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GAME OVER

New York Times, Sunday, May 30, 2021

Author:
Adam Wagner
Editor:
Will Shortz
Tabloid nickname for mother Nadya Suleman
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Adam Wagner

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 70 Missing: {QZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Wagner.
Will Shortz notes:
Adam Wagner, of Oakland, Calif., is a senior copywriter for an ad agency in San Francisco. He says his real No. 1 job, though, as of about two months ago, is being a first-time dad. Adam ... read more
Adam Wagner notes:
I've lost a lot of chess games in my day, so this theme is personal for me. And yet for all the chess I play, this puzzle wasn't inspired by one of my own games at all, but rather an ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
It helps to know that resigning in chess can be done by tipping over one's king, so it clonks to the board. We genteel players of the learned class don't stoop to such levels, instead ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times5/30/21 ( No. 26,136 )
Across
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Gilda of the original "S.N.L." cast : RADNER
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They may need to be cut off : SOTS
11
Ways of making ends meet? : SEAMS
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Degree in design, for short : BFA
19
Cow's-milk cheese that's often grated : ASIAGO
20
Sweet 16 org. : NCAA
21
Honor named for a Greek goddess : CLIOAWARD
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Site of a lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World : PHAROS
24
"___ pass" : ITLL
25
Where snow leopards and blue sheep roam : HIMALAYAS
26
King of a nursery rhyme : COLE
27
Went to bat (for) : ADVOCATED
30
Test versions : BETAS
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Good fashion sense, in modern slang : DRIP
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Appear : SEEM
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Features of some indoor arenas : DOMES
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Theater curtain material : SCRIM
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Fired off, say : SENT
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Grind : SLOG
40
Money of the Philippines : PESOS
42
Follow : HEED
43
One giving a khutbah sermon : IMAM
46
Smaller alternative to a Quarter Pounder : MACJR
48
Chicago team, in old "S.N.L." sketches : DABEARS
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Ski lodge mugful : HOTCOCOA
54
Fraternity letter : RHO
55
King of ancient Israel : DAVID
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Comic actress Gasteyer : ANA
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Left, cutesily : WENTBYEBYE
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Great Lakes nation : ONEIDA
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Pickup line? : RAM
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Like the columns of the Lincoln Memorial : DORIC
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Cures : ANTIDOTES
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"___ we good?" : ARE
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King of ancient Egypt : TUT
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Tattoo artist, so to speak : INKER
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Org. with a complex code : IRS
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"Happy Days" network : ABC
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Beach Boys song set to the tune of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" : SURFINUSA
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King of myth : MIDAS
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4G letters : LTE
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___ pace : SNAILS
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Not doing so hot : INBADSHAPE
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F-, e.g. : ION
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Discourage : DETER
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Waze way: Abbr. : RTE
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Piece of plastic with a gladiator pictured on it : AMEXCARD
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Physics demonstration often done from the roof of a school : EGGDROP
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___-Briggs Type Indicator (popular personality test) : MYERS
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"I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure," e.g. : OATH
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King of Shakespeare : LEAR
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"Keep Austin ___" (city slogan) : WEIRD
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Annual presidential address, for short : SOTU
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Partner : ALLY
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"No worries" : ITSOK
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"Bon appétit!" : ENJOY
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Christ, to Bach : JESU
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Place : LIEU
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Chimney channels : FLUES
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Warning on presents stashed in the closet : DONOTOPEN
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King of Skull Island : KONG
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"Huddle up!" : BRINGITIN
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Actress Elisabeth : SHUE
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When: Sp. : CUANDO
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Early adolescent years, so to speak : TENDERAGE
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Engage : HIRE
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Opposite of wind up : UNREEL
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Infinitesimal : WEE
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Toys with much assembly required : LEGOS
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Travel brochure listings : INNS
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Named : TITLED
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Some hip-hop collectibles : RAPCDS
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On dry land : ASHORE
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Join a conference call, say : DIALIN
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Quick to fall asleep, in a way : NARCOLEPTIC
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Sense of self : EGO
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Día de San Valentín gifts : ROSAS
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Tearfully complain : SNIVEL
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Tabloid nickname for mother Nadya Suleman : OCTOMOM
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Powder in the powder room : TALC
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Course with greens : SALAD
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Machiavellian sort : SCHEMER
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Omits : ELIDES
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Objective : AIM
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Gateway city to Utah's Arches National Park : MOAB
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Some after-Christmas announcements : SALES
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Home to about one in five Californians : BAYAREA
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Long-running sitcom set in Seattle : FRASIER
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Them's the breaks! : ADS
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Spent some time on YouTube, say : WATCHEDAVIDEO
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Nobel Peace Prize recipient who wrote "No Future Without Forgiveness" : DESMONDTUTU
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Sought-after position : TOPJOB
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Pop : SODA
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G.P.s, e.g. : MDS
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City about 25 miles SE of Chicago, IL : GARYIN
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___-faire (social adeptness) : SAVOIR
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Level the playing field? : MOW
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Put one past : ACE
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One ending for a classic board game - another of which (when a player resigns) is represented visually six times in this puzzle : CHECKMATE
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Tough spots : BINDS
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Bother incessantly : HARASS
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Scoring win after win : ONARUN
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Mowry who starred alongside her twin Tia in the '90s sitcom "Sister, Sister" : TAMERA
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___ Z : ATO
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Cubs' place to play home games : DEN
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Wilson who wrote the lyrics to 75-Across : BRIAN
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Play areas : YARDS
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The "Bel Paese," to locals : ITALIA
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Borrower : DEBTOR
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Scale : ASCEND
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Quintessentially cowardly : TIMIDASAMOUSE
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Mosaic maker : TILER
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Remove from under the seat in front of you, say : UNSTOW
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Ducks known for their soft down feathers : EIDERS
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Tinker (with) : FIDDLEAROUND
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Yes or no follower : SIR
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"I've got it!" : AHA
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Rob ___, British comedian and TV personality : BRYDON
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Samosa tidbit : PEA
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Part of an office phone no. : EXT
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Tool for a duel : EPEE
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Sidewalk drawings : CHALKART
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One of the Manning brothers : ELI
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Disentangle oneself : GETFREE
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Main source of energy? : GASLINE
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Breakout 1993 single for Counting Crows : MRJONES
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Stay awhile : SOJOURN
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Only color of the rainbow not seen on the L.G.B.T. pride flag : INDIGO
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Portable dwellings : TEPEES
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Richie with the #1 hit "All Night Long" : LIONEL
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Borrower : LENDEE
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Potato cultivar that was developed in Ontario, despite its name : YUKONGOLD
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Pelvic exercise : KEGEL
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Nintendo dino : YOSHI
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Like diamonds from a mine : UNCUT
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Father : SIRE
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Weak, as a case : THIN
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"Oh, and another thing ...," for short : BTW
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Graffiti signature : TAG
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College, to a Brit : UNI

Answer summary: 11 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.

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