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New York Times, Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Author:
David Woolf
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
51-Across : ___ of the land
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {Q} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Woolf. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Tuesday freshness: 88%
David Woolf notes:
My thoughts on this puzzle in list form: This was my first puzzle accepted to the Times. This is the second draft. The first ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Tuesday is a hard slot to fill. It's supposed to be a relatively easy puzzle, so no tricky themes will fly. This makes it awfully ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times3/25/14 ( No. 23,513 )
Across
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Rainbow maker : PRISM
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Bad-mouth : SLAM
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Cereal word after Rice, Wheat or Corn : CHEX
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An Obama girl : SASHA
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Frisco's state : CALI
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Like unwashed hair : OILY
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WIth 57-Across, a die-hard's statement : ITAINTOVERUNTIL
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Somewhat, informally : SORTA
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TV's "___ Edition" : INSIDE
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In a mischievous manner : ARCHLY
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Smucker's container : JAR
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President pro ___ : TEM
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Hit that proves 17-/57-Across : WALKOFFHOMER
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Award for Best New American Play : OBIE
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Designer Cassini : OLEG
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Heart of the matter : PITH
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___ of God (epithet for Jesus) : LAMB
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Makeup for the cheeks : ROUGE
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"Jolly old" fellow : CHAP
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Lipton selection : TEAS
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City on Utah Lake : OREM
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"___, boy!" (cry to Rover) : HERE
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Shot that proves 17-/57-Across : BUZZERBEATER
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Film noir weather condition : FOG
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___ of the land : LAY
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Access to a highway : ONRAMP
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More than just a five o'clock shadow : SCRUFF
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Overhauled : REDID
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See 17-Across : THEFATLADYSINGS
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Chips Ahoy! alternative : OREO
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Smidgen : IOTA
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Perjurers : LIARS
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Tamed animals : PETS
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Glitz : GLAM
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Swiss peak in an Eastwood title : EIGER
Down
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The Beatles' "___ Love You" : PSI
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Fink : RAT
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"Rhythm ___ Dancer" (1992 hit by Snap!) : ISA
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Serving with a skewer : SHISHKEBAB
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Shoe designer Blahnik : MANOLO
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Sean Connery, for one : SCOT
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Mauna Kea emission : LAVA
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Sam Adams product : ALE
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Moses' sister : MIRIAM
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Not pros : CONS
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Show-starting words : HITIT
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Skip, like the H's in "'enry 'iggins" : ELIDE
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Plant tissue : XYLEM
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Go after : TRYFOR
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General Assembly participant, for short : UNREP
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Baselessly off-base? : AWOL
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Capital of Morocco : RABAT
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The Arctic, for one : CLIME
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Pedometer wearer, maybe : JOGGER
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Roxie in "Chicago," e.g. : FLOOZY
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1/24 of un jour : HEURE
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Shakespeare character who says "I have set my life upon a cast" : RICHARDIII
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Certain sorority woman : THETA
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Setting for Scheherazade : HAREM
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Personify : EMBODY
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Suspect, in police lingo : PERP
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Certain bacteria-fighting drug : SULFA
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Pleasingly plump : ZAFTIG
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Strand, in a way : ENISLE
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Aperture setting : FSTOP
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Yellowish hue : OCHRE
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Shake hands with, say : GREET
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ETs pilot them : UFOS
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Pro ___ distribution : RATA
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Big wheel in the cheese world? : EDAM
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Online chuckle : LOL
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Pester : NAG
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Test for future Ph.D.'s : GRE
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Moldavia, e.g.: Abbr. : SSR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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