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New York Times, Thursday, March 10, 2011

Author:
Matt Ginsberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
30-Across : Plunder
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Matt Ginsberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQVX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Ginsberg. Thursday freshness: 96%
Jim Horne notes:

From Matt Ginsberg: "Oh, no! Will left out what was — in my opinion! — the most important part of this puzzle. There is supposed to be an asterisk in front of the clue for 36-Across. Think about it ..."

Jeff Chen notes:

I read Matt's note three times before finally e-mailing him to figure out what I was missing. I literally slapped my forehead when I heard back from him: of course "differently" is pronounced "differently", whether or not the D is capitalized. Good one, Matt!

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© 2011, The New York Times3/10/11 ( No. 22,402 )
Across
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*Poet's performance : READING
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Frequent flooding site : CELLAR
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Country with which the U.S. goes to war in "Wag the Dog" : ALBANIA
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Who "saved my life tonight" in a 1975 Elton John hit : SOMEONE
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With 36- and 58-Across, what the answers to the starred clues are : WORDSPRONOUNCED
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Jacket material, for short? : BIO
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1973 nonfiction best seller about a woman with multiple personalities : SYBIL
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Lady of the knight? : DAME
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"Me, too" : ASAMI
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Line ___ : ITEM
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"The Thin Man" actress : LOY
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___ Beach, Calif. : REDONDO
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Plunder : RAPINE
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Big name in circuses : BAILEY
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B, A, D, G and E, e.g. : NOTES
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See 16-Across : DIFFERENTLY
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Say "B-A-D-G-E," e.g. : SPELL
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Figures on the ceiling of la Cappella Sistina : ANGELI
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Impersonated at a costume party : CAMEAS
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Spoils : GOESBAD
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Nutritional amt. : RDA
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Doughnuts, but not danishes : TORI
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Piece of the action : SHARE
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Gillette offering : ATRA
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Bette's "Divine" stage persona : MISSM
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Actress Vardalos : NIA
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See 16-Across : WHENCAPITALIZED
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"I'm done after this" : LASTONE
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"Somehow everything gets done" : IMANAGE
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Does nothing : SITSBY
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*Like Seattle vis-à-vis Phoenix : RAINIER
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Seafood lover's hangout : RAWBAR
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Nancy Drew's aunt : ELOISE
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One way to travel or study : ABROAD
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Pop : DAD
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Connections : INS
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Cheese ___ : NIPS
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Player of golf : GARY
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Clink : COOLER
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Prey of wild dogs and crocodiles : EMU
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Furnish : LEND
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Neighborhood : LOCALITY
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Flower that shares its name with a tentacled sea creature : ANEMONE
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They might depart at midnight : REDEYES
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Huff : SNIT
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Japanese band : OBI
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*Not fixed : MOBILE
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Like Elgar's Symphony No. 1 : INAFLAT
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Cloaks : MANTLES
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"What's the ___?" : DIF
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Pharmaceutical oils : OLEA
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*Shine : POLISH
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Old World eagle : ERN
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Burglar in detective stories : YEGG
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William who played Uncle Charley on "My Three Sons" : DEMAREST
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Prefix with paganism : NEO
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Many signatures : SCRAWLS
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Noodle dish : PADTHAI
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Lots and lots of : SOMANY
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Battle cry : BANZAI
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French department in the Pyrenees : ARIEGE
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Less lively : DEADER
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Opportune : RIPE
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"Whatever it ___ don't care!" : ISI
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Drones, maybe : ANTS
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Excitement : STIR
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___ Bear : MAMA
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Inner ear? : COB
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Medieval French love poem : LAI
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What a keeper may keep : INN

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

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