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MAPLE LEAF

New York Times, Sunday, June 13, 2021

Author:
Stephen McCarthy
Editor:
Will Shortz
Program introduced by the Trudeau government in 1984, colloquially
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Stephen McCarthy

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 77 Missing: {JVXZ} Grid has mirror symmetry. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. McCarthy. Sunday freshness: 43%
Will Shortz notes:
Stephen McCarthy, originally from Vancouver Island, B.C., is a Ph.D. student studying transportation modeling in Stockholm, Sweden. He made this puzzle last September, about a month after ... read more
Stephen McCarthy notes:
Hi all! Excited to debut, especially with this puzzle in tribute to my home country. My American test solver Alex said the Canadian focus made it more difficult for him, so now you know ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I poke so much Canadian fun at Jim Horne, XWord Info's resident Canuck, smirking at how the most American of Americana doesn't resonate at all with him. Like ... our vitriolic political ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

No, table hockey is not remotely the same thing as air hockey.

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© 2021, The New York Times6/13/21 ( No. 26,150 )
Across
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Writer who created Oz : BAUM
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"Obviously," in slang : NATCH
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First word of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" : TWAS
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"... with possibly direr consequences" : ORWORSE
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___ Berliner, pioneer in phonograph records : EMILE
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Lex Luthor, to Superman : ARCHFOE
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Raised : HOISTED
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Bit of asparagus : SPEAR
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Alternately : BYTURNS
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Lines up : SYNCS
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Agitated : INTURMOIL
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Pricey : STEEP
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M.L.B. team with a big "W" in its logo : NATS
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Rx order : SCRIP
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"Revolution," to "Hey Jude" : SIDEB
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Space-scanning org. : SETI
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It may be bitter : ALE
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Like bees : APIAN
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Not ___ (mediocre) : SOHOT
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Clear weeds, in a way : HOE
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Part "missing" from p.s.i. : PER
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Mystery writer Deighton : LEN
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Words cried after "Go" : GETEM
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Abbr. after a price in a Craigslist ad : OBO
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Lt.'s inferior : ENS
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Decidedly : INDEED
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Québec's ___ St.-Jean : LAC
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Soft drink since 1905 : RCCOLA
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Young hombre : MUCHACHO
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Biblical verb ending : ETH
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Instruments for Israel Kamakawiwo'ole : UKULELES
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German auto since 1899 : OPEL
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"That'll teach you!" : HAH
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Pigeon English? : COO
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Basketball champions' "trophy" : NET
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Gillette brand : ATRA
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Leader of the house? : USHER
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"Love is love," e.g. : TAUTOLOGY
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Pallid : ASHEN
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Outlets, e.g. : STORES
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Something that might lengthen a sentence? : PRIOR
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Moneybags : FATCAT
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High school hurdle whose first two letters, phonetically, sound like one of its former components : SAT
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Like all the answers with pairs of circled letters, punnily : MEHDEINCANADA
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Programming pioneer Lovelace : ADA
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Seasons in Québec : ETES
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15th birthday celebration : QUINCEANERA
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Tomtit is another name for it : WREN
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Talks up : SELLS
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Classical Icelandic literary work : EDDA
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Title letters chanted in a 2011 Katy Perry hit : TGIF
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Oldsmobile Cutlass model : CIERA
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Financial org. once deemed "too big to fail" : AIG
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Newfoundland, e.g.: Abbr. : ISL
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Serpentine swimmer : EEL
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Root beer brand : MUG
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Veterans : OLDPROS
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Range within which you can answer the question "Can you hear me now?" : EARSHOT
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Six-time winner of the N.H.L.'s Art Ross Trophy, born in Saskatchewan : GORDIEHOWE
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"24" and "Suits" actress, born in Halifax : LESLIEHOPE
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Princess who says "Why, you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder!" : LEIA
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Dish served on a skewer : SATAY
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Congresswoman Omar : ILHAN
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Actress Lena : OLIN
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Suppliers of the milk for Roquefort cheese : EWES
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Singer Mary J. ___ : BLIGE
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Moves quickly and lightly : FLITS
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Not only that : PLUS
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Rehearsal, e.g., in slang : SESH
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Approvals : YESES
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You can believe it : TENET
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"Likewise" : SAME
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Pears with a sweet-spiced flavor : BOSCS
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Part of B.A. : ARTS
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Deploy : USE
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Alberta city named for an eagle-feather headdress : MEDICINEHAT
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Like some birds or dolls : NESTING
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Excite : AMPUP
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Rank : TIER
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Stops talking, with "up" : CLAMS
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Mettle that may merit a medal : HEROISM
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Two-player game invented in Toronto : TABLEHOCKEY
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Sardonic : WRY
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___ of Parliament : ACTS
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Stops talking, with "up" : SHUTS
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"Nice burn!" : OHSNAP
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Battle ___ : ROYALE
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Seasonal destination near Quebec City : WINTERICEHOTEL
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Program introduced by the Trudeau government in 1984, colloquially : FREEHEALTHCARE
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Approximate weight of the Liberty Bell : ONETON
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Spots : ESPIES
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Advocacy grp. that filed for bankruptcy in 2021 : NRA
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Words at an unveiling? : IDO
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Cry after an award is announced : SPEECH
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Woman's short hairstyle : BOBCUT
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Portrayer of Senator Vinick on "The West Wing" : ALDA
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Level or bevel : TOOL
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Like some outlets : ELECTRICAL
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Desert planet of "Star Wars" : TATOOINE
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Be batty, in a way? : ECHOLOCATE
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Canuck, e.g., for short : NHLER
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Capital of Qatar : DOHA
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Like bells in carillons : RUNG
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Part of L.C.D. : LEAST
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Some salon supplies : MOUSSES
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Like Rochester and Syracuse, but not New York City : UPSTATE
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Novel convenience? : EREADER
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Band whose 1999 hit "Smooth" spent 12 weeks at #1 : SANTANA
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Sleep stage : REM
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Overturns : UPENDS
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"Very high," on a fire danger scale : ORANGE
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Iowa Cubs baseball classification : AAA
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Et ___ (footnote abbr.) : SEQ
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Federal regulatory org. : FDA
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Rose or lilac : HUE
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"Where ___ go wrong?" : DIDI
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Novelist Gaiman : NEIL
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Pound sound : ARF
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Thrown together : SLAPDASH
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They might help with changing your locks : WIGSHOPS
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One with a phony personality? : SIRI
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Snake oil, purportedly : CURE
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Passes : GOESBY
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Central route thru town : MAINST
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Leers at : OGLES
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Frederick who composed "Camelot" : LOEWE
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Helps a dish washer, say : DRIES
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One source of oil : SHALE
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Cheer : ELATE
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Shout, informally : HOLLA
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___ Wars, conflicts of 1839-42 and 1856-60 : OPIUM
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It may be perfect or simple, but not both : TENSE
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Big elevator maker : OTIS
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$15/hour, e.g. : WAGE
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What most spiders have eight of : EYES
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Hitchhiker's need : LIFT
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International fashion magazine : ELLE
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Climb, as a rope : SHIN

Answer summary: 9 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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