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New York Times, Sunday, March 11, 2018

Author:
Matthew Sewell
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
103-Across : Gambling mecca
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Matthew Sewell

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 76 Missing: {FQZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Sewell. Sunday freshness: 64%
Matthew Sewell notes:
My suggested title for this puzzle was "Gone Grr." I'd guess that anybody who reads the NYT constructor comments knows that the puzzles are a team effort, and that editorial changes are ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
LOST DOGs, their owners listed as theme answers, and the DOGs hidden. Well, "hidden," since the clues for the owners points out exactly where to find them. Huh. Loved the DOROTHY ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times3/11/18 ( No. 24,960 )
Across
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Heading on a neighborhood poster : LOSTDOG
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Radio personality Glenn : BECK
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Bump, as from a schedule : PREEMPT
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Standing closet : ARMOIRE
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Poison ivy soother : ALOE
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Huts : SHANTIES
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Anti-mob tool : TEARGAS
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Dryer buildup : LINT
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"1984" superstate : EASTASIA
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"Get 'em!" : SIC
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Power up? : ELECT
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High land : NEPAL
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Last seen riding in a basket. If found, call ___ [see 106-Across] : DOROTHYGALE
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Mix with : ADDIN
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Fall off : EBB
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Pizzeria chain, casually : UNOS
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Like a certain Freudian complex : OEDIPAL
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Graduation attire : REGALIA
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It goes around the neck : BIB
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Doesn't just assume : ASKS
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Last seen in the nursery. If found, call ___ [see 84-Across] : THEDARLINGS
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One who can't keep weight off for long : YOYODIETER
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Tempe sch. : ASU
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Scream or bawl, e.g. : EMOTE
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Like most holidays : ANNUAL
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Reverses, as a deletion : STETS
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"Darn it all!" : RATS
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It may hold the line : ROD
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Toll rds. : TPKS
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Yokohama "yes" : HAI
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Tijuana setting, informally : BAJA
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Postal abbr. for a rural address : RTE
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Last seen with a red-haired girl. If found, call ___ [see 119-Across] : LITTLEORPHANANNIE
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Drone, for one : BEE
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Cyclotron bits : IONS
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"Here's an idea ..." : SAY
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Some bygone theaters : RKOS
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Bleat : BAA
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Confrere : PEER
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Food cart offerings : GYROS
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One of the Marcoses of the Philippines : IMELDA
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Alphabetically first "American Idol" judge across all 16 seasons : ABDUL
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Go from bud to blossom, to a poet : OPE
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Pretend : PUTONANACT
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Last seen chasing down clues. If found, call ___ [see 24-Across] : NICKANDNORA
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Poet who wrote of Daedalus : OVID
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___-green : SEA
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Theme song of Milton Berle : NEARYOU
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Forms, forms and more forms : REDTAPE
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Sash supporter : SILL
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Any of the Baltic states, once: Abbr. : SSR
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What's left on TV? : MSNBC
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Last seen being mocked by a cat. If found, call ___ [see 46-Across] : JONARBUCKLE
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Gambling mecca : MACAO
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Increase : MOUNT
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Lilt : AIR
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Proceed enthusiastically : GOTOTOWN
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Symbol gotten by typing Option+Shift+2 : EURO
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Hit straight to the shortstop, perhaps : LINEOUT
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Promo : TEASERAD
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War loser, usually : TREY
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Declared : UTTERED
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Storied journey : ODYSSEY
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Puts the kibosh on : ENDS
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Algebraic variables : XSANDYS
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Rowing muscle, for short : LAT
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Iron Range product : ORE
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Wee, to a Scot : SMA
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Chests' places : TORSOS
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Sudoku entry : DIGIT
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Herb resembling spinach : ORACH
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Some kitchen appliances, for short : GES
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Adele's "Someone Like You," e.g. : BALLAD
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Hebrew for "My God! My God!" : ELIELI
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Idea : CONCEPT
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Etta of old comics : KETT
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Sister of Ariadne : PHAEDRA
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More hoarse : RASPIER
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Snares : ENTANGLES
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List-reducing abbr. : ETAL
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Prefix with play and place : MIS
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Charlottetown's prov. : PEI
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Checkpoint org. : TSA
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Post : SEND
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Discharges : EGESTS
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43 : DUBYA
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Kind of dip : ONION
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One-named Swedish singer with the Grammy-nominated song "Dancing on My Own" : ROBYN
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It goes around the neck : YOKE
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Inn stock : ALES
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The U.S., to Mexicans : ELNORTE
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Hallux, more familiarly : BIGTOE
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Stationed (at) : BASED
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Clicking sounds? : AHAS
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Gold medal, to an Olympian : AIM
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Repurpose : ADAPT
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Dressy accessory : SILKTIE
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Boxing champ Roberto : DURAN
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Navel type : OUTIE
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Cultural values : ETHOS
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Where the engine is in a Porsche 911 : REAR
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A bit stiff : TIPSY
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A bit cracked : AJAR
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Modest two-piece swimsuit : TANKINI
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Sharply sour fruit : SLOE
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Ecosystem endangered by global warming : BAYOU
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Up : RISEN
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Pacer : LEADCAR
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2000s corporate scandal subject : ENRON
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Heavenly sound? : HARP
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Vagabond : NOMAD
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Coddles : BABIES
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Marriage announcement : BANNS
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Some centerfolds : PLAYMATES
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Golden Globe-winning actor for "Chicago" : GERE
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Visit during a trip : STOPAT
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Vision-correcting procedure : LASIK
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Big battery : DCELL
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Subtitle of Hawthorne's "Fanshawe" : ATALE
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Former part of the U.S.S.R.: Abbr. : UKR
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Alternative to boeuf or jambon : PORC
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[continued] : OVER
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Love all around? : NOSCORE
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Actress Faye : DUNAWAY
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Stop for now : ADJOURN
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Saw the sights : TOURED
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Ruffles : ANNOYS
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Moviedom : SCREEN
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My word, maybe : BOND
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Lures : BAITS
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Utah's ___ Mountains : UINTA
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Some greenery that's not grass : MOSS
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Parcel (out) : METE
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'60s Pontiac : GTO
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Webster's Third competitor, for short : OED
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Scotland's longest river : TAY
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Start of Yale's motto : LUX
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Chicago terminal code : ORD
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Double-back move : UEY
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QB's tally : TDS

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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