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New York Times, Monday, July 6, 2015

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
U.S. gymnast Strug who clinched the 1996 team gold on a hurt ankle
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Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 71 for Ms. Lempel. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Monday freshness: 76%
Lynn Lempel notes:
I think it was WALK AROUND that got this one started, when I somehow saw the phrase as walking a round of golf. Then came the ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
A fun theme that can appeal to young and old; executed with skill, achieving both smooth and colorful fill. Top notch work. I ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times7/6/15 ( No. 23,981 )
Across
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Get-out-of-jail money : BAIL
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Commits a pitching infraction : BALKS
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One of the 40 in a farmer's "back 40" : ACRE
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Singer Fitzgerald : ELLA
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"Farewell, Françoise" : ADIEU
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One of 24 in a day : HOUR
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Decline to use the golf cart? : WALKAROUND
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Rice who has written about werewolves, mummies and vampires : ANNE
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Forces into action : IMPELS
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Sound from a pound : YAP
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Miami's home: Abbr. : FLA
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"Here's to the happy couple!," e.g. : TOAST
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Design the lav? : PLANAHEAD
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Common '90s music purchases : CDS
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Pungent bulb : ONION
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Computer command after copy : PASTE
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Gas brand with a green-and-white logo : HESS
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What a checkout scanner scans, briefly : UPC
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Not as important : LESSER
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Accept one of the acting roles? : TAKEAPART
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Wheedle : CAJOLE
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___ chi : TAI
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Winged archer of myth : EROS
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Drawings that deceive : OPART
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U.S. gymnast Strug who clinched the 1996 team gold on a hurt ankle : KERRI
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The "madam" in "Madam, I'm Adam" : EVE
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Pass the coleslaw or potato salad? : MOVEASIDE
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Cut into small cubes : DICED
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The South in the Civil War: Abbr. : CSA
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Relieved (of) : RID
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Nissan compact : SENTRA
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Bank $$$ dispensers : ATMS
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Pan the boxing match? : KNOCKABOUT
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Smelting residue : SLAG
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Vietnam's capital : HANOI
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Irish Gaelic : ERSE
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Camp shelter : TENT
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Dog-tired : SPENT
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Colored, as Easter eggs : DYED
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Place a hex on : BEWITCH
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Served with ice cream : ALAMODE
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"Not for me, thanks" : ILLPASS
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Land of 10,000 ___ (Minnesota) : LAKES
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Taverns : BARS
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Bustle : ADO
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"Kill Bill" actress Lucy : LIU
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Nairobi resident : KENYAN
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Egypt's southern neighbor : SUDAN
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"So that's it!" : AHA
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Admit (to) : CONFESS
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Be behind schedule : RUNLATE
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Portable device for book lovers : EREADER
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One above a tenor : ALTO
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Journal or Post : PAPER
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"___ down!" ("Quiet!") : PIPE
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Found, as on a map : LOCATED
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Waste maker, proverbially : HASTE
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Zap : NUKE
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Keep in the attic, maybe : STORE
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Den : LAIR
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Spot to tie the knot : ALTAR
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Trim, as costs : PARE
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Internet and cable giant : COMCAST
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John, James or Judas : APOSTLE
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Human/ape "missing link" found in Indonesia in 1891 : JAVAMAN
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Minister's residence : RECTORY
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Rely on excessively : OVERUSE
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Tranquilized : SEDATED
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Seize for ransom : KIDNAP
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Brainchild : IDEA
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Turbaned Punjabis : SIKHS
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Still sleeping : INBED
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"S.N.L." bit : SKIT
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The Beatles' ___ Pepper : SGT
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Word just before "blastoff" : ONE
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Pro's opposite : CON

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