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PLACES, EVERYONE!

New York Times, Sunday, May 14, 2017

Author:
Will Nediger
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
61-Across : Sarah Palin, by birth
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Will Nediger

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 66 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Nediger. Sunday freshness: 99%
Will Nediger notes:
It's nice to be back in the New York Times — my last puzzle was all the way back in 2014, since I was on a hiatus from constructing for a while. I'm back in the swing of things now, and ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
A pretty pattern of shaded squares, highlighting a position-dependent theme. Fun a-ha to realize that [Grand pooh-bahs] wasn't BANANAS, but (top) BANANAS. Same with [Dropped out] not being ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times5/14/17 ( No. 24,659 )
Across
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Necklace parts : CLASPS
7
Extreme : DRASTIC
14
Peter out : ABATE
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Relative of a brasserie : BISTRO
20
Phoenix event : REBIRTH
21
Power machine in woodworking : PLANER
22
Dropped out : LEFTSCHOOL
23
U.S. heartland : MIDDLEAMERICA
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Dexterous one : RIGHTHANDER
25
Where you might stop before going home : THIRD
26
Prince Buster's genre : SKA
27
Heathrow facilities : LOOS
28
Cherished by : DEARTO
29
Start of a boast : VENI
30
Battle-torn Syrian city : ALEPPO
32
Org. that delivers : USPS
34
Contraction lacking just a "v" : NEER
35
You might find one under a Christmas tree : NEEDLE
37
One using 32-Across, e.g. : SHIPPER
39
Hideouts : LAIRS
40
Did a cobbler's job on : SOLED
42
First-year law student : ONEL
43
Sinus suffix : ITIS
45
"Who ___?" : AMI
48
Enter : TYPEIN
50
Tool for talking online : WEBCAM
52
Angel dust : PCP
55
Knightstick? : LANCE
57
Colossal head sculptors : OLMECS
59
Setting for John Ford's "My Darling Clementine" : OKCORRAL
61
Sarah Palin, by birth : IDAHOAN
63
___ Gunderson, sad sack on "The Simpsons" : GIL
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Average : SOSO
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White House worker : AIDE
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Abandoned : LEFTBEHIND
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Person pretty far up the corporate ladder : MIDDLEMANAGER
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Having correct opinions : RIGHTMINDED
71
No longer in the company, say : AWOL
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Singer/reality TV personality Aubrey : ODAY
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What old couches tend to do : SAG
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___ up on (conspiring against) : GANGING
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It lacks locks : BALDSPOT
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Credit card provider, e.g. : ISSUER
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Theft preventer ... or theft encourager : FENCE
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Equal : ARE
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Mushroom makers : ATESTS
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R&R by oneself : METIME
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H.S.-level exam : GED
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Smooch : BUSS
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Vinick's portrayer on "The West Wing" : ALDA
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Searcher for "the lost village," in film : SMURF
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Catalyst : SPARK
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"Told you so!" : IKNEWIT
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Accountant's list : ASSETS
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Creature also called a catamount : PUMA
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All-inclusive : ATOZ
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Aggrandize : ENRICH
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Apple of Discord thrower : ERIS
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Poison victim's remedy : IPECAC
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Fidel's brother : RAUL
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Whack : ICE
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Suburb of Minneapolis : EDINA
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Blind side protector, usually, in an offensive line : LEFTTACKLE
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Chaucer's tongue : MIDDLEENGLISH
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Brings up a menu with a PC mouse : RIGHTCLICKS
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Waters and Kennedy : ETHELS
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Aisle's head? : SILENTA
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Disavows : DENIES
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Juicy bits, in slang : DEETS
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Item for a cafeteria worker : HAIRNET
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Whim : VAGARY
Down
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"The Late Show" airer : CBSTV
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Reindeer moss, e.g. : LICHEN
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Glowing : ASHINE
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News highlights : TOPSTORIES
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Nudge : PROD
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La preceder : SOL
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Rapper with the 4x platinum album "Views" : DRAKE
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Charts again : REMAPS
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Fin : ABE
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Boneless cut : TOPSIRLOIN
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Huey, Dewey and Louie, e.g. : TRIO
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Brangelina was one : ITCOUPLE
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Gliding step, in ballet : CHASSE
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Wings, to zoologists : ALAE
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Grand pooh-bahs : TOPBANANAS
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Russian film director Tarkovsky : ANDREI
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Threaten to fall : TEETER
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They may be unforced : ERRORS
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Many profs : PHDS
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Think over : SLEEPON
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Bedfellow : ALLY
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Contribute to a radio show : PHONEIN
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Syringe sensations : PRICKS
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Lavish with attention : DOTEON
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They provide backing for churchgoers : PEWS
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Sight at a red-carpet event : LIMO
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Director Guillermo ___ Toro : DEL
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City SSW of Seattle : TACOMA
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Fictional woodcutter : ALIBABA
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Was belligerent : MADEWAR
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Debt-ridden : INAHOLE
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Coming-out words : IMGAY
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Vulgar sort : BOOR
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Indulging (oneself) in self-satisfaction : PRIDING
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Rhythm : CADENCE
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Vowed : PLEDGED
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Neglected one, stereotypically : MIDDLECHILD
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Bourgeoisie : MIDDLECLASS
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Mezzo-soprano, for female voices : MIDDLERANGE
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Rescues a foundling, say : ADOPTS
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Smooth transition : SEGUE
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Yoga equipment : MATS
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Line to a pilot? : GASMAIN
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Figures out : INFERS
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"Is that so?" : DOESIT
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[That's painful!] : GRIMACE
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Fox neighbor : SAUK
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Part of a chain : ISLE
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Many "Star Trek" characters, for short : ETS
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Home of the highest point in Africa : TANZANIA
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Cry to a sled dog : MUSH
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Where teams that have little-to-no chance of winning are found : BOTTOMBRACKET
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Inhabitant of the ocean's benthic zone : BOTTOMDWELLER
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Profiting from the misfortunes of others : BOTTOMFEEDING
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Treated with malice : SPITED
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Transform, as larvae : PUPATE
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Actor Don : AMECHE
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Cult leader killed in the Waco siege : KORESH
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Sibelius's "Valse ___" : TRISTE
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One of the Nixon daughters : TRICIA
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Fishing item : SINKER
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Part of a dead man's hand : ACES
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Onetime tool for talking online : ICHAT
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Full of lip : SASSY
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First word in a Shakespeare title : ALLS
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Hybrid citrus : UGLI
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Home of Zeno and Parmenides : ELEA
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Roadside stop : INN
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405, to Flavius : CDV

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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