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New York Times, Monday, May 7, 2018

Author:
Julie Bérubé
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
17-Across : Group preparing a ball field for a game
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Bérubé. Monday freshness: 26%
Julie Bérubé notes:
I had been working on a puzzle with a musical theme, and my husband, "helpful" as always, had been suggesting all kinds of words that ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I've had solvers complain when I use the word SHIM. It's baffling to me — just like any good mechanical engineer, I used to carry ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times5/7/18 ( No. 25,017 )
Across
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Peak near Tokyo: Abbr. : MTFUJI
7
Facts and figures : DATA
11
Guy's date : GAL
14
Stuff that may make you go "Ah-choo!" : POLLEN
15
Actor Wilson of "Midnight in Paris" : OWEN
16
Cheer at a bullfight : OLE
17
Group preparing a ball field for a game : GROUNDSCREW
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Homes on wheels, for short : RVS
20
Slippery fish : EEL
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Like Monday crosswords, relatively speaking : EASY
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Protection : AEGIS
24
Blown away : AWED
26
DuPont fiber : ORLON
27
1972 platinum album by the Allman Brothers Band : EATAPEACH
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"___ out of it!" : SNAP
33
Opposite of a liability : ASSET
34
Window section : PANE
36
Bit of acne : ZIT
37
Globe: Abbr. : SPH
38
Locale of all the circled items in this puzzle : TOOLBOX
41
Suffix with pay : OLA
42
Running total at a bar : TAB
43
Apartment building overseer, informally : SUPE
44
Gets whiter : PALES
46
Not working : IDLE
48
Doesn't get near : STAYSAWAY
51
Peter who compiled a book of synonyms : ROGET
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James of jazz : ETTA
54
The Audi symbol has four of them : RINGS
55
Fly high : SOAR
57
Musical cousin of calypso : SKA
60
Ancient : OLD
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Japanese delicacy served in thin slices : TUNASASHIMI
65
Hearty brew : ALE
66
Send off, as rays : EMIT
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One always making adjustments on the job? : TAILOR
68
___ Moines, Iowa : DES
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Releases of Drake and Cardi B : RAPS
70
Tune out : IGNORE
Down
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Fuel economy measure, for short : MPG
2
Ripped : TORE
3
Ice sheet : FLOE
4
Wail in grief : ULULATE
5
Actress Aniston, to friends : JEN
6
Seriously involved : INDEEP
7
E.R. figures : DOCS
8
Off-kilter : AWRY
9
Shirt that might have a slogan on it : TEE
10
Egypt's Sadat : ANWAR
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Blue-veined Italian cheese : GORGONZOLA
12
American Dance Theater founder : ALVINAILEY
13
Not so much : LESS
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"Smooth Operator" singer, 1985 : SADE
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Aboveground trains : ELS
25
Light bulb units : WATTS
26
"Say it isn't so!" : OHNO
27
Shoe that ties around the ankle : ESPADRILLE
28
Some women with light-colored hair : ASHBLONDES
29
Cop ___ (confess in return for lighter punishment) : APLEA
30
Taxi : CAB
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School grps. : PTAS
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Sparkling Italian wine : ASTI
35
One living abroad, informally : EXPAT
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Boot out : OUST
40
Make a choice : OPT
45
Completely covered with : AWASHIN
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Shape of a Silly Putty container : EGG
49
Affirmative votes : YEAS
50
Sheetlike gray clouds : STRATI
52
Ending with poly- : ESTER
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The Beatles' "Abbey ___" : ROAD
55
Scissors sound : SNIP
56
Honey Bunches of ___ : OATS
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About 2.2 pounds, for short : KILO
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Latin love : AMOR
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Actress Thurman : UMA
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What shoulders may do after a disappointment : SAG
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Fury : IRE

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

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