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New York Times, Saturday, June 20, 2020

Author:
Stella Zawistowski
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Across : "American Pie" actor Eddie ___ Thomas
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Stella Zawistowski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQWXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 16 for Ms. Zawistowski. Saturday freshness: 22%
Stella Zawistowski notes:
Over the past couple of years, my husband and I have become novice jazz lovers. As part of our neophyte education, last year we saw ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I'm a huge jazz fan, so it was a thrill to be able to plunk in SKETCHES OF SPAIN with no crossings. (There are rumors that I tried ... read more
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© 2020, The New York Times6/20/20 ( No. 25,792 )
Across
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Setting for "The Golden Girls" : MIAMI
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Unlikely place to find bars : DEADSPOT
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Performer at a flag lowering ceremony : BUGLER
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Point to : INDICATE
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"We're all ___ here" : ADULTS
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Individually : ALACARTE
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1949 novel set in the Wyoming Territory : SHANE
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Pacific Ocean phenomenon : LANINA
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They have an "itis" named after them : SENIORS
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Suffix for a fan gathering : CON
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Fabric feature : NAP
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Performing well : INAGROOVE
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Evil spirit : GHOUL
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Alternative to "stand" : HITME
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Broadway character who sings "The Gods Love Nubia" : AIDA
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1960 Miles Davis album inspired in part by flamenco music : SKETCHESOFSPAIN
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"American Pie" actor Eddie ___ Thomas : KAYE
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Plumbing fitting with a bend : PTRAP
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Unresponsive : INERT
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Spark plugs : CATALYSTS
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Something found near a six-pack : PEC
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I.S.P. once called Quantum Computer Services : AOL
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Word in the "Survivor" motto : OUTPLAY
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Ticklish area : ARMPIT
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Hooch holder : FLASK
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"Lean and hungry type," in a Hall & Oates hit : MANEATER
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Port in County Kerry : TRALEE
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Cellphone account offering : ADDALINE
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Looks inside? : DECORS
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They may be under the table : PAYMENTS
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Apparently is : SEEMS
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Bird that lent its name to Toledo's Triple-A team : MUDHEN
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Pet that can regrow its tail : IGUANA
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Strenuous thing to pull : ALLNIGHTER
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Swift and sudden : METEORIC
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Schedule issuer, for short : IRS
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Word after speed or drunk : DIAL
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Tangle up : ENLACE
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Sicilian town that lost a bell to Fascists, in literature : ADANO
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Playing craps, e.g. : DICING
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Once-over : SCAN
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"Just a heightened sense of awareness," per John Lennon : PARANOIA
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"Master Melvin" of baseball : OTT
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Tank alternative : TEE
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Met villains, often : BASSI
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Big name in retirement accounts : ROTH
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More than none : SOME
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Company whose logo symbolizes the union of four manufacturers : AUDI
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Not wing it : PLAN
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Commuter scooter : VESPA
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Where to find bliss : HAPPYPLACE
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Uno card with a slashed circle : SKIP
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Danity ___, girl group with a self-titled 2006 #1 album : KANE
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It's nice to see : EYECANDY
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___ Octavius, Spider-Man villain : OTTO
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German title : FRAU
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Bland, in a way : SALTFREE
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Hot ___ : TAMALE
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Consultant's customer : CLIENT
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Windy event? : SLALOM
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Acronymic weapons : TASERS
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Comic Wanda : SYKES
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Join : OPTIN
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Extract juice from : REAM
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___ leches : TRES
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Front desk handout : MAP
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Landmark civil rights legislation of 1990: Abbr. : ADA
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Emmitt Smith's 175, for short : TDS

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