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New York Times, Sunday, November 24, 2019

Author:
Frank Longo
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
75-Across : Fuel-carrying ships
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Frank Longo

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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 122, Blocks: 60 Missing: {QX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 91 for Mr. Longo. Sunday freshness: 100%
Will Shortz notes:
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© 2019, The New York Times11/24/19 ( No. 25,583 )
Across
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Bondsman, of late? : DANIELCRAIG
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Unfold : TAKESHAPE
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It has some miles on it : USEDVEHICLE
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Not yet in the database : UNENTERED
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A.P. courses, e.g. : COLLEGEPREP
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Summer camp activity : TIEDYEING
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Emily Dickinson's "I heard ___ buzz - when I died" : AFLY
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Wonder-working biblical prophet : ELISHA
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Creator of Mike Hammer : SPILLANE
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Cross : IRKED
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In the mood for love : AMATIVE
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Main theme of "Othello" : JEALOUSY
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Climax of "The Shawshank Redemption" : PRISONESCAPE
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Picnic, e.g. : OUTING
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Bumming, as cigarettes : CADGING
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Rotting evidence : ODOR
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Clicking counters : ABACI
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Lacking : SHORTOF
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Imprint permanently : ETCHIN
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Means of communication without interference : DIRECTLINE
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Insulation and sealing material : SILICONE
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Thrice due : SEI
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Not generics : BRANDNAMEPRODUCTS
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Went skiing : TOOKTOTHESLOPES
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Hit 1997 film condemned by the Chinese government : SEVENYEARSINTIBET
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Fixture in a chocolate factory : VAT
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Least normal : WEIRDEST
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Like some arts : DECORATIVE
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James who starred in 1970s TV's "How the West Was Won" : ARNESS
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Name originally proposed (but not adopted) for Utah : DESERET
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Paint a false picture of : BELIE
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Weigh station lineup : RIGS
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Fuel-carrying ships : COALERS
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Event that usually has gate crashers? : SLALOM
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Methods of studying pooled data : METAANALYSES
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Peak in 1980 headlines : STHELENS
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Representation of the real world in literature and art : MIMESIS
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NASA's spacecraft Dawn began orbiting it in 2015 : CERES
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Clowns sometimes put them on : SADFACES
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List-ending phrase : ETALII
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Big to-do : FLAP
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Given a heads-up about : ALERTEDTO
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Subscription service with an arrow in its logo : AMAZONPRIME
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Free : ATLEISURE
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Something that's not contracted very often : RAREDISEASE
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Partly sheltered area near land in which vessels ride at anchor : ROADSTEAD
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Petty officers on police duty while a ship is in port : SHOREPATROL
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Nobleman above un conte : DUCA
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From : ASOF
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Dickens orphan : NELL
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One way to stand by : IDLY
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Anticipatory time : EVE
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Certain Thanksgiving turkey serving : LEG
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"Nice and rosy" things in the song "Sleigh Ride" : CHEEKS
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Founder of New York's Odditorium in 1939 : RIPLEY
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Like burning rubber : ACRID
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Les Aléoutiennes, e.g. : ILES
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House minority leader before Pelosi (1995-2003) : GEPHARDT
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Half of a reproach : TUT
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Sitcom/film star who was named People's "Most Beautiful Woman" twice : ANISTON
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Staying fresh : KEEPING
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Chicory variety : ENDIVE
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Topics for fashion magazines : STYLES
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Elevator near an arch? : HEEL
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Something that can be performed da capo : ARIA
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Campus abutting Drexel, informally : PENN
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Beat by a whisker : EDGE
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Pal : AMIGO
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What all NaCl molecules have : IONICBONDS
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Persian, e.g. : RUG
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"Yeah, right!" : ASIF
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Steinbeck family : JOADS
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Blake who composed "I'm Just Wild About Harry" : EUBIE
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Early employer of Steve Jobs : ATARI
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Head residents? : LICE
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Many T-ball coaches : PARENTS
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Spherical bacterium : COCCUS
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Not regularly standing : ADHOC
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Something to drive home : POINT
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Cousins of kites : ERNES
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Bird on California's state quarter : CONDOR
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Satisfies : SLAKES
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Suggest : HINTAT
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Running mate? : ELOPER
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Standard features of almanacs : TIDETABLES
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Department capital SE of Paris : TROYES
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Get married, in slang : SPLICE
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2004 sci-fi thriller inspired by a classic 1950 book : IROBOT
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Bigeye, on some menus : AHI
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Some sewers : MENDERS
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Wine components : ESTERS
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Mother ___ : TERESA
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Buzzy body? : SWARM
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Like some coincidences : EERIE
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French for "twenty" : VINGT
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End of many town names : VILLE
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Par ___ : AVION
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Is thick (with) : TEEMS
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Shade akin to turquoise : TEAL
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Word after old or dog : DAYS
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Longtime dairy aisle mascot : ELSIE
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What a big sock might make you do : SEESTARS
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Reached maturity : CAMEDUE
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Onetime Procter & Gamble product on Time magazine's list of "The 50 Worst Inventions" : OLESTRA
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"___ Said," 2019 best seller on the #MeToo movement : SHE
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Rare and valuable instruments : AMATIS
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Like restaurants with three Michelin stars : NICEST
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Usurper : SEIZER
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Amplifier of radio signals : TRIODE
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Mild, light-colored cigar : CLARO
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German industrial region : SAAR
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Dolly in "Hello, Dolly!," e.g. : ALTO
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Paris's Place ___ Bastille : DELA
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Neighbor of Lucy and Ricky on "I Love Lucy" : FRED
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Nanny, in Nanjing : AMAH
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Lose sleep, so to speak : FRET
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"Not true!" : LIAR
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Schoolyard retort : AMSO
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Spa offering : PEEL
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Publication whose first ed. took more than 70 years to complete : OED
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Beat by a whisker : NIP
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"Don't text and drive" ad, e.g., in brief : PSA

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

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