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New York Times, Friday, August 19, 2016

Author:
Paolo Pasco
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
15-Across : Brand whose first commercial featured a cable car
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Paolo Pasco

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 27 Missing: {JKQZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Pasco. Grid flow: 42.1 Friday freshness: 36%
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© 2016, The New York Times8/19/16 ( No. 24,391 )
Across
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"Come again?" : WHATSTHAT
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They're put in for work : HOURS
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Brand whose first commercial featured a cable car : RICEARONI
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Large-scale detail : INSET
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Trust issue? : ESTATETAX
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"Bleeding Love" singer Lewis : LEONA
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Non-humanities acronym : STEM
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When repeated, spouse's complaint : NAG
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Walter ___, Dodgers manager before Tommy Lasorda : ALSTON
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"The Fox and the Hound" fox : TOD
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Dish that often has pea pods : STIRFRY
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Medium for many 13-Down : OIL
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Emmy-winning Susan Lucci role : ERICA
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"On the hoof," in diner lingo : RARE
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"Yeah, why not!?" : SURE
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Kim Jong-un, for one : DYNAST
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Gendered "Seinfeld" accessory : MANPURSE
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Shake off : SHED
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Sticky stuff : GOOP
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Person with a lot on his plate? : BIGEATER
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[I find this mildly amusing] : TEEHEE
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Confederate : ALLY
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Rush, e.g. : REED
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Corners : TRAPS
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Federal div. concerned with gas consumption : DOE
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They may be settled over drinks : BARBETS
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Burn : DIS
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Shakes off : EVADES
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"If you ask me ...," for short : IMO
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Give a Yelp review, say : RATE
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Hometown of Columbus : GENOA
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"Let's do this!" : BRINGITON
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Secluded spaces : GLENS
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"Let's do this!" : ITSGOTIME
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Yom Kippur War leader : SADAT
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America, informally : THESTATES
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Took by force : WRESTED
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Done for : HISTORY
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Was on the cast of : ACTEDIN
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___ U.S.A. : TEAM
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Sr. stress source : SAT
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Reznor of Nine Inch Nails : TRENT
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What blowhards blow : HOTAIR
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On end, to Donne : ANAGRAM
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Concert needs, for short : TIX
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Good for sledding, say : HILLY
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Gender-neutral possessive : ONES
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Entertainment for general audiences? : USOTOUR
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Collection at the Musée d'Orsay : RENOIRS
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Nonactor with cameos in more than 20 Marvel movies : STANLEE
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Playground comeback : ARENOT
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___ Fierce (onetime Beyoncé alter ego) : SASHA
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Certain grenade, for short : FRAG
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Batman? : CASEY
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"Neat-o-rific!" : SUPER
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Aquarium fish : TETRAS
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People thinking on their feet? : POETS
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Road sign silhouette : DEER
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No-goodniks : BADEGGS
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Song that starts "Hate New York City / It's cold and it's damp" : ILOVELA
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Slowly picked up : GLEANED
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Comeback : REBIRTH
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Battled : HADATIT
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Model : EPITOME
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Early Judaic sect : ESSENES
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End : DEMISE
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The Antichrist, with "the" : BEAST
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They may grab a bite : TONGS
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Lisbon lady : DONA
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Beatles title girl with a "little white book" : RITA
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Boring thing : BIT
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Came down with : GOT

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