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New York Times, Sunday, June 25, 2017

Author:
Jacob Stulberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Jacob Stulberg
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Jacob Stulberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 78 Missing: {JQWZ} This is puzzle # 22 for Mr. Stulberg. NYT links: Across Lite PDF
Jeff Chen notes:
Rebus today, VEGETABLE SHORTENING interpreted as "cramming the theme vegetables into two-letter chunks." I'm a huge "Seinfeld" fan, so OKRA inside COSM(O K)(RA)MER was fun. Neat how it ... read more
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© 2017, The New York TimesNo. 0625 ( 24,701 )
Across
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Weary : SPENT
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Flaky stuff : MICA
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Deal watcher, informally : NARC
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Like most grapes : OVATE
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___ bear : POLAR
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"Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself" sloganeer, briefly : ACLU
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Finished : OVER
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British politician Farage : NIGEL
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Rummage (through) : RIFLE
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Rummage (through) : ROOT
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Southern bread : PONE
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Crept furtively : SLUNK
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Tree-damaging pest accidentally introduced to the U.S. in 1996 : ASIANLONGHORNEDBEETLE
31
Ache : YEN
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One likely to have lots of perks : CEO
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Neither good nor bad : SOSO
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"Casablanca" woman : ILSA
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"Olé! Olé! Olé!," for one : CHANT
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Eddie with the #1 country hit "Every Which Way but Loose" : RABBITT
40
The "doll" in Ibsen's "A Doll's House" : NORA
44
Southwest tourist destination : FOURCORNERS
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Having a variegated, changing pattern : KALEIDOSCOPIC
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Lost : ATSEA
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Tech company founder Michael : DELL
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Tie up : MOOR
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Matey's cry : AVAST
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Sword go-with : SHEATH
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Residence of the Japanese imperial family for more than 1,000 years : KYOTO
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Baseball no-nos : BALKS
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Life is a bad one : TERM
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Request : ASKFOR
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Outdoor game for the very young : TBALL
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Yearbook sect. : SRS
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Constitution holder : NATIONALARCHIVES
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Some notebooks, in brief : PCS
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Second-largest city in Vermont : ESSEX
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Give : DONATE
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Give a damn : CARE
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Rehab procedure : DETOX
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Singer Rimes : LEANN
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High : STONED
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Ham-handed : INEPT
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Swiss river to the Rhine : AARE
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Skirt option : MIDI
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Hold forth : ORATE
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MCAT subject : SYMPTOMATOLOGY
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"Seinfeld" character : COSMOKRAMER
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Don : CAPO
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Salve : UNCTION
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Dieter's salad order request : NOOIL
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Church area : NAVE
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Pair on a slope : SKIS
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Kitty : POT
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Gatekeeping org.? : TSA
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Canful in a cupboard ... or a hint to parts of six answers in this puzzle : VEGETABLESHORTENING
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___ friends : AMONG
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Three-time N.H.L. All-Star Kovalchuk : ILYA
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Rice-based drink : SAKE
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Actor Quinn : AIDAN
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Big name in organized crime, once : GOTTI
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Come together : MEET
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"You said it!" : AMEN
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Alarm : SCARE
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Like those who really have guts? : OBESE
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Latin 101 verb : ESSE
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Titian's "Venus of Urbino," e.g. : NUDE
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Cheerleaders' practice : YELLS
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Sunscreen option : SPRAY
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Good quality in a model : POISE
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Puckish : ELFIN
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Lion in "The Lion King" : NALA
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Spy's attire, stereotypically : TRENCHCOAT
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Like Robinson Crusoe : MAROONED
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Desktop sight : ICON
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Hard shoes to run in : CLOGS
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Often-doubled cry at a play : AUTHOR
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"Sure thing!," jocularly : NOPROBLEMO
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Shakespeare's stream : AVON
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Former Haitian president Préval : RENE
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Loan shark, for one : CREDITOR
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Starts : ONSETS
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The Wildcats of the Big East Conference : VILLANOVA
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Feverish fit : AGUE
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Base ___ : TEN
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Animal on Michigan's flag : ELK
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Be apprised (of) : LEARN
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Where Sanyo and Panasonic are headquartered : OSAKA
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Slugs : BELTS
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Beat handily : CREAM
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Many a character on "The Big Bang Theory" : TREKKIE
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Science class, informally : BIO
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Personal commitment? : IDO
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Birthstone after sapphire : OPAL
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Game played on a map : RISK
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Does something : ACTS
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Observes Ramadan : FASTS
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Else : OTHER
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Manual's audience : USERS
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Cunning sort : SLYFOX
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Lift things? : CABLES
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Minnesota's state bird : LOON
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Tennis great Tommy : HAAS
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Bricklaying or pipefitting : TRADE
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GPS display: Abbr. : STS
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___ acid (wine component) : TANNIC
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Brenda's twin on "Beverly Hills 90210" : BRANDON
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German digit : ACHT
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Video game count : LIVES
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Adjoining : NEXTTO
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Fertile soil : LOAM
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___ Games : PANAM
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Island south of the Cyclades : CRETE
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Commemorative meal with wine : SEDER
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Round up : CORRAL
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Frisbee, e.g. : DISC
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Singer heard in the first "Lord of the Rings" movie : ENYA
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Work day by day, say : TEMP
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Bush and Gore, in 2000 : OPPONENTS
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Do House work : LEGISLATE
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Relaxed : TOOKITEASY
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Formerly : ATONETIME
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Vodka or gin: Abbr. : ALC
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Codswallop : ROT
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Petroleum byproduct used to make synthetic rubber : ISOPRENE
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Violet shade : MAUVE
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Join together : YOKE
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Like some points : MOOT
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Leaf producer : NISSAN
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Texas A&M athlete : AGGIE
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Former SeaWorld performer : SHAMU
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___ wave : TIDAL
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Traffic headache : SNARL
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Dancer de Mille : AGNES
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November imperative : VOTE
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They can be brown or blonde : ALES
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Ta-tas : BYES
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Gave one's blessing to : OKED
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"Well done!" : NICE
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Give it ___ : AGO
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Surround, as fans might an idol : MOB

Answer summary: 6 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.

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