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New York Times, Friday, December 29, 2017

Author:
David Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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David Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 72 for Mr. Steinberg. Friday freshness: 74%
David Steinberg notes:
This puzzle gets the label #TBT, where TBT stands for Throwback Themeless rather than Throwback Thursday! In fact, the original ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
JOY BUZZER! The kid in me loves that one. They're always so underwhelming in real life, but I sure was enthralled by the pics in the ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times12/29/17 ( No. 24,888 )
Across
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Checks for bugs : BETATESTS
10
Dealt (with) : COPED
15
Percocet relative : OXYCONTIN
16
Barbershop job : SHAVE
17
She's always down for a good time : PARTYGIRL
18
Lydia neighbor : IONIA
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___-conscious : ECO
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Vehicle with a cab : SEMI
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In telephone hell? : ONHOLD
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Zeus trapped Typhon under it : ETNA
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Utter madness : LUNACY
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QB protectors : RGS
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Ones concerned with stress : POETS
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Letters before Q : LGBT
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Pure and simple : BARE
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Island known for its meditation retreats : BALI
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Baker's shortcut : CAKEMIX
35
Roman who said "Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error" : CICERO
38
Zero : NOTANY
39
Coming up : ARISING
41
Bad impression? : DENT
42
Email folder : SENT
43
Stick it to? : GORE
45
Piths : GISTS
49
___ characters (Chinese script) : HAN
50
Do over : REPEAT
52
Reaction to an insult : SLAP
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It may come with age : FLAVOR
55
Horror movie figure, in brief : DRAC
57
"Rockaria!" band, for short : ELO
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Publisher's concern : LIBEL
59
Joke shop purchase : JOYBUZZER
61
___ hole : OZONE
62
Passover meal in Exodus : LAMBROAST
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Proceeds : WENDS
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"Sounds good" : OKEYDOKEY
Down
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Children's character associated with a crook : BOPEEP
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"Precisely!," informally : EXACTO
3
Power of old films : TYRONE
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You might clean yours up or put one on : ACT
5
Tops and such : TOYS
6
TV actress Georgia : ENGEL
7
Reaction producers : STIMULI
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Like a good workout : TIRING
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Hot show with a cold open, for short : SNL
10
TV spinoff beginning in 2004 : CSINY
11
"I know the answer!" : OHOH
12
Big picture : PANORAMA
13
It might accompany "Heh, heh, heh" : EVILGRIN
14
Smokin' hot : DEADSEXY
21
Station measure : OCTANE
23
In an ideal world : ATBEST
25
1970 Jackson 5 #1 hit : ABC
28
Garment whose name is often spelled with "ee" at the end : SARI
30
Ex-Steeler Jerome dubbed "The Bus" : BETTIS
32
More stretched out : LONGER
34
Diddy ___ (peanut-shooting Nintendo character) : KONG
35
Indicator of liquidity : CASHFLOW
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"Thanks, Captain Obvious" : IREALIZE
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Swirly sweet seller : CINNABON
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Whigs' successor, briefly : GOP
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"Heavens to Betsy!" : DEARYME
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New Jersey's state tree : REDOAK
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Erika with six Daytime Emmys : SLEZAK
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"Honor Thy Father" writer : TALESE
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Containing a spoiler, say : SPORTY
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Stay-at-home mom and dad, e.g. : ROLES
51
Pet feline : TABBY
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Sell : VEND
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Bean ___ : CURD
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4x platinum 2001 album with the #1 hit "I'm Real" : JLO
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Leopard spot : ZOO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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