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New York Times, Saturday, April 13, 2019

Author:
Debbie Ellerin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
"___ in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian": H. L. Mencken
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {CJX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Ellerin. Saturday freshness: 10%
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© 2019, The New York Times4/13/19 ( No. 25,358 )
Across
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Evidence of merit : BADGE
6
With 38-Across, this whole time : ALL
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Country singer with a cityish name : URBAN
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"___ in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian": H. L. Mencken : OPERA
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Cocktail with vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice : SEABREEZE
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Doesn't look so well? : OGLES
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Carrier with a yin/yang symbol in its logo : KOREANAIR
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Lustrous material : SATEEN
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___ Drago, opponent of Rocky in "Rocky IV" : IVAN
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Actress Aduba of "Orange Is the New Black" : UZO
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Where one might go out to get a bite? : TRANSYLVANIA
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Bhagavad-___ (Sanskrit text) : GITA
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Nonsense : BUSHWA
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Extension : ADDON
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Collection of superstars : DREAMTEAM
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Good name for a gardener : HERB
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See 6-Across : ALONG
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One of five in "La Bohème" : ARIA
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Fairy tale villain : EVILQUEEN
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U people? : PROFS
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Kind of strip : MOBIUS
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Wrinkly fruit : UGLI
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Supreme Court nickname, with "the" : NOTORIOUSRBG
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Cause to groan, maybe : IRK
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Sparks can be seen at its edge : RENO
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Way that someone might get out : ONBAIL
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Make the grade : MEASUREUP
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Off-the-wall : GONZO
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Pastrami and corned beef : DELIMEATS
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Some Deco collectibles : ERTES
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"God ___" : BLESS
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Hula hoop? : LEI
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Little brats : SNOTS
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Extra help : BOOST
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Kind of test for a baby : APGAR
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Symbol of change : DELTA
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Spider-Man's archenemy : GREENGOBLIN
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Starts something slowly : EASESIN
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Say "what?," say : ASK
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Pope during the Battle of Ostia : LEOIV
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Creepy-crawly : LARVA
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Stockpile that may be subject to inspection : URANIUM
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Rapper MC ___ of N.W.A : REN
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Suitor : BEAU
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Former Iraqi V.I.P. Tariq ___ : AZIZ
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Ancient Rome's Circus of ___ : NERO
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Piece of equipment in the game cornhole : BEANBAG
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Big Apple media inits. : NYT
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Soup kitchen sight : LADLE
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2018 Oscar-nominated picture whose soundtrack sold over one million copies : ASTARISBORN
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Subway fare? : HERO
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Oliver Twist, for example : WAIF
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Part of a Latin trio : AMAS
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[I'm still here, you know] : AHEM
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Band with the 1980 hit album "Freedom of Choice" : DEVO
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Minute amount : DRIB
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Sushi bar topping : ROE
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Opposite of excitement : ENNUI
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No-frills : AUSTERE
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Requirements for voting : QUORUMS
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Nosedives : PLUNGES
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Result of a meltdown? : GOO
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Jermaine who was a six-time N.B.A. All-Star : ONEAL
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Driver's assignment : ROUTE
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Totaled : RANTO
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Georges of the Romantic era : BIZET
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Luster : GLOSS
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Film site : IMDB
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Film site : REEL
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Long green : KALE
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Household name? : SIS
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Auto inspection no. : PSI

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

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