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New York Times, Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Author:
Patrick Blindauer
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
10-Down : Chorale's end?
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Patrick Blindauer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 61 for Mr. Blindauer. Wednesday freshness: 37%
Patrick Blindauer notes:
This was submitted 7/7/2009 and accepted the following December, so I'm thrilled to see it finally make the paper. It was submitted as ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Fastball straight down the middle, a tried and true theme type but executed well. Initialisms have been done over and over again, so ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times12/3/14 ( No. 23,766 )
Across
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"___ Don't Preach" (#1 Madonna hit) : PAPA
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Intimidating sorts : ALPHAS
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Many a jazz session : JAM
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Mongolian for "red" : ULAN
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Jason who was the 2000 A.L. M.V.P. : GIAMBI
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Subject of certain amateur vids : UFO
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*One who goes out seven nights a week, say : PARTYANIMAL
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Virginia Woolf's "___ Dalloway" : MRS
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Invites to one's home : ASKSOVER
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Bag holder? : TEAPOT
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Singer-turned-politician Clay : AIKEN
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Lady's man : GENT
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Breaking point? : LEVEE
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___ soda : SAL
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Issue to discuss : TOPIC
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Loath : AVERSE
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What separates first from second : BASEPATH
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Contract requirement : PEN
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World Wildlife Fund logo ... or a three-word hint to the answers to the four starred clues : PANDA
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A cousin? : THE
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Overwhelm : INUNDATE
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Support : SUCCOR
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Ones rounded up in a roundup : STEER
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Part of a return address? : IRS
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"Swing Shift" actress Christine : LAHTI
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Go for : COST
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Ghana's capital : ACCRA
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Polish city that's home to John Paul II International Airport : KRAKOW
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Decaffeinated coffee, slangily : UNLEADED
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Slippery sort : EEL
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*Old coin-op locale : PENNYARCADE
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"Indubitably" : YES
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People person : EDITOR
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"Couldn't agree with you more" : AMEN
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Street caution : SLO
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Examine under oath : DEPOSE
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W-9 fields: Abbr. : SSNS
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Part of a life transformation : PUPA
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"I wish it weren't so" : ALAS
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*Manhattan boulevard : PARKAVENUE
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More fidgety : ANTSIER
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Tequila source : AGAVE
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Ones coming out of the closet? : LINENS
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Nonpolygamous grouping : PAIR
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"Very interesting ..." : HMM
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Ease up : ABATE
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Chorale's end? : SILENTE
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Word with seat or suit : JUMP
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Cause of bigheadedness? : AFRO
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"It's the ___ Wonderful Time of the Year" : MOST
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Gets the team together? : YOKES
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On : ATOP
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Tickled : GLAD
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Deep blue stone : LAPIS
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Happening : EVENT
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Daisy Mae's love, in the funnies : ABNER
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*1998 Robin Williams title role : PATCHADAMS
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"Some Like ___" : ITHOT
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Suisse sweetheart : CHERI
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Org. employing Walter Peck in "Ghostbusters" : EPA
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Copenhagen carrier : SAS
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Toiling away : ATIT
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Make out : NECK
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Wilted : DROOPED
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Cause of a gut feeling? : ULCER
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South American capital : CARACAS
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Some TVs and digital cameras : SANYOS
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Anders Celsius, for one : SWEDE
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St. ___ of Assisi : CLARE
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Unfortunate items to lock in a car : KEYS
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React to terrible news, say : REEL
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As well : ALSO
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"Make a joyful noise ___ the Lord" : UNTO
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Paradise lost : EDEN
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Entertainment centers, maybe : DENS
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Edge out : NIP

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