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INITIAL TURN

New York Times, Sunday, January 24, 2016

Author:
Francis Heaney and Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
123-Across : "The Silence of the Lambs" heroine
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
114/17/19968/16/20203
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30142001
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
111.548261%
Francis Heaney
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1938/7/199612/22/202321
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385152119522716
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
531.631,16472%
Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 71 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Heaney. This is puzzle # 168 for Mr. Quigley. Sunday freshness: 92%
Jeff Chen notes:
"INITIAL TURN" hinting at three-letter acronyms formed by swapping the last two letters of a normal word. Francis and BEQ sure found a ton of good answers — BOY WONDER turned into BYO ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times1/24/16 ( No. 24,183 )
Across
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Home of Garden State Plaza, one of the largest shopping centers in the U.S. : PARAMUS
8
One staying in a lot? : CAR
11
Greenish blue : TEAL
15
High in calories : RICH
19
The Rebels : OLEMISS
20
Org. with suits and cases : ABA
21
Rights grp. : ACLU
22
Morales of "Criminal Minds" : ESAI
23
Two things on Ronald Reagan's mind? : SDIANDNANCY
25
Cousin of pow! or wham! : BOOM
26
One in your corner : ALLY
27
Really small : EENSY
28
Negotiation failure : NODEAL
30
"We'll tell you what soda we're serving later"? : TBACOLA
32
Brute working on the Human Genome Project? : DNASAVAGE
35
1900s, e.g.: Abbr. : CEN
37
20-Across members: Abbr. : ATTYS
38
Completely : INALL
39
Like : ASTHOUGH
42
Tuna that's often served seared : AHI
44
Planted : SOWN
47
Rhein rejection : NIE
48
Soggy computer brain? : CPUOFNOODLES
50
H&R Block employee's biceps? : CPAGUNS
52
Upbeat : CHIPPER
53
Renaissance fair instruments : LUTES
54
Hartsfield-Jackson airport code : ATL
55
"Game of Thrones" actress Dormer : NATALIE
57
Bleed (through) : SEEP
59
___ speak : SOTO
60
Theodore who directed "St. Vincent," 2014 : MELFI
62
Refuses to settle? : SUES
63
Onetime Iranian leader : SHAH
65
Origami BlackBerry, e.g.? : PDAOFPAPER
68
Amusing baseball scoring play? : RBITICKLER
74
Boehner's successor : RYAN
75
Weight : HEFT
76
Ingredient in a Spanish omelet : HUEVO
77
"Without ___" (1990 live Grateful Dead album) : ANET
80
Place of control : HELM
83
Last king of Spain before Juan Carlos : ALFONSO
86
Tourette's symptom : TIC
87
"Friendship is like ___, easier made than kept": Samuel Butler : MONEY
89
Narrow-minded views : MYOPIAS
91
Drink in an old Pontiac? : GTOMILK
93
"An A/C measure? Are you kidding me?"? : BTUSERIOUSLY
95
Patriotic men's org. : SAR
96
Crafty e-tailer : ETSY
97
Scottish John : IAN
98
Quality of beef : LEANNESS
99
Basic vocabulary level in Common Core programs : TIERI
101
Place for plugs : SCALP
103
VW head? : STU
104
Sign in a restaurant that doesn't serve white bread? : BYOWONDER
108
Chef who explains in detail how sausages are made? : TMICOOK
110
Star employee : EDITOR
113
Now, in Nogales : AHORA
114
Hat-tipping word : MAAM
115
Opening in a schedule : SLOT
117
Financial aid plan for a school in Provo? : BYUONCREDIT
120
Get the pot started : ANTE
121
Bird with a two-pointed tail : TERN
122
Rule of crime? : ANN
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"The Silence of the Lambs" heroine : CLARICE
124
"Bill ___ History of the United States" (1894 humor book) : NYES
125
Arcade giant : SEGA
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Visibly embarrassed : RED
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Not an original : RETREAD
Down
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Asked : POSED
2
John of the Plymouth Colony : ALDEN
3
Royal in un palacio : REINA
4
Piling up : AMASSING
5
Quorum for Jewish worship : MINYAN
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EUR competitor : USD
7
Tax ID : SSN
8
One that might reach a tipping point : CANOE
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Opening of a kid's song : ABCD
10
Country singer Collin : RAYE
11
Bounces around a restaurant : TABLEHOPS
12
Prefix with terrorism or tourism : ECO
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Loads : ALOT
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Lower back pain : LUMBAGO
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Flinch, say : REACT
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Stands by : ISLOYALTO
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Daily schedule for filming : CALLSHEET
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"Hello there" : HIYA
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Billiard player's calculation : ANGLE
29
Malfunction : ACTUP
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Playwright Fugard : ATHOL
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One making a U turn? : VANNA
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Most wanted : ALIST
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Free, as banking : NOFEE
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More sore : ACHIER
40
Secret collectors : SPIES
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Turmoil : UNREST
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"That ___ last year" : ISSO
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Rogue : SCAMP
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Chose, with "for" : OPTED
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When doubled, a Washington city, county or river : WALLA
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Actress Eliza of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" : DUSHKU
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Make one : UNIFY
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Lead : CLUE
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Creature formed from Medusa's blood : ASP
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Follower of upsilon : PHI
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Strengths : FORTES
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Sound of sternutation : ACHOO
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Oom-___ (polka rhythm) : PAH
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Weakness : ANEMIA
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Pony Express riders, e.g. : RELAYS
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Pals 4 life : BFFS
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"What was ___ do?" : ITO
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"___ Go" (hit song from "Frozen") : LETIT
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Pandora's box contents : EVILS
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Trainer in "Creed" : ROCKY
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Acclaims : HAILS
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Both: Prefix : AMBI
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Fewer : NOTASMANY
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Not mumble : ENUNCIATE
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Fête des Lumières city : LYONS
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View from the Gulf of Catania : MOUNTETNA
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Marsh of mystery : NGAIO
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Toss around : STREW
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Mello ___ (soft drink) : YELLO
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Poseur : PSEUD
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"Cabaret" song with a German title : MEINHERR
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Shares on Tumblr, say : REPOSTS
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Commercial prefix with foam : STYRO
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Greatly enjoy, as a joke : ROARAT
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Maxima : ACMES
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Tied up : BOUND
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Smith who wrote "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" : DODIE
106
Writer Jong : ERICA
107
Like businesses on Yelp : RATED
108
Tax fraud detector, informally : TMAN
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Artist Paul : KLEE
111
Construction piece : IBAR
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Newcastle's river : TYNE
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URL ending : ORG
118
Big A.T.M. maker : NCR
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The Browns, on a ticker : CLE

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

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