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New York Times, Sunday, April 16, 2017

Author:
Timothy Polin
Editor:
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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 142, Blocks: 74 Missing: {JQ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 36 for Mr. Polin. Sunday freshness: 46%
Jeff Chen notes:
Famous horses and their riders featured today. The LONE RANGER atop SILVER resonated best for me. ROY ROGERS on TRIGGER felt mostly familiar. The others I didn't recognize, but some ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times4/16/17 ( No. 24,631 )
Across
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Tripartite commerce pact : NAFTA
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Nickname for Angel Stadium, with "the" : BIGA
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Inspiration : IDEA
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They might pop up in the morning : EGGOS
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"Juno" actress Page : ELLEN
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Visa alternatives : AMEXCARDS
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Figure seen on [circled letters below] : ZORRO
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Most wanted : ALIST
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1976 blaxploitation film that was a sequel to "Dolemite" : THEHUMANTORNADO
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Fascinated : RAPT
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Is overcome with emotion, with "up" : CHOKES
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It has two poles : BARMAGNET
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Shelter : HARBOR
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Tinder, for one : APP
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Boor : ASS
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"Poppycock!" : PAH
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Figure seen on [circled letters below] : CISCOKID
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Marquis's subordinate : EARL
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Like flowers' stamens : MALE
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Made-for-TV western co-starring Travis Tritt : RIODIABLO
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___ king : ALA
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Moriarty, to Holmes : FOE
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Asked a lot of questions, say : PRIED
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Vittles : EATS
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Figure seen on [circled letters below] : LONERANGER
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Homes by churches : MANSES
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"I'll pass" : NAH
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Detroit-area stadium that hosted Super Bowl XVI : SILVERDOME
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Down in front? : SUB
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Disseminate : SOW
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"Evidently" : SOITSEEMS
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French greeting : ALLO
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Part of a set : REP
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Oz figure, for short : WIZ
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Third word of many limericks : WAS
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Exam with a reading comprehension sect. : LSAT
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Figure seen on [circled letters below] : ROYROGERS
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Hoedown partner : GAL
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Pester : NAG
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Setting off : TRIGGERING
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[Right in the kisser!] : POW
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Lament of the defeated : WELOST
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Job search time, maybe : SENIORYEAR
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Go postal : SNAP
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Figure seen on [circled letters below] : TONTO
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Dreyer's ice cream partner : EDY
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Go on a run? : SKI
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Brownie, e.g. : GIRLSCOUT
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Emails discreetly : BCCS
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Check : STEM
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Overdo the criticism, say : PILEITON
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It may be brown or blonde : ALE
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Santa Fe summer hrs. : MDT
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Many a Wall St. recruit : MBA
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Like a goner : DOOMED
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Figure seen on [circled letters below] : DALEEVANS
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Many a B.Y.U. attendee : UTAHAN
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"Pick me! Pick me!" : OHOH
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Rich breakfast item : BUTTERMILKDONUT
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Played out : STALE
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Fiat : EDICT
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Collides hard with : PLOWSINTO
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48th vice president : PENCE
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Modern-day problem solvers : TECHS
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Meyers of late-night : SETH
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In a foul mood : SOUR
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Interjected : ADDED
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Close : NEAR
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Prayer figure : ALLAH
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Decide somehow by chance : FLIPACOIN
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Offers at motorcycle dealerships : TESTRIDES
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Pharaoh ___ : ANT
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Luxury hotel amenity : BATHROBE
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"Here's what I think," briefly : IMHO
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Poindexter : GEEK
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Something getting stuck in a trunk? : AXHEAD
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Answer to "Are you ...?" : IAM
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Grayish : DRAB
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"Hairspray" matriarch : EDNA
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Kind of plane : ASTRAL
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Vox co-founder Klein and others : EZRAS
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Signal for dinner : GONG
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White-bearded sort : GRANPA
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Hell week, e.g. : ORDEAL
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Assuage : SOOTHE
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Point of transition : CUSP
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Meditation syllables : OMS
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South American cash crop : COCA
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Cuts on the back? : BSIDES
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Wedding rings? : PEALS
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Group lampooned in "Django Unchained" : KLAN
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Is Greek? : IOTAS
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's middle name : ALOIS
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Needed resupplying : RANLOW
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Pea nut? : MENDEL
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Phonograph stat : RPM
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Inits. in some portfolios : IRA
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Woodworking tool : FRETSAW
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Crew crew : OARS
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Evince : SHOW
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Aquafina rival : EVIAN
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Attends : GOES
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Austen matchmaker : EMMA
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Breather : REST
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It may leave you in stitches : SURGERY
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Drunk : BEERY
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Top secret? : WIG
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Creative field : ARTS
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It's passed down : LORE
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"___ Eyes" (Eagles hit) : LYIN
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Bacchanalia : ORGIES
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Mass leader : PRIEST
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Electrocutes : ZAPS
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Hymn starter : OGOD
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Wind this way and that : SNAKE
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Repeated part of a five-mile hike? : LONGI
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Aggravates : GETSTO
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Either of a pair of brothers in folklore : GRIMM
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Act like a baby, maybe : WAIL
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Moved, jocularly : LOCOMOTED
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How you can count things up to five : ONONEHAND
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"Rugrats" father : STU
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Rug rat : TOT
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One looking to grab a bite? : PREDATOR
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Sphinx, in part : LION
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Probable money loser : BADBET
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Composer Debussy : CLAUDE
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Boston athlete : CELTIC
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Philatelist's collection : STAMPS
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Vernacular : PATOIS
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Satisfies : MEETS
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TiVo, for one : DVR
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Amigos : BUDS
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Sweetly, on a score : DOLCE
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Mark indelibly : ETCH
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River through ancient Nubia : NILE
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Casino opening : SLOT
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365 giorni : ANNO
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Native Rwandan : HUTU
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Mind : HEED
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Electric bill unit: Abbr. : KWH
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Place for a bachelorette party : SPA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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