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New York Times, Friday, June 16, 2017

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
23-Across : Not bogus
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JKQZ} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 43 for Ms. Burnikel. Friday freshness: 73%
Jeff Chen notes:
Neat middle section, with four strong feature entries: GENDER FLUID, HEAT SENSORS (maybe a bit less exciting than the others, but this ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times6/16/17 ( No. 24,692 )
Across
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Alternatives to olives : TWISTS
7
Went for a run : BATTED
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Spanish spread : RANCHO
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"Told ya!" : SOTHERE
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More affected : ARTIER
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Drill setting : BOOTCAMP
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Part of many arena names: Abbr. : CTR
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"Sign me up!" : YESICAN
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Situation with no up side : TIE
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Evidence of a hard landing : THUD
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Not bogus : LEGIT
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Michael who directed the 2015 film "Blackhat" : MANN
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"That makes two of us" : SODOI
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Spooky grp.? : CIA
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Like some sent documents : FAXED
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Moving between male and female : GENDERFLUID
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Sore helper : SALVE
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Old baseball mascot with a "C" on his cap : MRRED
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Toaster components : HEATSENSORS
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Major beef source : ANGUS
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Blue : SAD
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Big name in 1990s hip-hop : TUPAC
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Like white panthers : RARE
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Co-Nobelist with Yitzhak and Shimon : YASIR
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2002 Grammy nominee John : TESH
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Popular nail polish brand : OPI
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School once headed by Mies van der Rohe : BAUHAUS
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21st in a series of 24 : PHI
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Neighbor de Ibiza : MALLORCA
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Add subtly : SLIPIN
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Used up : ALLGONE
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"Hel-l-lp!" : SAVEME
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Makeup problems : SMEARS
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Past the point of caring : OVERIT
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Swift writings : TRACTS
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It has four tusks : WARTHOG
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Shows disregard for privacy : INTRUDES
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Discovery magazine subj. : SCI
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Unidentified gossip source, often : THEY
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French philosopher who wrote "Reflections on Violence" : SOREL
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Greet with disdain : BOOAT
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Abbr. before a colon and a name : ATTN
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Potent pot component, for short : THC
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Impetus for a colonial "party" : TEATAX
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Wolverine's cousin : ERMINE
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Hinge : DEPEND
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Instagram and such : SOCIALMEDIA
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Major uncertainty : BIGIF
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Classified key to success : SECRETSAUCE
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Onetime host with 11 Daytime Emmys : DONAHUE
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Fared : MADEOUT
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Just sits : IDLES
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Who's there : FIRST
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Green on the silver screen : EVA
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Party server : URN
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"Always one of a kind" sloganeer : DRPEPPER
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One of a White House couple until 2017 : SASHA
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Dish often garnished with white radish : SASHIMI
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Salivation stimuli : AROMAS
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Flamethrower option : NAPALM
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Radiator protector : GRILLE
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Big name in disposable tableware : CHINET
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Crocheter's collection : YARNS
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Rene of "Nightcrawler" : RUSSO
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Vulgarian : BOOR
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Bulgarian, e.g. : SLAV
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Big Apple airport code : LGA
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"___ changed" : IVE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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