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New York Times, Thursday, May 16, 2019

Author:
Jeff Chen
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
18-Across : Relatives of rhododendrons
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Jeff Chen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QV} This is puzzle # 98 for Mr. Chen. Thursday freshness: 91%
Jeff Chen notes:
Seems appropriate that MACHU PICCHU has UP in the middle of it. The Incas and their clever wordplay! I don't often build ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times5/16/19 ( No. 25,391 )
Across
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Bread used for soup : SOP
4
Perspective : ANGLE
9
One to whom you might say "Boo!" : REF
12
"Begone!" : SHOO
13
Sports replay effect : SUPERSLOMO
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Word after Great or before Street : WALL
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Person behind the curtain? : STAGEACTOR
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Relatives of rhododendrons : AZALEAS
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Popular Samsung smartphone : GALAXY
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"Net" preceder : DOT
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South American landmark whose name means "old peak" : MACHUPICCHU
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Jeong of "Crazy Rich Asians" : KEN
28
Try to win at auction : BIDON
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2008 animated film set in ancient China : KUNGFUPANDA
31
Class with breathing techniques : LAMAZE
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[groan] : UGH
35
Hung pieces of art : MOBILES
37
Put in stitches? : SEW
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Doofus : GOOBER
42
Wears pajamas all day, e.g. : LOLLS
43
Powder holder : KEG
47
Start of a polite request : IFYOUPLEASE
48
Sound made while clasping oneself : BRR
49
Low-hanging clouds : STRATI
51
Fruit named for a region of France : DANJOUPEARS
53
Japanese floor coverings : TATAMIS
54
Inert : STATIONARY
57
Sgts. outrank them : CPLS
58
Button-downs? : KEYSTROKES
59
Kind of skirt : HULA
60
Cry accompanying a fist pump : YES
61
Parent company of Kool-Aid : KRAFT
62
Not many tracks are found on them, for short : EPS
Down
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Superhero with a lightning bolt symbol : SHAZAM
2
"Well, ain't that fancy!" : OOLALA
3
"Three Days of the Condor" director : POLLACK
4
Test, in a way : ASSAY
5
"Dagnabbit!" : NUTS
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A student might bring this up in an intro class : GPA
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Large military unit : LEGION
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Not slouching : ERECT
9
Buildings with circular floor plans : ROTUNDAS
10
Music genre for Weezer : EMO
11
One side of a debate : FOR
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Goodie bag contents : SWAG
14
___ fly : SAC
15
Toast at a Jewish wedding : LCHAIM
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Raises from the dead? : EXHUMES
22
Vandal : DEFILER
24
Go out for a bit : DOZE
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Once again : ANEW
27
Org. disbanded in 1991 : KGB
28
Angela who played Tina Turner : BASSETT
30
Place name lead-in to -folk or -wich : NOR
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Shepherd's locale : LEA
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Wrinkly fruit : UGLI
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Blunder : GOOF
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High time in Judaism : HOLYDAYS
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Part of a race : LEG
39
Swells : BLOATS
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Swimmer's woe : EARACHE
43
Money in Malmö : KRONOR
45
Increase rapidly ... or a hint to connecting four pairs of answers in this puzzle : RAMPUP
46
Moonshiners' equipment : STILLS
48
One-named singer with an "ö" in her name : BJORK
49
Speak, as thou might : SAYST
50
Rae who created "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl" : ISSA
52
Small carp : NIT
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Not kosher, in Jewish law : TREF
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N.C.A.A.'s Big ___ Conference : SKY
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Ball holder : TEE
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Letters between two names : AKA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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