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New York Times, Monday, September 7, 2015

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
Having debts ... or where to find a golf ball after 17-, 30-, 37- and 48-Across's starts?
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {GJQXZ} This is puzzle # 98 for Ms. Gamache.
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Golf theme today, a DRIVE, PITCH, CHIP, and a PUTT to end up IN THE HOLE. Fun wordplay around the revealer, repurposing its ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times9/7/15 ( No. 24,044 )
Across
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Has debts : OWES
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Shuttle program org. : NASA
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Up and about : ASTIR
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Tibetan monk : LAMA
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Swearing-in statement : OATH
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"___ Doone" (1869 historical novel) : LORNA
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They lead to garages : DRIVEWAYS
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Worthless stuff : TRASH
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Early tournament match, informally : PRELIM
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What a surly server may get : NOTIP
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Sheep's sound : BAA
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How some games end, before overtime : INATIE
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Soul singer Redding : OTIS
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Internet address starter : HTTP
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Tool for moving hay : PITCHFORK
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Belief in the existence of God : THEISM
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Lavish love (on) : DOTE
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Spanish king : REY
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Pressed, recycled paper used for notepad backing : CHIPBOARD
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___ Na Na : SHA
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"That's ___ haven't heard" : ONEI
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Waters parted in Exodus : REDSEA
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Slow motorboats, informally : PUTTPUTTS
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PC support person : TECH
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Arthur of tennis : ASHE
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Stunning weapons : TASERS
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___ Beta Kappa : PHI
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Brief and pithy : TERSE
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Grow canines : TEETHE
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Pioneering nurse Barton : CLARA
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Having debts ... or where to find a golf ball after 17-, 30-, 37- and 48-Across's starts? : INTHEHOLE
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Biblical king of Judea : HEROD
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Ward of "The Fugitive" : SELA
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In ___ (lined up) : AROW
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Prefix with -naut : ASTRO
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Lisa with the 1994 #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)" : LOEB
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Decline, as in popularity : WANE
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Passé : OLD
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On the ___ (incensed) : WARPATH
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Dubai, for one : EMIRATE
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"___ the Whales" (bumper sticker) : SAVE
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Hopeless, as a situation : NOWIN
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Pre-GPS guide from a travel org. : AAAMAP
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Piggy digs : STY
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Sighs of satisfaction : AHS
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Voice higher than tenor : ALTO
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Somewhat : SORTOF
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Judas : TRAITOR
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Motivate : INSPIRE
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Team motivator : RAH
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Quarterback Manning : ELI
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Food for hummingbirds : NECTAR
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Food preservative letters : BHT
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Juicy pieces of gossip : TIDBITS
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"Am ___ early?" : ITOO
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Often-difficult part of a jigsaw puzzle : SKY
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Snapshot, for short : PIC
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Roll call response : HERE
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"Little ___ of Horrors" : SHOP
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Tiny : MINUTE
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Antifur org. : PETA
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Banned insecticide : DDT
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Where people are always getting into hot water? : SPA
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Gets a move on : HUSTLES
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Deep down inside : ATHEART
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International cosmetics chain : SEPHORA
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Level of authority : ECHELON
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Popular sashimi tuna : AHI
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Superbrat : TERROR
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Drop one's lawsuit, say : SETTLE
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2007 Record of the Year by Amy Winehouse : REHAB
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"Get my drift?" : SEE
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___-masochist : SADO
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Melt : THAW
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When doubled or tripled, a dance : CHA
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Any of the Florida Keys: Abbr. : ISL
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Recent: Prefix : NEO
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Ma'am with a lamb? : EWE

Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle.

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