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New York Times, Thursday, May 30, 2019

Author:
Brandon Koppy
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Businessman who gave his name to Berkeley's business school
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Brandon Koppy

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {GQZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Koppy. Thursday freshness: 43%
Brandon Koppy notes:
My original submission obfuscated the theme more as their clues were simply "PETER RABBIT," etc. I liked the solver having to work ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Tough concept to explain. Maybe a mathematical explanation will help: Take valid phrases of the form A + B. Find valid ... read more
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D
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I
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P
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B
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E
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E
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L
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N
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C
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H
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E
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E
R
A
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A
T
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C
R
O
W
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A
O
L
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J
A
C
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K
S
O
N
H
O
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M
M
A
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A
S
K
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A
N
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B
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E
P
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H
U
N
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T
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M
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F
L
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S
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A
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V
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M
A
M
A
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F
E
N
C
E
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B
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A
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T
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B
O
X
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N
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A
L
A
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O
X
T
A
I
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T
A
C
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K
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E
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D
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S
T
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P
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P
O
T
H
E
A
D
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I
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R
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A
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A
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S
A
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N
U
S
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P
O
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P
L
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Y
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W
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H
A
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L
A
N
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V
E
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E
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D
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O
R
R
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P
A
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D
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L
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B
O
A
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D
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N
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D
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A
M
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R
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S
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© 2019, The New York Times5/30/19 ( No. 25,405 )
Across
1
Downturn : DIP
4
Apian way? : BEELINE
11
Revolutionary subject for Banksy : CHE
14
Laundry room brand : ERA
15
Was humbled : ATECROW
16
Big sender of CDs in the 1990s : AOL
17
Peter ... / Rabbit ... : JACKSONHOLE
19
Sport competed in barefoot, in brief : MMA
20
Welcomes : ASKSIN
21
What every infinitive in Esperanto ends in : ANI
22
Smoke detector alert : BEEP
23
Ancient marauder : HUN
24
Space ... / Bar ... : TIMEFLIES
26
Ancient greeting : AVE
28
Frequent first word : MAMA
29
Cross swords, say : FENCE
30
Dead ... / Drop ... : BEATBOX
33
"Queen" on Broadway : NALA
35
Kind of soup : OXTAIL
36
Appended, with "on" : TACKED
40
Fitbit bit : STEP
42
Jack ... / Cheese ... : POTHEAD
43
Steamed : IRATE
46
"Quickly!" : ASAP
48
Greek letters : NUS
49
Fire ... / Screen ... : POWERPLAY
51
"Isle of Dogs" director Anderson : WES
53
Businessman who gave his name to Berkeley's business school : HAAS
54
PC hookup : LAN
55
Like some stock shares : VESTED
58
Boston athlete whose #4 jersey has been retired : ORR
59
Dog ... / Star ... : PADDLEBOARD
61
Arya's father on "Game of Thrones" : NED
62
Question seen in some online memes : AMIRITE
63
Coastal inlet : RIA
64
Signature on a message to readers, maybe : EDS
65
1% of the body? : SENATOR
66
Spanish chess piece : REY
Down
1
Lead-in to "vu" : DEJA
2
401(k) alternatives : IRAS
3
Carry : PACKHEAT
4
Sink : BASIN
5
School for James Bond : ETON
6
Poetic contraction : EEN
7
"Cheers!" : LCHAIM
8
Role in "The Avengers" : IRONMAN
9
"Honest!" : NOLIE
10
Flock member : EWE
11
Finished, as second or third : CAMEIN
12
Class with ranges, informally : HOMEEC
13
Pass : ELAPSE
18
Jayhawks rival, for short : KSU
22
Laundry room supply : BLEACH
24
Duty : TAX
25
E equivalent : FFLAT
26
System used in hematology : ABO
27
Nettle : VEX
28
Enchilada topper : MOLE
31
Preferences : TASTES
32
Mean dog ... or a flea on a dog : BITER
34
Surmounting : ATOP
37
Independent counsel during the Bill Clinton scandal : KENSTARR
38
Toilette water : EAU
39
Abbr. on a professional's shingle : DDS
41
Knight renowned for heroism and chivalry : PALADIN
42
Sensitive figure to ask someone about : PAY
43
Big Apple product : IPHONE
44
Thundered : ROARED
45
Edgar, Oscar and Tony : AWARDS
47
Actress Bullock : SANDRA
50
Outed covert C.I.A. officer Valerie : PLAME
51
Unit of magnetic flux : WEBER
52
That: Sp. : ESO
55
Kill bill? : VETO
56
It's between Huron and Ontario : ERIE
57
Depiction in "Saving Private Ryan" : DDAY
59
Old men : PAS
60
Sauced : LIT

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

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