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New York Times, Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Author:
Howard Barkin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Solution to the classic riddle "What force or strength cannot get through, / I, with gentle touch, can do"
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Howard Barkin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJX} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Barkin. Wednesday freshness: 64%
Howard Barkin notes:
Hello, Howard Barkin here. When I'm not filling in these waffly grid-like things, I'm having some family time, reading, or playing ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Howard! What a pleasure to see this nicest of guys get his debut. Howard finished 3rd at the 2014 ACPT, performing admirably on a ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times7/23/14 ( No. 23,633 )
Across
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Truffle-seeking beast : BOAR
5
Like some orders or tales : TALL
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Bits in marmalade : ZESTS
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Works of Goya, e.g. : ARTE
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Utah skiing mecca : ALTA
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Words after "You can't fire me!" : IQUIT
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Speed Wagons of old autodom : REOS
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*Movie stand-in : BODYDOUBLE
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Toddler's banishment to a corner, say : TIMEOUT
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Talkative bird : MYNA
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It may be bid in the end : ADIEU
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Singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey ___ : RAE
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ZZ Top, for one : TRIO
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*Crowd noise, for example : BACKGROUNDSOUND
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Devoid of wool, now : SHORN
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Keep in touch, in a way : WRITE
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Palindromic girl's name : AVA
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Bach work : TOCCATA
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iPhone data: Abbr. : NOS
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Join, as a table : SITAT
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End of a Greek series : OMEGA
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*One's physical or emotional burdens : PERSONALBAGGAGE
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Love-letter letters : SWAK
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A "little word" in charades : AND
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Enjoy to the max : EATUP
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Like a soufflé's texture : AIRY
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What the moon does during a lunar eclipse : DARKENS
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Complete freedom ... and a hint to each half of the answer to each starred clue : BLANKCHECK
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Sign of virtue : HALO
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Tilter's weapon : LANCE
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Anthony's longtime partner on satellite radio : OPIE
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"___ option ..." : ASAN
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Where sailors go : TOSEA
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Like odor-indicating lines, in comics : WAVY
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The latest : NEWS
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Tippler's account : BARTAB
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Tater Tots maker : OREIDA
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Superprecise, as some clocks : ATOMIC
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Tries for again, as an office : RESEEKS
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Fragrance name that's forbidden-sounding : TABU
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Jillions : ALOT
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Old Ford model : LTD
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Nonprofessional : LAYMAN
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Promised Land, to Rastafarians : ZION
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Where it's always zero degrees : EQUATOR
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Benchwarmer : SUB
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Up to, briefly : TIL
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Fr. woman with a 63-Across : STE
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Got away from one's roots? : DYED
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Should : OUGHTTO
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What your blood may do when you're frightened : RUNCOLD
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Completely screw up : RUIN
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Infatuated with : INTO
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Praiseful works : ODES
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Pal of Pooh : ROO
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Humanoid monster of myth : ORC
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Walk with an attitude : SWAGGER
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Nile reptiles : ASPS
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Asset of an oceanfront home : VIEW
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First razor with a pivoting head : ATRA
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Diplomatic fig. : AMB
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Word before set or service : TEA
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With suspicion, as a look : ASKANCE
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Shiite leader who claims direct descent from Muhammad : AGAKHAN
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Buster? : NARC
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"As I was saying ..." : ANYHOW
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Anxiety-free : ATEASE
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The Brady Bill is one : GUNLAW
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Popular printers : EPSONS
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Certain superstore : IKEA
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604, in old Rome : DCIV
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Solution to the classic riddle "What force or strength cannot get through, / I, with gentle touch, can do" : AKEY
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Crunchy sandwich : BLT
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Mekong Valley native : LAO
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T or F, perhaps: Abbr. : ANS
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Water-quality org. : EPA

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

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