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New York Times, Friday, April 25, 2014

Author:
Joel Fagliano
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
27-Across : Princess Leia was one in "A New Hope"
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Joel Fagliano

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 27 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 27 for Mr. Fagliano. Friday freshness: 97%
Jeff Chen notes:
Really nice work today from Joel. With this puzzle, he's hit for the cycle twice now. Impressive feat, showing his well-rounded ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times4/25/14 ( No. 23,544 )
Across
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Take it easy : CHILLAX
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Vostok 1 passenger : GAGARIN
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Try : HAVEAGO
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Supermodel Lima : ADRIANA
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Scale with the highest reading at midday, usually : UVINDEX
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More than startle : TERRIFY
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Show horse : MRED
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Juniors' juniors, briefly : SOPHS
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Those, to José : ESOS
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Organ part : PEDAL
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Classic Jaguar : XKE
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Latin word in legal briefs : IDEM
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Princess Leia was one in "A New Hope" : HOLOGRAM
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Bamboozled : HAD
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It's nothing new : DEJAVU
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Hot shot? : SEXSCENE
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Germany, to Britain : EXENEMY
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It helps you focus : RITALIN
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Unlocked area? : BALDSPOT
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Expenditure : OUTLAY
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T-shirt sizes, for short : SML
44
Allstate subsidiary : ESURANCE
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One who deals with stress well? : POET
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Hat, slangily : LID
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Reuben ingredient, informally : KRAUT
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Completely dry, as a racetrack : FAST
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Rub it in : GLOAT
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Org. with the New York Liberty : WNBA
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BlackBerry routers : IPHONES
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"This statement is false," e.g. : PARADOX
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Strong and regal : LEONINE
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Elvis hit with a spelled-out title : TROUBLE
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Gallery event : ARTSALE
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Sharp-pointed instruments : STYLETS
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Sucker : CHUMP
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Where French ships dock : HAVRE
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Like many academic halls : IVIED
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Help : LENDAHAND
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"Cupid is a knavish ___": "A Midsummer Night's Dream" : LAD
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Biographical data : AGES
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Love letters : XOXOXO
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One foraging : GATHERER
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Drinks stirred in pitchers : ADES
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[Back off!] : GRR
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Put on : AIRED
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Complain loudly : RAISEHELL
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Obsessive need to check one's email or Facebook, say : INFOMANIA
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Cons : NAYS
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U.P.S. cargo: Abbr. : PKGS
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Tennis smash? : LOVESET
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Puzzle solver's complaint : IMSTUCK
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Punishment, metaphorically : LUMPS
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Hypothetical particle in cold dark matter : AXION
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Turn down : DENY
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Five-time U.S. presidential candidate in the early 1900s : DEBS
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School handout : EXAMPAPER
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Colorful party intoxicant : JELLOSHOT
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Shrill howl : CATERWAUL
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"Just wait ..." : YOULLSEE
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Cream, for example : TRIO
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Changes for the big screen : ADAPTS
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Short jackets : ETONS
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"Watch ___ amazed" (magician's phrase) : ANDBE
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It takes two nuts : UBOLT
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Campaign issue : TAXES
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Nike rival : FILA
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Mil. bigwig : GENL
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Like sour grapes : TART
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Long in Hollywood : NIA
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___ Halladay, two-time Cy Young Award winner : ROY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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