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New York Times, Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Author:
Michael Farabaugh
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Down : Protective covering
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Michael Farabaugh

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JKQZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Farabaugh. Tuesday freshness: 8%
Jim Horne notes:

As of the publication date of this puzzle, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt still holds the world and Olympic records in the 100 and 200 metres, and with his teammates, the 4x100 metres relay.

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© 2011, The New York Times8/23/11 ( No. 22,568 )
Across
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Handled, as a matter : SAWTO
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Sleepaway, e.g. : CAMP
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Wood strip : LATH
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"Er ... um ..." : IMEAN
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Instrument heard in Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe" : OBOE
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Currency that replaced the drachma : EURO
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"Spitting" snake : COBRA
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Roller coaster, e.g. : RIDE
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Rigging support : SPAR
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Cousin of Muhammad : ALI
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Sharer of an exclamation point on a keyboard : ONE
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Locale of the Île de la Cité : SEINE
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Tatum of "Paper Moon" : ONEAL
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The "she" in the lyric "She walked up to me and she asked me to dance" : LOLA
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Window part : SASH
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Unlikely to hug, say : ALOOF
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Frozen dessert franchise : TCBY
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Part of the Old World : ASIA
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Wipe the slate clean : ERASE
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Marble, for one : STONE
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What "-" may mean: Abbr. : NEG
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511, to Caesar : DXI
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Wrist/elbow connector : ULNA
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Every family has one : TREE
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Energy : OOMPH
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Toy sometimes pulled with a rope : SLED
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Leer : OGLE
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It's a blessing : GRACE
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Half of a famous split personality : HYDE
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Unite under fire? : WELD
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Smarts : SENSE
Down
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Word to an attack dog : SIC
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___, amas, amat ... : AMO
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They have homes that many people visit : WEBSITES
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Protective covering : TARP
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Hot, scoring-wise : ONAROLL
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Pupil coverer : CORNEA
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Somewhat : ABIT
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Number in statistics : MODE
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___ review : PEER
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Renter : LESSEE
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Foreign domestic : AUPAIR
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Choo-choo : TRAIN
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See 24-Down : HORNE
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Like Brahms's Symphony No. 3 : INF
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Jimmy Carter's alma mater: Abbr. : USNA
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Famous ___ cookies : AMOS
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With 13-Down, "Stormy Weather" singer : LENA
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Sound from a weary person sinking into a hot tub : AAH
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___-Kettering Institute : SLOAN
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Also : TOO
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Figure in Santa's workshop : ELF
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Result of a fire : ASH
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On fire : LIT
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Play about Capote : TRU
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1972 #1 hit for Sammy Davis Jr., with "The" : CANDYMAN
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Vitamin whose name sounds like a bingo call : BSIX
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Mountain sighting : YETI
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Writer James : AGEE
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Drinks that are often ladled : EGGNOGS
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Given for a time : LOANED
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Attack, as across a boundary : INVADE
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"Absolutely!" : INDEED
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Born as : NEE
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Snow when it's around 32°F : SLUSH
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British boob tube : TELLY
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Store : STOW
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Persuade : URGE
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Big maker of 59-Down : DELL
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Folk tales and such : LORE
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Office staples, for short : PCS
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___-haw : HEE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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