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New York Times, Monday, March 16, 2015

Author:
Ian Livengood
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
17-Across : Toy in a water fight
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Ian Livengood

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JX} This is puzzle # 46 for Mr. Livengood. Monday freshness: 62%
Ian Livengood notes:
I filled the grid around the "Q" and 22- / 26-Down (running through three theme answers). Usually 3x7 corners don't really do it for ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Ian puts on his usual clinic today, four themers hiding diminutive nicknames, plus the SMALL TALK revealer. All themers are two(ish) ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times3/16/15 ( No. 23,869 )
Across
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Streisand, familiarly : BABS
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"Planet of the ___" : APES
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Banana split or fudge brownie : TREAT
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Pac-12 hoops giant : UCLA
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Depend (on) : RELY
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Grand Canyon pack animal : BURRO
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Toy in a water fight : SQUIRTGUN
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Urban renewal areas : SLUMS
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High-end leather variety : SUEDE
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___ good job : DOA
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Breyers rival : EDYS
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"Shop ___ you drop" : TIL
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Crispy seafood dish : FRIEDSHRIMP
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___ pro nobis : ORA
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III, to Jr. : SON
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That woman : SHE
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Chinese path of enlightenment : TAO
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Worshipers' seats : PEWS
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Carry-___ (airplane totes) : ONS
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Singing, juggling or performing magic : TALENT
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1995 crime caper based on an Elmore Leonard novel : GETSHORTY
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PC key combo : ALTTAB
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Garden tool : HOE
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"Grade A" purchase : EGGS
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Reason to play overtime : TIE
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One thanked in the statement "Thank you for your service" : VET
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Japanese path of enlightenment : ZEN
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Over there, to a poet : YON
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Hall-of-Fame Dodger nicknamed "The Little Colonel" : PEEWEEREESE
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Hosp. body scan : MRI
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This: Sp. : ESTA
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Basketball net holder : RIM
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Greek column variety : IONIC
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Still kicking : ALIVE
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Chitchat ... or an apt title for this puzzle? : SMALLTALK
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Heavenly body with a tail : COMET
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Overly promote : HYPE
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Tahiti, for one : ISLE
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Big-mouthed pitchers : EWERS
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Venomous Nile dwellers : ASPS
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* : STAR
Down
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Spot about every two blocks on a major city street : BUSSTOP
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Obtain : ACQUIRE
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Sunday liquor prohibition : BLUELAW
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"You ___ it, brother!" : SAID
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Field for Robert Indiana or Georgia O'Keeffe : ART
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Hatrack piece : PEG
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Avoid, as capture : ELUDE
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Clerical gatherings : SYNODS
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"Conan" network : TBS
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Aid in drawing straight lines : RULER
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Well-educated : ERUDITE
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Every West Point graduate until 1980 : ARMYMAN
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Drunkard : TOSSPOT
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Gridiron officials, in brief : REFS
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Wood sources for baseball bats : ASHTREES
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Barq's or Mug : ROOTBEER
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Overnight stops on road trips : INNS
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Furnace output : HEAT
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___ Pepper : SGT
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"Quiet!" : SHH
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Potent cleaning solution : LYE
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Roof overhang : EAVE
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Trickle (through) : OOZE
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In a calm state : ATPEACE
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Stays off the grid, say : LIESLOW
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When a golf round starts : TEETIME
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Pommel horse user : GYMNAST
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Thug : GORILLA
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Tee-hee : SNICKER
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Yearwood of country music : TRISHA
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Simon who won a Tony for writing "The Odd Couple" : NEIL
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Vacillate : WAVER
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Top TV honors : EMMYS
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Soul singer Redding : OTIS
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U.F.O. crew, supposedly : ETS
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Words With Friends, e.g. : APP
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TV exec Moonves : LES

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

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