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New York Times, Sunday, August 6, 2017

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
Luxury vessel with a pair of decks, both of which need swabbing?
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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 76 Missing: {JX} This is puzzle # 224 for Mr. Berry. Sunday freshness: 3%
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© 2017, The New York Times8/6/17 ( No. 24,743 )
Across
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"Cease!," on the seas : AVAST
6
"What nonsense!" : BAH
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Walk on the edge? : CURB
13
Luminary : NAME
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Clubs with strobes : DISCOS
19
Hieroglyphic bird : IBIS
21
___ O's (chocolaty cereal brand) : OREO
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Asian territory in the game Risk : URAL
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Roll out : DEPART
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Sailing vessels that Cap'n Crunch might commandeer? : GALLEONSOFMILK
27
Cuzco builders : INCAS
29
Tetris piece : BLOCK
30
Testing times : ORDEALS
31
Heavily armored vessels getting married? : WARSHIPSATTHEALTAR
35
Smelter input : ORE
36
Whiskey distiller's supply : RYE
37
"The plot thickens!" : OHO
38
Candy in collectible containers : PEZ
39
Mideast monarchy : OMAN
43
Numbers on right-hand pages : ODDS
45
Resells ruthlessly : SCALPS
47
Speaker on a car's dash : GPS
48
Polished : SUAVE
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Fruit mentioned in the "Odyssey" : LOTUS
51
Equal : ARE
52
Actor Stephen : REA
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Split, e.g. : SUNDAE
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Kids' game in which small vessels attack each other? : ROCKEMSOCKEMROWBOATS
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Rio maker : KIA
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Flood survivor : NOAH
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___ Gold, chief of staff on "The Good Wife" : ELI
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Often-quoted chairman : MAO
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A large amount : GOBS
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Fishing vessel that can pull only half a net behind it? : SEMITRAWLER
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Bruce of "The Hateful Eight" : DERN
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Messenger ___ : RNA
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Rare craps roll : TWO
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Incapacitate, in a way : TASE
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Growth ring? : LEI
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Recreational vessel that's never left the harbor? : AINTSEENNOTHINGYACHT
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1997 action film set on a plane : CONAIR
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X amount : TEN
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Isaac Newton, e.g. : SIR
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Brings up : REARS
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Bad at one's job : INEPT
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P, to Pythagoras : RHO
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Revolver, in Roaring Twenties slang : ROSCOE
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Use scissors on : SNIP
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Governess at Thornfield : EYRE
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Berkeley institution, briefly : CAL
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In place of : FOR
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It brings people together : HUG
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No. of interest to some recruiters : GPA
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Luxury vessel with a pair of decks, both of which need swabbing? : DIRTYDOUBLECRUISER
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Malodorous mammal : POLECAT
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A&M athlete : AGGIE
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Matisse who painted "La Danse" : HENRI
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Cargo vessel full of iPads? : APPLEFREIGHTER
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Mown strips : SWATHS
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"Game of Thrones," e.g. : SAGA
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Blackens : TARS
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Staple of Shinto rituals : SAKE
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Second story? : SEQUEL
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Rub out : SLAY
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Not needing a cane, maybe : SPRY
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Deadhead's hits? : LSD
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Foolish : DIPPY
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Kick in : ADD
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Struggle : VIE
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Ambitiously sought : ASPIREDTO
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Noninvasive medical procedures : SCANS
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Flashlight : U.S. :: ___ : U.K. : TORCH
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Consequential : BIG
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Addis ___ : ABABA
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Lookout point : HILLTOP
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"You Send Me" singer, 1957 : COOKE
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Coffee holder : URN
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Works on as a cobbler might : RESOLES
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Libertarian pundit Neal : BOORTZ
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Head honcho : NUMEROUNO
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It may end on a high note : ARIA
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D.C.'s National ___ : MALL
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Chicago-based fraternal order : ELKS
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Mezzanine access : STAIRS
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They hang around the rain forest : SLOTHS
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Return from a trip to the Alps? : ECHO
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Pharma watchdog : FDA
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Surveillance aid : SPYCAM
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Coat in a cote : WOOL
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Fire : ARDOR
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Longtime retailer hurt by Amazon : SEARS
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Coverage provider? : APPAREL
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Femme's title : MADAME
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Choice for an online gamer : AVATAR
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Star of "Kinsey," 2004 : NEESON
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Is downright terrible : SUCKS
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Actress Téa : LEONI
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Beauty : GEM
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Under goer? : SUB
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Biathletes do it : SKI
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Uncreative creation : REHASH
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Forming spiral patterns : SWIRLY
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Holy Week follower : EASTER
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___ State (Alabama's nickname) : COTTON
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Measure of purity : KARAT
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Cheer with an accent : OLE
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"___: A Love Story" (1998 George Burns book) : GRACIE
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Like soubise sauce : ONIONY
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Coat of arms element : BANNER
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Flock female : EWE
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Vogue or Elle : MONTHLY
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Ehrich ___ a.k.a. Houdini : WEISS
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Chops up : DICES
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Elephant ___ (pastry) : EAR
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It may help remove a curse : TAPEDELAY
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Hold an assembly : SIT
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Revival movement prefix : NEO
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Not mainstream : NICHE
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Bellyacher : GROUCH
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Quits, informally : HANGSITUP
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Nonsensical talk : TRIPE
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Prep for a match : SPAR
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Dilapidated dwelling : RATTRAP
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Manhandles, with "up" : ROUGHS
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Like the Gemini flights : ORBITAL
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Way out : EGRESS
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Wares at fairs : CRAFTS
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"Around the World in 80 Days" protagonist : FOGG
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Nonpermanent sculpture medium : ICE
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Flower with rays : DAISY
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Vichyssoise vegetables : LEEKS
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Single : UNWED
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Dialect of Arabic : IRAQI
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Entry ticket : PASS
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Iridescent stone : OPAL
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Women's Open org. : LPGA
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Go astray : ERR
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Roulette bet : RED
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Cool, in the '40s : HEP
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Roguish : SLY

Answer summary: 9 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.

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