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RING OUT THE OLD, RING IN THE NEW

New York Times, Sunday, December 31, 2017

Author:
John Lampkin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
If you have it, you might know what this answer is without reading the clue
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John Lampkin

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 71 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Lampkin. Grid flow: 36.4 Sunday freshness: 88%
John Lampkin notes:
Add-a-letter and remove-a-letter gimmicks have each been done to the saturation point so today it's challenging to come up with a fresh and entertaining take. Hybrids that combine both ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Happy new year! John RINGs OUT THE OLD (deletes Os from the themers in the top half) and RINGs IN THE NEW (adds Os to the ones in the bottom half). Nice concept, apt for tonight's ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times12/31/17 ( No. 24,890 )
Across
1
Have : OWN
4
New Deal org. : CCC
7
Motley : RAGTAG
13
"Dukes" : FISTS
18
V.I.P. list : WHOSWHO
20
Lamborghini rival : FERRARI
21
Arctic people : INUIT
22
Result of a French powdered drink shortage? : LASTTANGINPARIS
24
1959 Ritchie Valens hit, with "La" : BAMBA
25
Hook's right hand : SMEE
26
Hägar the Horrible's hound : SNERT
27
Short rows : SPATS
29
Nincompoop : TWIT
30
Secures at sea : BATTENS
32
Fig. checked during re-tire-ment? : PSI
33
Legends in the automotive world : ACURAS
35
List of things said by Siri? : CELLRECITAL
38
1920s-'30s Yankees nickname : THEBABE
41
Deceive : LIETO
42
Sights at charging stations : TESLAS
44
Thingamajig : ITEM
45
Softhead : SAP
48
What an infielder might field a ball on : ONEHOP
50
"Reckon so" : IGUESS
52
"Savvy?" : GETME
54
___ Conference : TED
55
Washington, D.C.? : POLGROUNDS
59
Was beaten by : FELLTO
60
Neighbors of Egyptians : SUDANESE
61
Attribute to, in a way : BLAMEON
62
Three-foot 1980s sitcom character : ALF
65
Grammy winner ___ Elliott : MISSY
66
Cobbler, at times : SOLER
68
Cowboy Rogers : ROY
69
Giant : GOLIATH
71
Not just focused : OBSESSED
75
Butting heads : ATODDS
76
Struggling sci-fi writer's plea for recognition? : INEEDAHUGO
78
Blade runner? : FAN
81
Hip-hop's Shakur : TUPAC
82
Attend without a date : GOSTAG
83
Country that Menorca is part of : ESPANA
85
If you have it, you might know what this answer is without reading the clue : ESP
86
Middle of a simile : ASAN
88
Quenched : SLAKED
92
"Give me ___" : AHINT
93
Some 1960s radicals : YIPPIES
96
Treat that gives a glowing complexion? : URANIUMOREO
98
Chap : OLDBOY
100
Work as a branch manager? : LOP
102
Flag : PENNANT
103
Scott of "Happy Days" : BAIO
104
Nasser's successor as Egypt's leader : SADAT
107
"What's Opera, Doc?" antagonist : ELMER
108
Film director ___ C. Kenton : ERLE
111
Canon competitor : EPSON
113
Weeklong Irish vacation? : SEVENDAYSINMAYO
116
Gross : YUCKY
117
Like some turns : HAIRPIN
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Chose to take part : OPTEDIN
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What if, informally : SPOSE
120
___ performance : ENCORE
121
Book before Esther: Abbr. : NEH
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Neuron's ends? : ENS
Down
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"Wise" sorts : OWLS
2
"Pow!" : WHAM
3
Result of a haymaker, maybe : NOSEBLEED
4
1/20 of a ton: Abbr. : CWT
5
Pure : CHASTE
6
Couple : CONNECT
7
Torn : RENT
8
Dadaist Jean : ARP
9
Wimbledon surface : GRASS
10
Archaeological treasure trove : TARPIT
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"Nessun dorma," for one : ARIA
12
Drift : GIST
13
Statement made while crossing the fingers, maybe : FIB
14
Like the three men of the "Rub-a-dub-dub" nursery rhyme : INATUB
15
One having trouble with basic arithmetic? : SUMWRESTLER
16
Neighbor of the talus : TIBIA
17
Much of a sports recap : STATS
19
Good hunting skill : STEALTH
20
Some Guinness Book records : FIRSTS
23
Lamp polisher's surprise? : GENIE
28
"Quién ___?" : SABE
31
Batch of Brownies? : TROOP
32
Harass incessantly : PLAGUE
34
Photog's bagful? : CAMGEAR
35
Feature of Devonshire cream : CLOT
36
Article in Der Spiegel : EINE
37
"March comes in like ___ ..." : ALION
39
Cottonmouth's warning : HISS
40
Targets in "Men in Black," informally : ETS
43
Stars : SUNS
46
Childish retort : AMTOO
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Indiana's state flower : PEONY
49
Puts forth : POSITS
51
Historic Mesopotamian city : EDESSA
53
Wand material in the Harry Potter books : ELM
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Thick and green : LUSH
57
Merchandise: Abbr. : GDS
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Artificial silks : RAYONS
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Grow feathers : FLEDGE
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Like the French sky : BLEU
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Colorful quartz : AGATE
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___ position : LOTUS
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Some loose dancing? : FLOPPYDISCO
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Godfather after being double-crossed? : MADCAPO
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Kyrgyz city : OSH
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Panhandle state: Abbr. : IDA
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Action in FanDuel and DraftKings : BETS
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Close tightly : SEALUP
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"King Lear" role : EDGAR
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"The Last Days of Pompeii" heroine : IONE
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___ bin Laden : OSAMA
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Legitimate business practices : FAIRTRADE
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Last Stuart queen : ANNE
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Kind of alphabet : NATO
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Moo goo ___ pan : GAI
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"Sh," "th" or "ou" : PHONEME
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1974 C.I.A. spoof : SPYS
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Big name in test prep : KAPLAN
90
Opposite side : ENEMY
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Makes a meal of : DINESON
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Apple app for viewing reading material : IBOOKS
95
Polish, e.g. : SLAVIC
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Green : UNRIPE
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Heeds : OBEYS
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Eagerly accept : LAPUP
101
County in New Mexico or Colorado : OTERO
105
Court legend Arthur : ASHE
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Eldest member of an organization : DEAN
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Falco of "The Sopranos" : EDIE
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The Eagles' "___ Eyes" : LYIN
110
Forever and ever : EONS
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December 31: Abbr. : NYE
114
D.C.-based media giant : NPR
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1st, 2nd, 3rd ... ___ : NTH

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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