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WISE MOVE

New York Times, Sunday, October 15, 2017

Author:
John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
87-Across : Policy at a wedding's open bar, maybe
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Michael Hawkins

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 69 Missing: {QX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Guzzetta. This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Hawkins. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Sunday freshness: 55%
Constructor notes:
JOHN: A few years ago, Michael and I decided to start a friendly competition, a race to see who could hit for the cycle first. I'm thrilled to say that it's a tie! We worked for a few ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
WISE MOVEs indeed, two-word phrases where the Y sound is moved from the end of the first word to the end of the second. Some great results, doggy treats to DOG TREATIES my favorite. Such ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times10/15/17 ( No. 24,813 )
Across
1
M.I.T. Sloan grad, often : MBA
4
Raven's cry : CAW
7
Steal, slangily : JACK
11
Bridge work? : NOSEJOB
18
Office restoration : POWERNAP
21
"Didn't expect to see you here!" : OHHI
22
Generally : ASARULE
23
Interns at a cemetery? : GRAVETRAINEES
25
Start of a class field trip, maybe : BUSRIDE
26
Had a bead on : EYED
27
New Left org. : SDS
28
Features of Utah's Capitol Reef National Park : MESAS
30
Instants : SECS
31
Endorse : SIGN
32
___ Court (London district) : EARLS
34
Series ender in London : ZED
35
Start over in cards : REDEAL
37
Lead-in to much : INAS
38
Take to social media following a good round of golf? : TWEETBIRDIES
41
Work at, as a trade : PLY
42
Chickadee, e.g. : TOMTIT
44
Brown ermine : STOAT
45
Ready-to-___ : EAT
46
Crown : PATE
47
Have-not : NEEDER
49
Emmy-winning show of both 1976 and 2017, in brief : SNL
50
One sending flowers, say : ADMIRER
52
One holding flowers : VASE
53
Brain readings, for short : EEGS
55
Sounded sheepish? : BLEATED
58
Speed demon : RACER
61
Pacts between packs? : DOGTREATIES
65
Rage : IRE
66
Does penance : ATONES
68
Corp. manager : COO
69
"More than I wanted to hear!" : TMI
70
"Not nice!" : SOMEAN
72
Original Beatle Sutcliffe : STU
73
Ones sharing quarters at the most macho fraternity? : STUDROOMIES
77
Aviary parts : NESTS
78
Places to cool one's jets? : HANGARS
80
Adventurer in Grouchland : ELMO
81
Big tablet : IPAD
83
Nozzles into blast furnaces : TUYERES
85
One of 17 on a Monopoly board: Abbr. : AVE
87
Policy at a wedding's open bar, maybe : NOTIPS
90
Switch on the radio : AMFM
92
Nabokov novel : ADA
93
Excel : SHINE
95
It led to a 1773 protest : TEAACT
97
Amazon peril : BOA
98
Stylish underwear? : SMARTPANTIES
101
Mess maker : SLOB
102
Ill feeling : ANIMUS
104
It doesn't mean "lots of love" : LOL
105
Euphoric : GIDDY
106
Smears, as a reputation : TARS
107
Svelte : TRIM
108
Excite : KEYUP
110
Camping gear retailer : REI
111
See 48-Down : HOTS
112
Homie : MAINMAN
114
Things swapped at a convention of supermarket owners? : GROCERSTORIES
118
"Just about done" : ONETOGO
119
Citrus hybrid : UGLI
120
Starter supply for making bourbon : SOURMASH
121
"Slow down, tiger!" : EASYNOW
122
Fifth-most abundant element in the universe : NEON
123
Court org. : NBA
124
Director Ang : LEE
Down
1
It decreases with acceleration, for short : MPG
2
Get closer to, as the heart of the matter : BOREINON
3
It's played on the road : AWAYGAME
4
Rep : CRED
5
A myrmeke of Greek myth is a giant one : ANT
6
City near where Chopin was born : WARSAW
7
Actor Hamm of "Mad Men" : JON
8
*cough* : AHEM
9
Bit from Sunshine Biscuits : CHEEZIT
10
Yap : KISSER
11
Catches : NABS
12
Big Ten powerhouse, for short : OSU
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Mouths off to : SASSES
14
Slipped up : ERRED
15
Social gatherings where fruit drinks are served? : JUICEPARTIES
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Bluejacket : OLDSALT
17
Samantha of 96-Down : BEE
19
Drawn : EVENSTEVEN
20
California ball club : PADRES
24
Some bars in the Caribbean : ISLETS
29
Over-and-above : ADDED
31
"Park it!" : SIT
32
Diminutive suffixes : ETTES
33
Paleolith : STONETOOL
35
Fixes, as a bath area : RETILES
36
Caustic soda : LYE
39
Haymaker? : BALER
40
Some feet : IAMBI
43
Presumptive assertion : IDARESAY
46
Something a shooter shoots : PEA
48
With 111-Across, cinnamon candy : RED
50
"Same here" : ASAMI
51
Speak to, with "with" : RESONATE
54
"Hurry up!" : GETMOVING
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Q.E.D. part : ERAT
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Places to hibernate : DENS
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Unconsidered : RASH
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Kofi Annan's middle name : ATTA
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Take attendance in a magical forest? : COUNTFAIRIES
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Routine problem, for short : OCD
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Horns in on? : GORES
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Something kept close to the chest : TIE
67
Watches via Netflix, say : STREAMS
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Modern-day circus : MEDIASTORM
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Onetime govt.-prescribed nutritional figure : USRDA
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Home of Berkshire Hathaway : OMAHA
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Sloth, for one : SIN
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Extra product : GUM
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Another name for hopscotch : POTSY
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Country rocker Steve : EARLE
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Complete : ENTIRE
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Spacious and splendid : PALATIAL
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"The Departed" director : SCORSESE
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Court org. : ABA
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Where the Missouri River begins : MONTANA
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Be extravagant : SPLURGE
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Ones holding down things? : EIDERS
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Station for 17-Down : TBS
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Call for : SUMMON
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Cork popper : TOYGUN
100
Early record label : EDISON
103
Like much mouthwash : MINTY
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Not just think : KNOW
109
___ grounds : POLO
111
Part of un día : HORA
112
Bully in "Calvin and Hobbes" : MOE
113
Long ___ : AGO
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The Bengals, on scoreboards : CIN
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Place to soak : TUB
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"That's all ___ wrote" : SHE

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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