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New York Times, Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Author:
Michael Blake and Andrea Carla Michaels
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
62-Across : Playground comeback
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
141/28/20086/13/201910
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0831200
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1.646023%
Michael Blake
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866/12/20007/8/202455
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762122300
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241.6430622%
Andrea Carla Michaels

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQY} This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Blake. This is puzzle # 48 for Ms. Michaels. Tuesday freshness: 45%
Constructor notes:
ANDREA: Michael came up with this idea of adding -IE back in 2012 which I thought was super fun; it's the exact kind of puzzle I like. ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
ADDIE parsed today to "add IE," with wacky results. BAR STOOLIE made me smile at the image of a guy drinking a Bud while ratting on ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times5/5/15 ( No. 23,919 )
Across
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With 20-Across, chocolaty Atlanta treat? : SWEET
6
Bistro : CAFE
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Nod off : DOZE
14
Analyze, as syntax : PARSE
15
Feels sick : AILS
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Pivot point : AXIS
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"West Side Story" girl : ANITA
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Organized bartering occasions : SWAPMEETS
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See 1-Across : GEORGIABROWNIE
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Dipsomaniac : SOT
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U.N. agcy. awarded the 1969 Nobel Peace Prize : ILO
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AOL alternative : MSN
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One ratting out a group of lawyers? : BARSTOOLIE
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Tend to, in a way, as a garden : WATER
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Eject : OUST
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Miley Cyrus hit "Party in the ___" : USA
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Nullify : ERASE
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Trivia night site : PUB
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Grouch of children's TV : OSCAR
41
2001 Will Smith title role : ALI
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Paradise : EDEN
44
Spreading like wildfire : VIRAL
45
What the duffer shot on a hole, surprisingly? : RAREBIRDIE
49
Wall Street overseer, for short : SEC
50
Wheel tooth : COG
51
Hosp. test : MRI
53
Little finger that makes you go "Oh my God!"? : SHOCKINGPINKIE
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Unwanted weight : MILLSTONE
62
Playground comeback : DIDSO
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Yen : URGE
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Make ___ dash for : AMAD
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Toy company that once made the Magic 8 Ball : IDEAL
67
4:00 socials : TEAS
68
Brat Pack member Rob : LOWE
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Girl's name that's a two-part hint to 1-/20-, 27-, 45- and 53-Across : ADDIE
Down
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Hot springs resort : SPA
2
Vera of haute couture : WANG
3
Spooky-sounding Pennsylvania city : ERIE
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This, in Tijuana : ESTO
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Eye droppers? : TEARS
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Small house, in Latin America : CASITA
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Sanyo competitor : AIWA
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Spare tire : FLAB
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Vivacious wits : ESPRITS
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Bygone Korean automaker : DAEWOO
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Animals in a yoke : OXEN
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Baked Italian dish : ZITI
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Latin 101 verb : ESSE
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Kind of cocktail with a kick? : MOLOTOV
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Whole lot : GOB
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Actress Gibbs of "The Jeffersons" : MARLA
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One going from floor to floor : STAIR
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Super Mario Bros. console : NES
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Purchase at a 38-Across : ROUND
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Stand-in : SUB
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"Filthy" money : LUCRE
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Writer Asimov : ISAAC
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Rank above viscount : EARL
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Clothing : WEAR
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Shoes named for an antelope : REEBOKS
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A pop : PER
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Fam. member : SIS
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Like many newspaper subscriptions, nowadays : DIGITAL
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Bible book that inspired the song "Turn! Turn! Turn!": Abbr. : ECCLES
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Inhibit : IMPEDE
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"___ tu" (Verdi aria) : ERI
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Where many customer care calls are answered : INDIA
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Porn : SMUT
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Bring on board : HIRE
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Korbut who starred at the 1972 Olympics : OLGA
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Baseball's Hideo : NOMO
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Chew (on) : GNAW
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Jason of the N.B.A. : KIDD
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Named by an informer, informally : IDED
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Actor Morales of "La Bamba" : ESAI
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World Cup cry : OLE

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

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