that ticked all the boxes. Like Jeremey said, it's not just another rebus, nor is it ... read more
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P
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P
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A
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R
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G
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O
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D
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W
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E
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L
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L
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S
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L
O
U
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S
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A
M
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O
H
L
O
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K
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A
L
L
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T
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N
G
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S
B
E
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N
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EQUAL
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S
O
L
V
I
N
G
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N
E
W
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G
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N
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A
C
E
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S
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M
U
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W
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S
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E
P
A
R
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A
T
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B
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U
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T
EQUAL
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E
D
A
M
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G
A
S
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N
O
G
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G
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I
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N
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M
E
R
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H
A
S
H
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T
A
G
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E
M
O
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I
N
T
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W
O
S
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T
I
P
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O
T
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EQUAL
O
P
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P
O
R
T
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U
N
I
T
Y
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S
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A
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W
S
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A
P
E
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S
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N
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H
O
E
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W
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A
Y
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S
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A
V
A
G
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EQUAL
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I
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G
H
T
S
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M
O
V
E
M
E
N
T
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S
T
R
E
E
T
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O
M
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A
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E
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M
A
D
M
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N
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B
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D
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R
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© 2020, The New York Times11/5/20 ( No. 25,930 )
Across
1
Product that's available on tap? : APP
4
Ship guarded by Hera : ARGO
8
Fixates (on) : DWELLS
14
Rocker Reed : LOU
15
Band of ore : SEAM
16
"Hey, check that out!" : OHLOOK
17
Translation of the Latin phrase "ceteris paribus" : ALLTHINGSBEINGEQUAL
20
What you're doing right now : SOLVING
21
Never-before-seen : NEW
22
Game-ending shout : GIN
23
Expert : ACE
24
Dallas sch. : SMU
26
Part of a party : WING
27
Doctrine that was found unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education : SEPARATEBUTEQUAL
32
It can be substituted for Gouda : EDAM
33
What the sun and Sunoco have in common : GAS
34
Gourd : NOGGIN
38
Locale where the French may take des vacances : MER
39
Symbol formed by four crossings in this puzzle : HASHTAG
41
Angst-ridden and moody : EMO
42
How promgoers typically arrive : INTWOS
44
Thank you for waiting : TIP
45
Bluesy Redding : OTIS
46
Fair for everybody : EQUALOPPORTUNITY
49
They might create divisions in the board : SAWS
52
Copy : APE
53
Former monetary unit in Japan : SEN
54
Break up a plot? : HOE
55
Very, informally : WAY
57
Severely criticizes : SAVAGES
61
Organized effort for justice under the law : EQUALRIGHTSMOVEMENT
64
Side of a square, say : STREET
65
Drop : OMIT
66
"I'm for it!" : AYE
67
Drama that's credited with boosting sales of Lucky Strike cigarettes : MADMEN
68
Inn capacity : BEDS
69
Unpracticed : RAW
Down
1
"That's life, I guess" : ALAS
2
Water ___ : POLO
3
Rend : PULLAPART
4
More pallid : ASHIER
5
Check, with "in" : REIN
6
"___ Paradise," 1995 #1 hit for Coolio : GANGSTAS
7
"Wowie!," to Gen Z : OMG
8
"___ careful, will you?" : DOBE
9
"Barely made it!" : WHEW
10
Drugmaker Lilly : ELI
11
White noise? : LONGI
12
Enter one's user name and password : LOGIN
13
Traveling between the poles? : SKIING
18
Accompanier of a roving reporter, for short : TVCAM
19
Affront : SNUB
25
See-through garment : MESHTOP
26
Kristen formerly of "S.N.L." : WIIG
27
Formal introduction? : SEMI
28
Fall setting : EDEN
29
Audibly floored : AGASP
30
Inappropriate : UNAPT
31
Dress (up), old-style : TOG
35
Start working more energetically : GETINGEAR
36
"Just me!" : IMIT
37
Digging too deep : NOSY
39
Playful suffix with "any" : HOO
40
Growing old : TIRESOME
43
Some Nintendo consoles : WIIS
45
What takes a toll? : ONEAM
47
Is worthwhile : PAYS
48
Nov. 11 honorees : USVETS
49
Branch of Islam : SHIISM
50
Vital vessel : AORTA
51
Odd : WEIRD
55
"How fun!" : WHEE
56
Package directive: Abbr. : ATTN
58
Voracious : AVID
59
"Shepherd Moons" singer, 1991 : ENYA
60
Worry : STEW
62
Standout : GEM
63
Pride : lions :: ___ : emus : MOB

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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