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New York Times, Monday, April 2, 2018

Author:
Jason Mueller
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Down : Top-notch
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Jason Mueller

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Mueller. Monday freshness: 62%
Jason Mueller notes:
I wanted to get a good number and variety of landmarks in this puzzle, and with five well-known places plus a revealer, I think I did ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Tribute to PARIS, a listing of its famous landmarks. I visited Paris maybe 30 years ago — so much to see. THE LOUVRE and NOTRE DAME ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times4/2/18 ( No. 24,982 )
Across
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Arnaz of "I Love Lucy" : DESI
5
Skewered meat dishes : KEBABS
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Col. Sanders's restaurant : KFC
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Muscat's land : OMAN
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Battery terminals : ANODES
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Not feeling well : ILL
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62-Across landmark : EIFFELTOWER
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Siegfried's partner in Vegas : ROY
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Laurence who wrote "Tristram Shandy" : STERNE
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Vietnamese holiday : TET
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What's thrown in a cafeteria fight : FOOD
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Blue Jays' home, for short : TOR
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62-Across museum : THELOUVRE
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Turn down, as an offer : SAYNOTO
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N.B.A. coach Steve : KERR
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62-Across bridge : PONTNEUF
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"I know! I know!" : ASKME
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Opposite of WSW : ENE
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Basketball venue : ARENA
40
Roadside bomb, for short : IED
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Artoo-___ of "Star Wars" : DETOO
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62-Across school : SORBONNE
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Clutch : GRIP
50
Toy that shoots foam darts : NERFGUN
51
62-Across cathedral : NOTREDAME
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"... or so ___ told" : IAM
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___ vera : ALOE
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Airport guess, for short : ETA
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Exile : BANISH
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Family members : KIN
62
World capital that's the theme of this puzzle : PARISFRANCE
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She tasted the forbidden fruit : EVE
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Many : ATONOF
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One of three in a hat trick : GOAL
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Dôme ___ Invalides (historic church) : DES
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Extends, as a lease : RENEWS
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Abbr. on many a cornerstone : ESTD
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Bucks' mates : DOES
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Let out : EMIT
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Social Security, Medicare, etc., collectively : SAFETYNET
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Leading the pack : INFRONT
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Green vegetable with tightly curled leaves : KALE
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Suffix with differ : ENT
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Diner seating option : BOOTH
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Trade publication read along Madison Avenue : ADWEEK
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Ladybug or scarab : BEETLE
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Ukr., e.g., once : SSR
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Big name in Russian ballet : KIROV
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Elevator stop : FLOOR
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Bonnie's partner in crime : CLYDE
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Scandal-ridden company of the early 2000s : ENRON
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Pelts : FURS
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Grand ___ (cultural trip around Europe) : TOUR
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"... man ___ mouse?" : ORA
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Zoomed : SPED
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Top-notch : AONE
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Drink that's often iced : TEA
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Second-largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca : FES
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Mythical ruler of Crete : KINGMINOS
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List of options : MENU
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Genesis garden : EDEN
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___ of the above : NONE
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"Vous êtes ici" ("You ___ here") : ARE
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Shrek, e.g. : OGRE
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Galena or bauxite : ORE
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Hide-out for Br'er Rabbit : BRIAR
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At the point in one's life : OFANAGE
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Think up : IDEATE
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St. Genevieve, for 62-Across : PATRON
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Like a jaybird, in an idiom : NAKED
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Shade of green : OLIVE
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Shades of color : TONES
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State formed as part of the Missouri Compromise : MAINE
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Bosom buddies, in modern lingo : BFFS
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Sing like Ella Fitzgerald : SCAT
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Clutched : HELD
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Golf course standard : PAR
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Strew, as seed : SOW

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

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