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New York Times, Thursday, April 11, 2019

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
15-Across : Beer purchase
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Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {GJXZ} This is puzzle # 182 for Mr. Quigley. Thursday freshness: 66%
Jeff Chen notes:
I like it when a puzzle makes me feel smug. Of course, the poet who wrote "Walden" isn't pronounced with a long O in the first ... read more
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B
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O
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S
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S
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Y
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D
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O
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R
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A
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M
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Y
A
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O
O
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I
R
A
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C
A
S
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E
T
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Y
L
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D
A
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L
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A
V
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A
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B
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R
O
Q
U
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B
R
E
A
D
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A
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R
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D
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N
T
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A
L
P
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P
A
R
A
D
E
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F
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O
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R
R
A
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N
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A
M
A
N
A
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I
W
O
N
T
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S
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I
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C
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R
E
F
S
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M
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N
U
S
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H
T
M
L
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T
N
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P
E
R
E
S
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H
O
O
H
A
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C
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O
L
L
I
D
E
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B
A
R
R
O
W
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A
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S
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P
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O
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T
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O
R
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A
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U
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S
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H
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D
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L
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I
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W
O
K
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O
C
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H
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E
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R
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A
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W
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F
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F
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© 2019, The New York Times4/11/19 ( No. 25,356 )
Across
1
Demanding : BOSSY
6
Who said "A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting" : DIOR
10
Croque-monsieur ingredient : HAM
13
___ View (streaming site) : YAHOO
14
"Dies ___" : IRAE
15
Beer purchase : CASE
16
Kind of alcohol : ETHYL
17
"The Twits" author : DAHL
18
Nike rival : AVIA
19
Ornately decorated money? : BAROQUEBREAD
22
Perfervid : ARDENT
25
Snowcapped, say : ALPINE
26
March meant to end a drought? : PARADEFORRAIN
30
Oven handle? : AMANA
31
Adamant refusal : IWONT
32
Mistake indicator : SIC
35
Yellow card displayers : REFS
36
Lists of commands : MENUS
37
Building site code? : HTML
38
AC/DC single with the lyric "Watch me explode" : TNT
39
Israeli president who was the author of 11 books : PERES
40
Commotion : HOOHA
41
Bumper version of a cart? : COLLIDEBARROW
44
Fireplace receptacle : ASHPIT
46
Beginnings : ONSETS
47
What the trees by Walden Pond provided? : THOREAUSHADE
51
Frequently cosplayed sci-fi character : LEIA
52
Socially aware, modernly : WOKE
53
Yellowish color : OCHER
57
Bend over backward : ARCH
58
Some : AFEW
59
Member of an early 20th-century French art movement : FAUVE
60
Pick up : SEE
61
[Been there, done that] : YAWN
62
Let go : FREED
Down
1
A word before you go : BYE
2
___ milk : OAT
3
"I'm trying to work here" : SHH
4
Vegan source of protein : SOYBEANS
5
Four-time Grammy-winning gospel singer Adams : YOLANDA
6
Mischievous trick : DIDO
7
Modern locale of ancient Sumer : IRAQ
8
Home to Interstates H-1, H-2 and H-3 : OAHU
9
Takes a refresher course in : RELEARNS
10
Plan (for) : HAVEINSTORE
11
Like some elephants : ASIAN
12
George ___, general at the Battle of Chancellorsville : MEADE
15
Wrist bones : CARPI
20
Way on Waze: Abbr. : RTE
21
Sheep's cry : BLAT
22
Not with the group : APART
23
Noodle soup : RAMEN
24
New addition to the team : DRAFTCHOICE
27
Guy in a restaurant : FIERI
28
Didn't just rent : OWNED
29
Galvanize : ROUSE
33
"Could you turn on the A.C.?" : IMHOT
34
Weapons for the X-Man Wolverine : CLAWS
36
Dissolve : MELTAWAY
37
It was once drawn on the street : HORSECAR
39
Ballet move : PLIE
40
Quarterback's option : HANDOFF
42
She played Mrs. Which in 2018's "A Wrinkle in Time" : OPRAH
43
What might have a crush on you? : BOA
44
America's first ICBM : ATLAS
45
___ Khan, tiger in "The Jungle Book" : SHERE
48
Tucson school, informally : UOFA
49
Twist : SKEW
50
Cut : HEWN
54
Strawberry or peach : HUE
55
She was tempted : EVE
56
Visibly ashamed : RED

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

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