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New York Times, Monday, October 29, 2018

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
54-Across : Restaurant chain whose name includes a black-and-white animal
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© 2018, The New York Times10/29/18 ( No. 25,192 )
Across
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Snatch : GRAB
5
Mil. schools : ACADS
10
Irritably impatient : TESTY
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Actress Dunham who wrote "Not That Kind of Girl" : LENA
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What a designated driver should be : SOBER
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Where "I dos" are exchanged : ALTAR
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Leave out : OMIT
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Children's publisher whose name includes a black-and-white animal : PUFFINBOOKS
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Home of Pago Pago : SAMOA
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Moo goo ___ pan : GAI
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Wonderland girl : ALICE
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Foul-smelling swamp plant whose name includes a black-and-white animal : SKUNKCABBAGE
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Sent to the canvas, in brief : KOD
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What "I do" means : YES
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Tavern : BAR
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On, as a horse : ASTRIDE
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Some small batteries : AAS
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Volcanic residue : ASH
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Samberg of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" : ANDY
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Areas for pedestrians whose name includes a black-and-white animal : ZEBRACROSSINGS
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Hoedown seat : BALE
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Schumer of "I Feel Pretty" : AMY
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Relative of dynamite : TNT
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Small sugar serving : ONELUMP
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Bread for a Reuben sandwich : RYE
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Deg. from Wharton : MBA
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Sharpshooter's asset : AIM
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Restaurant chain whose name includes a black-and-white animal : PANDAEXPRESS
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Opposite of o'er : NEATH
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Sick : ILL
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Line at an airport : TAXIS
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Men's fancy duds whose name includes a black-and-white animal : PENGUINSUIT
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Wait : BIDE
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Brand of blenders : OSTER
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High points : ACMES
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High cards : ACES
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German steel city : ESSEN
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Sheriff's group : POSSE
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Flip, as a coin : TOSS
Down
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Shiny photo : GLOSSY
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New version of an old film : REMAKE
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Strong dislike : ANIMUS
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Relay race handoff : BATON
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Nile biter : ASP
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Mountain lion : COUGAR
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Britcom of the 1990s, informally : ABFAB
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E.M.T. procedure with electric paddles, for short : DEFIB
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___ Lanka : SRI
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iPad, e.g. : TABLET
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Elite race in "The Time Machine" : ELOI
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Item hung on Christmas Eve : STOCKING
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Accept a bet : TAKEODDS
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100 in a century: Abbr. : YRS
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Repeatedly scolds : NAGS
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"Allahu ___" (Muslim cry) : AKBAR
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Spanish house : CASA
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Sounds at spas : AAHS
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Susan of "L.A. Law" : DEY
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Deliver a diatribe : RANT
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Whom Cain slew in Genesis : ABEL
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Triceps locale : ARM
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Sushi sauce : SOY
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Buffoonery : ZANINESS
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Listings on the periodic table : ELEMENTS
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___ Crunch (cereal) : CAPN
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River of the underworld : STYX
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Ham-handed : INEPT
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Drag queen's wrap : BOA
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Economic improvement : UPTURN
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When doubled, a dolphinfish : MAHI
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Depends (on) : RELIES
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Where Guadalajara is : MEXICO
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Where less-played tunes can be found on old records : BSIDES
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Levy, as taxes : ASSESS
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Dance club that might have a rotating mirrored ball : DISCO
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Homecoming attendees, for short : ALUMS
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Morocco's capital : RABAT
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James who wrote "A Death in the Family" : AGEE
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Poet who wrote "Once upon a midnight dreary ..." : POE
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Midday snooze : NAP
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Mao ___-tung : TSE

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

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