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New York Times, Saturday, March 1, 2014

Author:
Ian Livengood & J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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Ian Livengood

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 36 for Mr. Livengood. Saturday freshness: 35%
Ian Livengood notes:
How does the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class work? Well, I suggested a few seed entries for the themeless puzzle — GOOGLE GLASS and IPAD AIR ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Another one from the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class, led by Ian Livengood. It's really cool in itself to see a group of retirement-age folks ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times3/1/14 ( No. 23,489 )
Across
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1987 #1 hit with the line "Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán" : LABAMBA
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Throwback : ATAVIST
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Samsung Galaxy Note rival : IPADAIR
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Go-ahead for un hombre : SISENOR
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Forward to some followers : RETWEET
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Curt chat closing : KTHXBYE
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Where Melville's Billy Budd went : ASEA
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Hubble sighting : NEBULA
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Jesse Jackson, for one: Abbr. : REV
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Like some double-deckers : OPENTOP
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One's own worst critic? : SUPEREGO
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Put off : TABLE
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Dayton-to-Toledo dir. : NNE
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Subjected to venomous attacks? : SNAKEBITTEN
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Four roods : ACRE
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Pawnbroker, in slang : UNCLE
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Travel safety grp. : SADD
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Modern device seen on a bridge : GOOGLEGLASS
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L.A. law figure : ITO
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Take a little hair off, maybe : SINGE
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To date : UNTILNOW
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Den delivery : LIONCUB
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Beats by ___ (brand of audio equipment) : DRE
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One picking up speed, say? : SENSOR
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They're game : FOWL
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Sack dress? : PAJAMAS
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Dish often served with a tamarind sauce : PADTHAI
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Disc protector : DVDCASE
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Carrier with a pink logo : TMOBILE
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Like some stockings : FISHNET
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If it's repeated, it's nothing new : SAMEOLD
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Turkey tip? : LIRA
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Burlesques : APES
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Moderate : BATE
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Norton AntiVirus target : ADWARE
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Tina Turner's real middle name : MAE
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Welcome message to international travelers : BIENVENUE
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Danza, e.g. : ARTE
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Invite to one's penthouse : ASKUP
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Proof of purchase : TITLE
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Ghanaian region known for gold and cocoa : ASHANTI
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Needle or nettle : VEX
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Having five sharps : INB
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___ milk : SOY
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III, in Rome : TRE
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Novel groups? : BOOKCLUBS
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They make quick admissions decisions, for short : ERS
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Ink : TATS
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Come by : OBTAIN
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Openly admitted, as in court : PLEDTO
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They sometimes lead to runs : SNAGS
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Straighten out : UNCOIL
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Italian brewer since 1846 : PERONI
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Blood members, e.g. : GANG
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Fund : ENDOW
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Spirit : ELAN
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Emmy category, informally : BESTDRAMA
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Food brand originally called Froffles : EGGO
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Photog : LENSMAN
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Cry with a salute : SIR
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Ignored : LEFTBE
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Fade out : CEASE
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Like loose stones : UNSET
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Decides : OPTS
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___ Drive, thoroughfare by the Lincoln Memorial in Washington : OHIO
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Modern posting locale : WALL
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Produced stories : LIED
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.doc alternative : PDF
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Bird: Prefix : AVI
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The Clintons' degs. : JDS
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Cousin of "verdammt" : ACH
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Suffix with official or fan : DOM

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

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