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New York Times, Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Author:
Paul Hunsberger
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
... for a loop, say / Area that an N.B.A. team has eight ...
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Paul Hunsberger

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Hunsberger. Wednesday freshness: 94%
Paul Hunsberger notes:
This one all started because I really liked the idea of creating a word chain that could be hooked back to its beginning. But it ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I'll admit, I had no idea what was going on until well after I filled in the last square — those [… X / Y …] clues befuddled me. But, ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times5/17/17 ( No. 24,662 )
Across
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Muscles worked by bench presses : PECS
5
Transport de Montréal : METRO
10
Queen of the Greek gods : HERA
14
"Hmm, how shall ___ this?" : IPUT
15
Hosiery shades : ECRUS
16
Alternative to Thrifty or Dollar : AVIS
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Tributary of the Colorado : GILA
18
... for a loop, say / Area that an N.B.A. team has eight ... : DOUBLEBACK
20
Passage off Gibraltar, e.g. : STRAIT
22
Laughing gas and rust, for two : OXIDES
23
... seconds to clear / Successful detective's ... : COURTCASE
26
"S.N.L." alum Cheri : OTERI
27
"Fireside chats" monogram : FDR
28
"Baby Got Back" Grammy winner Sir ___ : MIXALOT
30
Fig. on a W-9 : SSN
31
Hemsworth of "The Hunger Games" : LIAM
33
Asians who play elephant polo : THAIS
35
... declaration / Critical computer ... : CLOSEDCIRCUIT
41
John's running mate in 2008 : SARAH
42
Website for D.I.Y.ers : EHOW
44
Merino mother : EWE
47
Thing to practice percussion on : DRUMPAD
51
Angsty music genre : EMO
52
Soccer superstar Lionel : MESSI
54
... component / Dreaded words in a video ... : BOARDGAME
56
One-upped : BESTED
58
Like light beers : WATERY
59
... arcade / Knocked ... : OVERSEEING
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"Noob" : TYRO
64
___ wave (oscilloscope output) : SINE
65
Obsolete repro machine : MIMEO
66
Helped oneself to : TOOK
67
Did in, as a dragon : SLEW
68
How confident solvers may solve : INPEN
69
Results of sacrifices : OUTS
Down
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Eat, eat, eat, with "out" : PIG
2
Like soap operas : EPISODIC
3
Like some international exchanges : CULTURAL
4
Beatle who sang "Octopus's Garden" : STARR
5
Ruling family of old Florence : MEDICI
6
Levy on polluters, e.g. : ECOTAX
7
Play about Capote : TRU
8
Marinade alternative : RUB
9
World capital on the 60th parallel : OSLO
10
Something to kick, maybe : HABIT
11
Gives the slip to : EVADES
12
Utensils for making hash browns : RICERS
13
Invites for tea, say : ASKSIN
19
Kind of dancer : EXOTIC
21
Drive-up convenience : ATM
23
Grid org. with a 110-yard field : CFL
24
"Hello, Dolly!" singer, informally : SATCHMO
25
For grades K-12 : ELHI
29
Dory propeller : OAR
32
Crooks' patterns, to cops : MOS
34
Be litigious : SUE
36
Nicknames for 41-Acrosses : SADIES
37
Muff : ERR
38
Apply sloppily : DAUB
39
"Roger that" : IHEARYOU
40
"Horsefeathers!" : TOMMYROT
43
Hand-wringer's emotion : WOE
44
Adorn with raised designs : EMBOSS
45
Cotton planter's headache : WEEVIL
46
Dead Sea Scrolls writer : ESSENE
48
Oklahoma tribe : PAWNEE
49
Home to Henry VIII's Catherine : ARAGON
50
Pesticide banned in the '70s : DDT
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Scatter, as seeds : STREW
55
Succeed in annoying : GETTO
57
Moore of "G.I. Jane" : DEMI
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"Ich bin ___ Berliner" : EIN
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Prank-pulling sort : IMP
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Good-to-go signals : OKS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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