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New York Times, Monday, February 5, 2018

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
28-Down : Underhanded
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Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {XZ} This is puzzle # 120 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Monday freshness: 15%
Jeff Chen notes:
I was mystified at first — why wouldn't you use the proper ordering of the moon's phases: from NEW to CRESCENT to HALF to FULL? And ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times2/5/18 ( No. 24,926 )
Across
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Possesses : HAS
4
Grape-Nuts or Apple Jacks : CEREAL
10
Ewe's offspring : LAMB
14
Man's name that's an investment spelled backward : ARI
15
Pumpkin color : ORANGE
16
Revered one : IDOL
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Pot's cover : LID
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Traditional night for partying : NEWYEARSEVE
20
Side of a diamond : FACET
22
Thomas ___, "Rule, Britannia" composer : ARNE
23
Bowling target : PIN
24
Texas landmark to "remember" : ALAMO
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Sampled : TASTED
29
Curved Pillsbury item : CRESCENTROLL
33
Misplace : LOSE
34
"The Way We ___" : WERE
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"Yeah, right!" : MYEYE
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Pie ___ mode : ALA
40
Detectives : SLEUTHS
42
Batman portrayer Kilmer : VAL
43
Deserve : MERIT
45
___-Pacific (geopolitical region) : ASIA
46
Something to click online : LINK
47
Ones calling the plays : QUARTERBACKS
50
Teeter-totter : SEESAW
53
Walk with a swagger : STRUT
54
Every last drop : ALL
55
Parade spoiler : RAIN
58
"Piece of cake" or "easy as pie" : IDIOM
61
40-hour-a-week work : FULLTIMEJOB
65
Guadalajara gold : ORO
66
Actress Falco of "Nurse Jackie" : EDIE
67
"Hot" Mexican dish : TAMALE
68
Prefix with natal or classical : NEO
69
Clarinet or sax : REED
70
Crossed home plate, say : SCORED
71
One who might follow into a family business : SON
Down
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50% : HALF
2
Song for a diva : ARIA
3
Early TV comic known for "Your Show of Shows" : SIDCAESAR
4
Popular cold and flu medicine : CONTAC
5
"But I heard him exclaim, ___ he drove out of sight ..." : ERE
6
Uncooked : RAW
7
One-named Irish singer : ENYA
8
Ending with golden or teen : AGER
9
Makeshift shelter : LEANTO
10
Fleur-de-___ : LIS
11
Highly capable : ADEPT
12
Multiplex offering : MOVIE
13
Mix : BLEND
19
Kingdoms : REALMS
21
"Anything ___?" : ELSE
25
Whimper like a baby : MEWL
26
Like most Bluetooth headsets : ONEEAR
28
Underhanded : SLY
29
Tight-lipped sort : CLAM
30
Part to play : ROLE
31
Be confident in : TRUST
32
Fixes, as shoelaces : RETIES
36
Forcible removals, as of tenants : EVICTIONS
37
Pull hard : YANK
38
Civic-minded group : ELKS
40
Fictional mouse ___ Little : STUART
41
Male deer : HART
44
Mensa stats : IQS
46
Lavish praise on : LAUD
48
Hangs around for : AWAITS
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Gave some money under the table : BRIBED
50
More secure : SAFER
51
Give the slip : ELUDE
52
Actress Kemper of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" : ELLIE
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Apple on a desk : IMAC
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Pixar's "Finding ___" : NEMO
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Nabisco snack since 1912 : OREO
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It has phases that are represented by the starts of 18-, 29-, 47- and 61-Across ... and by 1-Down : MOON
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Was in front : LED
63
Pickle holder : JAR
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Bullfight cheer : OLE

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

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