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New York Times, Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Author:
Daniel Landman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
23-Across : At dinner for two, say
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Landman. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Wednesday freshness: 82%
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© 2015, The New York Times4/29/15 ( No. 23,913 )
Across
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Expressions of frustration abroad : ACHS
5
Key of Mozart's last piano concerto : BFLAT
10
Accustomed (to) : USED
14
2013-'14 N.B.A. All-Star Joakim ___ : NOAH
15
Peanut-butter-and-chocolate innovator H. B. ___ : REESE
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Record for later viewing, maybe : TIVO
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Spanish lady : DONA
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Resident of 123 Sesame Street : ERNIE
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Midmonth day : IDES
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ELK, geometrically, in the finished puzzle : RIGHTTRIANGLE
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At dinner for two, say : ONADATE
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Trident points : TINES
27
Limey's drink : GROG
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EARL, geometrically : TRAPEZOID
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Quiet : MUM
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___-lacto-vegetarian : OVO
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Europe's highest volcano : ETNA
36
Easy question : LOB
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ELK, EARL, LEAK or GEAR, geometrically : POLYGON
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Cartoon yelp : EEK
43
Some nest eggs, briefly : IRAS
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Not quite the majors : AAA
46
Like Twizzlers : RED
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LEAK, geometrically : RECTANGLE
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Yacht spot : COVE
54
"Wake Up With Al" co-host : ROKER
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For the most part : LARGELY
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GEAR, geometrically : PARALLELOGRAM
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Give a grilling? : CHAR
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Dispense with : WAIVE
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Ear-related : OTIC
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Symbol of authority : REIN
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Quirkier : ODDER
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"99 Luftballons" singer : NENA
69
Excels over, in slang : OWNS
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Inclined : LEANT
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Halves of an old item? : EXES
Down
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Mixing male and female characteristics, slangily : ANDRO
2
Whispering sweet nothings : COOING
3
Jet setting : HANGAR
4
Iran, formerly : SHAHDOM
5
Baseball Hall-of-Famer George : BRETT
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Find (out) : FERRET
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Director Riefenstahl : LENI
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___-Pacific : ASIA
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First-time voter, often : TEEN
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Avail oneself of : UTILIZE
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Incidental remark : SIDENOTE
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D-Day minus one : EVE
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Commendable activities : DOS
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Advice to a base runner : TAGUP
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Verizon forerunner : GTE
25
Article in Die Zeit : EINE
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Neb. neighbor : SDAK
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5-Down, for his entire career : ROYAL
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Mean: Abbr. : AVG
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D : POOR
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Spooky sound : MOAN
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Line to Penn Sta. : LIRR
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Non-fruit smoothie flavor : OREO
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Lumbago : BACKPAIN
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Jet ___ : LAG
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Dead: Prefix : NECRO
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Bear's Wall Street partner : STEARNS
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Darn : DOGGONE
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Flight board abbr. : ARR
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Nearing midnight : ELEVEN
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What each of this puzzle's circled squares represents : VERTEX
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Puppet lady of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" : ELAINE
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Red flag, maybe : ALERT
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Some fitness centers : YMCAS
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Unaccounted for : AWOL
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Put on board : LADE
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"___ Rose" (song from "The Music Man") : LIDA
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___-Magnon : CRO
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Chop down : HEW

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

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