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New York Times, Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Author:
Ian Livengood
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Ian Livengood

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FQVX} This is puzzle # 49 for Mr. Livengood. Wednesday freshness: 72%
Ian Livengood notes:
I wanted to make a Wednesday puzzle, so 74 words and this theme (duh!) made sure that would happen. I tried to squeeze SLOW CLAP at ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I can't remember when I've seen such low theme density. On one hand it felt thin, but I did enjoy how much room that opened up for Ian ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times8/26/15 ( No. 24,032 )
Across
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"Nice job, kid!" : ATTABOY
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Subjects in an intro chemistry class : ATOMS
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___ cat : SIAMESE
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Side parts? : CAMEOS
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Dead Sea documents : SCROLLS
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Moved on all fours : CRAWLED
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Gradually increasing rage : SLOWBURN
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Leave amazed : AWE
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Largest U.S. lake by volume after the five Great Lakes : TAHOE
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"Piece of cake!" : EASY
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Beat maker : DRUM
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Entirely : ATOZ
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Cause of date night stress : ACNE
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Zilch : ZIPPO
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Turkey hen's mate : TOM
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Writer Dinesen : ISAK
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Mineral in sheets : MICA
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What recently hired bosses are part of : NEWMANAGEMENT
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Andy of cartoons : CAPP
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Tibetan spiritual guru : LAMA
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Tiny energy unit : ERG
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Black hues, in Shakespeare : EBONS
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"Ditto" : SAME
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Cop a ___ : PLEA
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Subdue : TAME
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One of 100 in a "Winnie-the-Pooh" wood : ACRE
47
Mislays : LOSES
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X : CHI
49
Planter's bagful : LOAMSOIL
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Sculptor who pioneered Dadaism : HANSARP
53
Middle of the week ... or an appropriate title for this puzzle : HUMPDAY
57
Light : IGNITE
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Playwright John who wrote "Look Back in Anger" : OSBORNE
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Pops : SODAS
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Canadian airline with a directional name : WESTJET
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Big jerk : ASS
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Part of X-X-X : TIC
3
Roof coating : TAR
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Israeli novelist of "A Perfect Peace" : AMOSOZ
5
Ball V.I.P. : BELLE
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World capital half of which consists of forest : OSLO
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Campaign line of 2008 : YESWECAN
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Charge : ACCUSE
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Dilly-dally : TARRY
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U.N. member between Norway and Pakistan alphabetically : OMAN
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Sound from a 13-Across : MEW
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Modern energy sources : SOLARPANELS
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Finalize : SEWUP
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Software giveaway : DEMO
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Sound during a heist : BANKALARM
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Bicep image, briefly : TAT
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Lots : ATON
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When some kings and queens are crowned : HOMECOMINGS
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They're blown on for good luck : DICE
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Pronto : ASAP
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Onetime Coors alcopop : ZIMA
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Chronic pains? : IMPS
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Passing web fancy : MEME
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Die down : WANE
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"Password" or "Pyramid" : GAMESHOW
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Image in the Timberland logo : TREE
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___ pedal : GAS
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Set in stone, say : ETCH
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Religion founded in 19th-century Persia : BAHAI
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Outdoor painting scenes : SCAPES
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Khmer Rouge leader : POLPOT
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Line connected to a pump? : AORTA
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Post-storm detritus : LIMBS
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Placed : LAID
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River through York : OUSE
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___-Cat : SNO
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Hoops legend with a statue in Philadelphia : DRJ
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Hydrocarbon suffix : ANE
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"And still ..." : YET

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

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