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New York Times, Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Author:
David Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
53-Across : Fortnite devotee, e.g.
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David Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 81, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQVWXY} This is puzzle # 97 for Mr. Steinberg. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Wednesday freshness: 55%
David Steinberg notes:
Getting these critters that use camouflage to split across symmetrical rows was quite a challenge, and I tried many arrangements before ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I've always wanted to do a CAMOUFLAGE crossword, but I've never figured out an interesting way to execute it. This is it! At first glance, ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times10/30/19 ( No. 25,558 )
Across
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Painter of melting pocket watches : DALI
5
Stick up : ROB
8
Neighbors of Poles : CZECHS
14
Repetition of words at the starts of successive phrases, in rhetoric : ANAPHORA
16
Place to find a driver : PROSHOP
17
French white sauce : BECHAMEL
18
Celebrity gossip site : EONLINE
19
Michael who directed "Fahrenheit 9/11" : MOORE
20
Something to debate : ISSUE
22
One may have a black eye : PEA
23
Aspiring prof, maybe : POSTDOC
25
Bunk bed option : TOP
26
The Beatles' "Back in the ___" : USSR
27
Passionate about : INTO
28
Numbered composition : OPUS
30
Stick-to-it-iveness : GRIT
31
Shorts go-with : TEE
32
Late-night Starbucks choice : DECAF
34
Omen : SIGN
35
"Trick" used by the creatures found in rows 3, 5, 11 and 13 : CAMOUFLAGE
37
Checklist heading : TODO
38
Ballet moves : LEAPS
39
Tack (on) : ADD
42
Helps : AIDS
43
Targets for some eye makeup : LIDS
44
Spiky yet soothing plant : ALOE
45
Fund-raising letter, e.g. : PLEA
46
Bit of scuba equipment : FIN
47
Stadium ticket info : SECTION
50
Org. that recognizes nearly 200 breeds : AKC
51
Fishing basket : CREEL
53
Fortnite devotee, e.g. : GAMER
54
Astronomer who first observed Saturn's rings : GALILEO
56
"Sorry!" : PARDONME
59
Feature of "G'day" or "Yes'm" : ELISION
60
Attends without a date, say : GOESSTAG
61
Gas thief's device : SIPHON
62
Key near Ctrl : ALT
63
Dog on the yellow brick road : TOTO
Down
1
Modern dance move : DAB
2
Sea ___ (tide pool dweller) : ANEMONE
3
Polo shirt brand : LACOSTE
4
Longtime Apple program whose icon featured a camera : IPHOTO
5
Amorous guy : ROMEO
6
Mine cart filler : ORE
7
Island with volcanoes and rice paddies : BALI
8
Infant's ailment : CROUP
9
The "Z" of ZIP code : ZONE
10
Fluency-building subj. : ESL
11
Contributes a little : CHIPSIN
12
"No lie!" : HONEST
13
Caveman's weapon : SPEAR
15
Tough : HARD
16
Colombian coins : PESOS
21
Like some peppers and ballot boxes : STUFFED
23
Ball ___ (play area) : PIT
24
2017 Disney/Pixar film set in the Land of the Dead : COCO
26
Strong desire : URGE
29
Film critic Kael : PAULINE
30
Parties, e.g., for D.J.s : GIGS
32
Some diaper changers : DADS
33
Genre for Fall Out Boy : EMO
34
It sticks to a trunk : SAP
35
Musical finale : CODA
36
Girl in a bonnet, maybe : LASS
37
Haberdasher's accessory : TIECLIP
39
Not recognizable by : ALIENTO
40
One might say "Welcome" : DOORMAT
41
Place to hibernate : DEN
42
High-pH compound : ALKALI
43
Use, as a mattress : LIEON
44
No more than : ATMOST
45
Leaves at the library? : PAGES
46
Air-conditioning coolant : FREON
48
Bird known for its plumes : EGRET
49
Scoundrels : CADS
51
Muse of history : CLIO
52
Michelle Wie's org. : LPGA
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"Kinda sorta" : ISH
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Part of Verizon Media : AOL
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___-surf (Google yourself) : EGO

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

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