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New York Times, Thursday, September 19, 2019

Author:
David Kwong
Editor:
Will Shortz
11-Down : "___ and the Lost City of Gold" (2019 movie)
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David Kwong

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Kwong. Thursday freshness: 9%
David Kwong notes:
I always wanted to have PRI(ME)TI(ME)EMMY be the revealer, but what filled out the rest of the puzzle took a bit of work. Actors who ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Every rebus puzzle needs some rationale, a raison d'etre, and this is as strong as any. Emmy-winning shows with M-E (say it out loud) ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times9/19/19 ( No. 25,517 )
Across
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Buffoon : ASS
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Some horses : ARABS
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2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 : MADMEN
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"___-di-dah!" : LAH
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Leave college sports early, say : GOPRO
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Quarters : ABODE
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Musical Yoko : ONO
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With 71-Across, 2016, 2018 : AMERICANCRIME
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Food pkg. info : NTWT
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Slangy negative : AINT
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Here, in Havana : ACA
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2015, 2016, 2018 : GAMEOFTHRONES
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Have goals : ASPIRE
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Completely behind : ALLFOR
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Little pest : ANT
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Isolates, in business-speak : SILOS
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Ocean predator : ORCA
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One-named singer with the #1 hit "Cheap Thrills" : SIA
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2012 : HOMELAND
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Show piece : ACT
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Lead-in that means "Way to go!" : ATTA
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General tone : TENOR
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Abu Dhabi's land: Abbr. : UAE
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Literally, "frying pan" : PAELLA
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Futuristic assistants : DROIDS
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1949 (first winner) : PANTOMIMEQUIZ
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Away from the bow : AFT
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Principal : STAR
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Cousin of a plum : SLOE
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What each of the programs in this puzzle has won at least once : PRIMETIMEEMMY
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Half of nine? : ENS
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Danger : PERIL
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Bulgaria's capital : SOFIA
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URL ending : NET
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See 18-Across : STORY
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Pre-1917 rulers : TSARS
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QB's stats : TDS
Down
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Beside : ALONG
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Track that hosted Seabiscuit's final race : SANTAANITA
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Missouri, with "the" : SHOWMESTATE
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___ Khan (Islamic title) : AGA
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"Coriolanus" setting : ROME
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Calendar abbr. : APR
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Thorny plant : BRIAR
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Prefix with economics : SOCIO
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Place for trophies : MANTEL
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Epitome of simplicity : ABC
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"___ and the Lost City of Gold" (2019 movie) : DORA
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Battlefield figure : MEDIC
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Site of a Herculean feat : NEMEA
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Palindromic girl : ANNA
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Summit : TOP
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What trawlers trawl for : FISH
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Small jazz group : TRIO
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Bit of bicycling gear : HELMET
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___-mo : SLO
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Like kited checks : FRAUDULENT
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Brought about : OCCASIONED
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A mile a minute, e.g. : RATE
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Pronto : ASAP
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Fan's cry : OLE
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Chain letters? : SANDM
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"Me neither" : NORI
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Ending with aero- : DROME
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The Matterhorn is one : ALP
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In the end : LASTLY
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Con : ANTI
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Stats for eggheads : IQS
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Most meek : TAMEST
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Shelfmates of Chips Ahoy! : OREOS
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Drink garnishes : ZESTS
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Most newspapers have them nowadays : APPS
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Worry : FRET
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Beginner: Var. : TIRO
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1960s-'70s Israeli leader : MEIR
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Music school deg. : MFA
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Old space station : MIR
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"___ queen!" ("You go, girl!") : YAS

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