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New York Times, Friday, May 10, 2019

Author:
Andrew J. Ries
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Arpad ___, eponymous creator of an international ratings system
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358/13/20073/15/20262
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31.5614354.461%
Andrew Ries

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {GJQXYZ} This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Ries. Grid flow: 74.4 Friday freshness: 67%
Jeff Chen notes:
Andrew is so good at stair stack trios. PURPLE STATE, DEPECHE MODE, SENIOR PRANK? All colorful entries — especially PURPLE STATE. (You ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times5/10/19 ( No. 25,385 )
Across
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Many a promotional giveaway : TOTE
5
Trip ... or start a trip : SETOFF
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Fingers : IDS
14
Like the logos for Subaru and Toyota : OVAL
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Toy in a purse, perhaps : POODLE
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Common blog keyword for sorting posts : NEW
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Spanish for "weight" : PESO
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Release from a dock : UNMOOR
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Abbott and Costello, e.g. : DUO
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Old N.Y.C. depot inits. : IRT
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"r u ___?!" (texter's "Really?") : SRS
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Captain Morgan competitor : RONRICO
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Some soccer gear : CLEATS
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Resting spots? : BEDSORES
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British cavalry accessory : SABRE
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People are told not to touch it : DIAL
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It's a cinch : SASH
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Classic battleground : PURPLESTATE
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Decades-old synth-pop group named for a fashion magazine : DEPECHEMODE
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It's pulled by students before graduation : SENIORPRANK
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Receptionist's notation: Abbr. : APPT
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Boxes in an arena, maybe : AMPS
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Backup : PLANB
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Equestrian attire : BREECHES
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Singer who gave his name to a "fever" in the 2010s : BIEBER
46
Diamond in the rough? : SANDLOT
47
Lead role in "Airplane!" : TED
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Albert ___ (Minnesota county seat) : LEA
49
"United Shades of America" airer : CNN
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First name in soul : ARETHA
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Shortening in many school names : TECH
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So-called "bullet" : ACE
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Bit of progress : INROAD
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Study, study, study : CRAM
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Club ___ : MED
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Some subatomic particles : MESONS
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Org. with a Change My Address portal on its website : USPS
Down
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Things to talk about : TOPICS
2
Center of a Venn diagram : OVERLAP
3
One might sense bitterness : TASTEBUD
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Arpad ___, eponymous creator of an international ratings system : ELO
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Prompts : SPURS
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Long stretches : EONS
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Thumb of small size : TOM
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Certain shoe inserts : ODOREATERS
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Outdoor security system component : FLOODLAMP
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Some office greenery : FERNS
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First name in Indian political history : INDIRA
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Frequent losers at casinos : DEUCES
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Sound of a rush : SWOOSH
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Overseas plain : STEPPE
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Queens neighborhood with a floral name : ROSEDALE
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Got off the streets, say : ARRESTED
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They always proceed in a biased way : BISHOPS
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There are just over three in a foot : DECIMETERS
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Glinda's portrayer in "The Wiz" : LENAHORNE
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Lethargic : TORPID
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Unhelpful friends for advice : ENABLERS
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Joint protector : KNEECAP
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Sheikh-down of the F.B.I.? : ABSCAM
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What parade horses do : PRANCE
39
Calligraphed : PENNED
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B in music class? : BRAHMS
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Prospector's filing : CLAIM
45
Native American currency, once : BEADS
47
Word often appearing after a comparative : THAN
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"___ cool!" : TOO
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Big 12 sch. : TCU

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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