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New York Times, Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Author:
Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Michael who played the title role in 2014's "Cesar Chavez"
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
304/17/201410/7/202216
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
31263861
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
441.6114968%
Mary Lou Guizzo
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
7811/6/20123/22/202441
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
118791014181
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
281.6054562%
Erik Agard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 81, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 24 for Ms. Guizzo. This is puzzle # 34 for Mr. Agard. Wednesday freshness: 45%
Constructor notes:
Mary Lou: Erik got in touch with me last January about co-constructing a themeless. We emailed a few times about it before I shared a grid ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
MARCH comes in like a LION, out like a LAMB. Great fodder for crossword interpretation. Solid phrases, MARCH OF PROGRESS, showing a ... read more
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W
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H
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M
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L
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O
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C
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A
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P
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O
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N
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V
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M
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C
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H
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S
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R
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R
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S
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X
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D
R
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T
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S
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T
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W
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B
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B
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X
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O
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K
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D
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X
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K
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A
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Y
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R
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W
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L
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M
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A
N
© 2019, The New York Times3/6/19 ( No. 25,320 )
Across
1
Caprice : WHIM
5
Rung #1 of an apt word ladder : LION
9
"Too frustrating for me!" : ICANT
14
Michael who played the title role in 2014's "Cesar Chavez" : PENA
15
Melville work following "Typee" : OMOO
16
Exploding stars : NOVAE
17
History moving forward : MARCHOFPROGRESS
20
Bring up ... or something brought up : REAR
21
Same-___ marriage : SEX
22
"Phooey" : DRAT
23
Canine command : SIT
25
"The Amazing Spider-Man" director, amazingly enough : WEBB
28
Trade show : EXPO
30
Alternative to Target : KOHLS
32
Rung #2 of the ladder : LIMN
34
Ire : ANGER
38
Actress Falco : EDIE
39
Supermarket section : DELI
40
Readily open to change : LABILE
41
Snowy expanse : WINTERWONDERLAND
44
In a nervous manner : EDGILY
45
Lowest number not found on a grandfather clock : XIII
46
Woman's name that's a city in Oklahoma : ENID
47
Takes five : RESTS
48
Rung #3 of the ladder : LIMB
49
"And yet ..." : BUTNO
50
Quench : SATE
52
Italian province where Moscato is produced : ASTI
54
Follower of crack or crock : POT
55
Shadow : TAIL
58
Where Hawks soar: Abbr. : ATL
60
South side? : OKRA
62
Cry when warmer weather returns : SPRINGHASSPRUNG
67
Taqueria option : ASADA
68
Jai ___ : ALAI
69
Funny Samberg : ANDY
70
Subscription option : RENEW
71
Rung #4 of the ladder : LAMB
72
Not nice : MEAN
Down
1
Typist's stat: Abbr. : WPM
2
Experience auditory hallucinations : HEARTHINGS
3
Latin phrase on memos : INRE
4
New World parrots : MACAWS
5
English head : LOO
6
Global financial org. : IMF
7
"Didn't intend for that!" : OOPS
8
Irish girl's name related to the word "honor" : NOREEN
9
Dutch banking giant : ING
10
Stuffed with ham and Swiss cheese : CORDONBLEU
11
Allege : AVER
12
Big employer in Huntsville, Ala. : NASA
13
Try : TEST
18
Charlemagne's domain: Abbr. : HRE
19
Losing line in tic-tac-toe : OXX
23
Spit in the food? : SKEWER
24
I-, in chemistry : IODIDE
26
Gusted : BLEW
27
City just east of Gulfport : BILOXI
29
1950s-'60s TV emcee Jack : PAAR
31
Not be bothered by something : LETITSLIDE
33
Lower limits, in math : MINIMA
35
National Zoo animal on loan from China : GIANTPANDA
36
Current event? : ELNINO
37
Hindu's bindi, traditionally : REDDOT
39
Needing moisturizer : DRY
40
Gift for a ukulele player : LEI
42
To whom "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" is sung : ELSA
43
"It's mine!" : DIBS
48
Deadly : LETHAL
49
Style of yoga in a heated room : BIKRAM
51
Identify : TAG
53
Best : TOP
55
Peter or Paul : TSAR
56
Area abutting a transept : APSE
57
Country with a Supreme Leader : IRAN
59
___ land : LALA
61
Part of a Viking message : RUNE
63
"Uh-uh" : NAW
64
Singer/songwriter Smith : SAM
65
One you might squabble with in the back seat : SIB
66
OB/___ : GYN

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

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