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New York Times, Sunday, November 30, 2014

Author:
Matt Ginsberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
101-Across : Spartacus, at one time
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Matt Ginsberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 68 This is puzzle # 41 for Mr. Ginsberg. Sunday freshness: 83%
Matt Ginsberg notes:
My last puzzle in the Times came with a very brief interval between submission and publication of 74 days. This one was nearer the other end of the spectrum, with the interval being 833 ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
A Tale of Two Puzzles today. Interesting twist to a rebus theme, ADs getting zapped in the across direction to form wacky phrases. And it was fun to search for those little AD squares, ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

NYT puzzles often reference Apple products so it's nice to see two Microsoft Office clues today — 76A and 99A.

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© 2014, The New York Times11/30/14 ( No. 23,763 )
Across
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Interjects : ADDS
5
Pass off : FOIST
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Pianist Schumann, early champion of Brahms : CLARA
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Certain servers : IBMS
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Focused on one's fellow fraternity members? : BROMINDED
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Egyptian war god : HORUS
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Fast break? : MEAL
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Workers in booths : ANNOUNCERS
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Dublin dance? : IRISHBALL
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Pooh's baby friend : ROO
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King Abdullah, e.g. : SAUDI
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Like a desert climate : HARSH
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Like circus tumblers : AGILE
30
What may come with a trophy : TITLE
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"Shut up!" : CANIT
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Like the Head Start program, for short : PREK
34
African flier : TSETSE
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What Clark Kent needs to become Superman? : CHANGEOFDRESS
41
Response to a gotcha : WINCE
42
One-named chanteuse : CHARO
43
Dry : SERE
44
Julius Wilbrand invention of 1863, for short : TNT
45
Somewhat bashful? : ONTHESHYSIDE
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Article of papal attire : REDSHOE
51
___ spot : AGE
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Red alert source? : TASS
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Uncommon cry after a lottery drawing : IWIN
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Oscar winner who was formerly a regular on TV's "Laugh-In" : HAWN
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Fine wool sources : MERINOS
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Firing offense? : ARSON
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Polish capital : ZLOTYS
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Local afternoon newscast? : FIVEOCLOCKSHOW
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Sentence ender, maybe : PAROLE
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Execs : SUITS
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Eggs-to-be : OOCYTES
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Subject of a Fox hunt : IDOL
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Excel function : SORT
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"I'm f-f-freezing!" : BRRR
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___-Locka, Fla. : OPA
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Show, as cards in gin rummy : LAYDOWN
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Business offering the right to buy and sell securities? : OPTIONAGENCY
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Carrier to Tokyo : ANA
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End of an era? : ZOIC
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III : IOTAS
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Textile patented in 1894 : RAYON
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How to find what a creep is looking at? : FOLLOWTHELEER
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Become fond of : WARMTO
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Ones bowled over? : PINS
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What Microsoft Word's Track Changes shows : EDITS
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Flowering tropical plant : CANNA
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Spartacus, at one time : SLAVE
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Itsy-bitsy : WEENY
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Northern passage : FJORD
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Chain letters? : RNA
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Says "I didn't do it!" before fessing up? : LIESFIRST
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Clarifies : ELUCIDATES
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Fibula : leg :: ___ : arm : ULNA
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Taken : INUSE
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Cigarettes or booze? : LEGALVICE
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Conclude in court : REST
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Where Indiana Jones reunites with Marion : NEPAL
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Overly involved : MESSY
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Paul who composed the "Tonight Show" theme : ANKA
Down
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"This guy walks into ___ ..." : ABAR
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Fictional villain whose given name is Julius : DRNO
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"Wrong way" : DONOTENTER
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Prefix with masochistic : SADO
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One may be grand : FINALE
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Perfectly timed : ONCUE
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Fingered : IDED
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Golfer ___ Pak : SERI
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Some OT enders : TDS
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Mao adversary : CHIANG
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Country singer Morgan : LORRIE
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Blue bloods, informally : ARISTOS
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"A.S.A.P.!" : RUSH
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Bit of air pollution : ASH
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Digicam component : IMAGER
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"Well, fine" : BELIKETHAT
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Washington attraction : MALL
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English glam-rock band with six #1 hits : SLADE
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Essential, in a way : MUSTSEE
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Armored, as a horse : BARDED
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Asian capital known as the City of Lakes : HANOI
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Astronaut's woe, perhaps : ITCH
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Sleeper and others : CARS
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Father : PADRE
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When D.S.T. starts or ends : TWOAM
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Burn a little : SINGE
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Refuse at the polling station : CHADS
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Old Hollywood's ___ Code : HAYS
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Leaves in a waiting room? : FERN
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Flaky? : SNOWY
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British guns : STENS
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Climax of many an action film : CHASE
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Hot pot spot : STOVE
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Pieces in the game Othello : DISCS
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Certain Endorian : EWOK
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Flamboyant : SHOWY
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Connections : INS
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Poker resignation : IFOLD
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Bubkes : NIL
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O'Connor successor : ALITO
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Bilge : ROT
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"Butterfly" actress, 1982 : ZADORA
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___ cit. (footnote abbr.) : LOC
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Mexican bear : OSO
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Band-Aid competitor : CURAD
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Orchestra section : HORNS
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Rice ___ : PILAF
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Hersey novel locale : ADANO
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Major annoyances : ROYALPAINS
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Singer whose "I Get Ideas" was on the charts for 30 weeks : TONYMARTIN
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Its icon is Spaceship Earth : EPCOT
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Decline : SAYNO
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Pique activity? : SNIT
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Quick snack : BITE
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Sound of approval : ROAR
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Some oxygen molecules : OZONES
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Bowls over : WOWS
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High fidelity? : PIETY
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Ugly ones : TOADS
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Pop's pop : GRANDDAD
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Make : EARN
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"Things aren't so bad" : CHEERUP
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Occupy : LIVEAT
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Ancient Macedonian capital : EDESSA
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Stonehenge feature : LINTEL
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With caution : WARILY
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Chewed stimulants : COCAS
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Potential libel : SLUR
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Scoop (out) : LADLE
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With 105-Down, some amphorae : WINE
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Scoot : FLEE
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See 103-Down : JUGS
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Head turner : NECK
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Between ports : ASEA
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Cod piece : FIN
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West ___ (upscale furniture store) : ELM
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Actress Gardner : AVA

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