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THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD

New York Times, Sunday, July 2, 2017

Author:
Patrick Blindauer
Editor:
Will Shortz
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" song whose title is followed by "where the rain gets in"
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Patrick Blindauer

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 142, Blocks: 99 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 64 for Mr. Blindauer. Sunday freshness: 14%
Notepad: In the print version of this puzzle, the black squares that form a continuous path from the left to right edges of the grid are instead shaded gray. When the puzzle is done, read the letters along this path to get another example of the theme.
Patrick Blindauer notes:
This started out quite differently, so big thanks to Will and Joel for bringing more cohesion to the theme and solving some of the technical difficulties it presented. I've been a Beatles ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
What a great first impression! Love the visual of that "long and winding road" wending its way through the grid, separating it into two pieces. I think this is just a tribute puzzle, ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

I'm old enough to appreciate any Beatles theme. Do check out Patrick's "this arrangement" link in his notes.

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© 2017, The New York Times7/2/17 ( No. 24,708 )
Across
1
Major tenant of Rockefeller Center : NBCTV
6
"Young Frankenstein" role : IGOR
10
Theater drop : SCRIM
15
Nuke : ZAP
18
CBS's "Kate & ___" : ALLIE
19
Turner of "Peyton Place" : LANA
20
Bad thing to bring one's family : SHAME
21
Wealthy: Sp. : RICO
22
"With the Beatles" song written by Smokey Robinson : YOUREALLYGOTAHOLDONME
26
In all seriousness : SOBERLY
27
Gen ___ : XER
28
Emulated the tortoise and hare : RANARACE
29
One of seven in the Book of Revelation : SEAL
31
Ladies' men, in older usage : GALLANTS
33
Gulf state: Abbr. : ALA
36
Monastery head's jurisdiction : ABBACY
39
Domesticate : TAME
43
Intimate : HINTAT
47
Zombie or flaming volcano : DRINK
48
"Yuck!" : FEH
51
Part of U.N.L.V. : LAS
52
"Let's go!," in Baja : ANDALE
53
Meditation leader : YOGI
54
Altar exchange : IDOS
56
Bus. need that most lemonade stands don't have : LIC
57
Some Japanese watches : SEIKOS
58
Big ___ (some sandwiches) : MACS
59
Edgar in "King Lear," e.g. : EXILE
60
It might help you get to Carnegie Hall, for short : MTA
61
Riga resident : LETT
62
Garden party? : ADAM
63
Record shop stock : VINYL
64
Talk, talk, talk : YAP
65
"The Time Machine" race : ELOI
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Something you might lose a little sleep over?: Abbr. : DST
68
Delany or Carvey : DANA
69
Whopper : LIE
70
Last Hebrew letter : TAV
71
Capital bombed in 1972 : HANOI
74
Grade school subj. : ENG
75
Audio problem : ECHO
78
Harrison's successor : CLEVELAND
79
African antelope : ELAND
80
Message from the Red Cross, maybe : PLEA
81
Cinematic composer André : PREVIN
84
Triumphant cry : HAH
85
Its state quarter has a lighthouse : MAINE
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Luxuriant : LUSH
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Charge, in a way : IONIZE
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Spanish letter between ka and eme : ELE
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Piece org.? : NRA
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Silverwork city in southern Mexico : TAXCO
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"Strangers and Brothers" novelist : CPSNOW
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Move quickly : DART
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1943 penny material : STEEL
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Merchandise: Abbr. : GDS
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Structure used in extreme sports : HALFPIPE
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"Antennae" : EARS
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Raised a ruckus : CLAMORED
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1977 Warhol subject : ALI
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Filmmaker Guy : RITCHIE
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"Revolver" song that Paul McCartney described as "an ode to pot" : GOTTOGETYOUINTOMYLIFE
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They go in locks : OARS
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Ancient : EARLY
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Footwear for a run : SKIS
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Like a good scout : LOYAL
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Fifth qtrs. : OTS
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Résumé listing : SKILL
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It used to be made of lead : TYPE
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Les ___-Unis : ETATS
Down
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One side of a vote : NAYS
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Link studied at Ancestry.com : BLOODLINE
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Coterie : CLUB
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Part of an old-fashioned swing : TIRE
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Zigs or zags : VEERS
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Napoleon's partner on "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." : ILLYA
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"Wonder Woman" star ___ Gadot : GAL
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Shade of black : ONYX
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Fury : RAGE
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Onetime J.F.K. sight : SST
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1968 movie based on "Flowers for Algernon" : CHARLY
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Indy 500 winner Bobby : RAHAL
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"___ roll!" : IMONA
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Blue : MELANCHOLY
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Penny, mostly : ZINC
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Zenith : ACME
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"The Gold-Bug" author : POE
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Certain tribute : ROAST
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Most watchful : ALERTEST
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Living thing : ORGANISM
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"___ & the Women" (2000 Altman film) : DRT
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"Hey Jude" song that mentions every day of the week but Saturday : LADYMADONNA
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"Yikes!" : ACK
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Solvers' shouts : AHAS
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What T.S.A. Precheck helps people avoid : LINE
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"A Hard Day's Night" song that Lennon called McCartney's "first 'Yesterday'" : ANDILOVEHER
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Strongly worded attack : BROADSIDE
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Panther or puma : BIGCAT
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"With the Beatles" song playing in the E.R. when Lennon died : ALLMYLOVING
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Tiki bar cocktail : MAITAI
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Houdini feat : ESCAPE
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George of "Star Trek" : TAKEI
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Bunches : ALOT
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Try out : TEST
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"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" song whose title is followed by "where the rain gets in" : FIXINGAHOLE
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Twin Cities suburb : EDINA
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Sacrosanct : HOLY
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Pommes frites seasoning : SEL
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Slowly fade away : EVANESCE
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Like names on trophies, often : ETCHED
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"I can't he-e-ear you!" : LALALA
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Extra-special : DELUXE
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End of a shift : HEM
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Disc jockey Freed : ALAN
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Hair-razing name? : NAIR
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Bigger than big : EPIC
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Beans, e.g. : CROP
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___ teeth : HENS
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The highest form of flattery? : PLATEAU
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Tommy Hilfiger alternative : IZOD
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Old movie theater lead-ins : NEWSREELS
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Kitchen shortening : TSP
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"___ a wrap" : THATS
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Latin 101 word : AMO
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Theater sections : LOGES
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Lose it : FREAK
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___ dish : PETRI
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Pastoral poem : IDYLL
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Came (from) : AROSE
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Pacific ___ : RIM
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Bob or weave : STYLE
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Lacquer, e.g. : COAT
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Contents of some envelopes: Abbr. : LTRS
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Officially go (for) : LIST
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Black as night : INKY
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Circulatory block : CLOT
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Slangy greeting : HIYA
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"___ first you don't succeed ..." : IFAT
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Congers and morays : EELS
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Melted mess : GOO
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Olive ___ : OYL
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Cape Horn, for one : TIP

Answer summary: 6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.

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