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New York Times, Friday, June 20, 2014

Author:
Martin Ashwood-Smith
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
53-Across : Peak performance in 1953?
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Martin Ashwood-Smith

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 31 Missing: {KQZ} Spans: 8, (2 quad stacks) This is puzzle # 76 for Mr. Ashwood-Smith. Friday freshness: 48%
Martin Ashwood-Smith notes:
I'll come right out and say it: sorry about the two 15-letter "ONE'S" phrases in the top area of the puzzle. There are two reasons for ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Ah, another from the quad-stack master, MAS. I really liked the open layout of this one, the puzzle flow being pretty darn good. That ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times6/20/14 ( No. 23,600 )
Across
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Prepare to speak, say : CLEARONESTHROAT
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Not now : ATSOMEOTHERTIME
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Puts somebody out : STEPSONONESTOES
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FICA fig. : SSN
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___ corde (piano direction) : TRE
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Ganders, e.g. : HES
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"Bummer" : AWGEE
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President's first name on "The West Wing" : JED
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Slicker go-with : RAINHAT
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With 35-Down, slightly stale : DAY
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Choice for bow-making : ELM
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Inexperienced : AMATEUR
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Their contents have yet to be dealt with : INBOXES
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Tenor Vickers : JON
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Defense Department dept. : NSA
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She played Detective Sasha Monroe on "Third Watch" : NIALONG
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Greetings : HIS
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Dummy in "Stage Door Canteen" : SNERD
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Cellphone feature, informally : CAM
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Fr. religious title : STE
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Hotel waiter? : CAB
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Florida preserve? : ORANGEMARMALADE
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Keen insight, with "the" : WISDOMOFSOLOMON
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Peak performance in 1953? : ASCENTOFEVEREST
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Focus of HGTV's "House Hunters" : REALESTATESALES
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Philistine : CRASS
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"August: Osage County" playwright Tracy : LETTS
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Westphalian city : ESSEN
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Looking down on? : ATOP
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DVD-___ : ROMS
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Snack since 1912 : OREO
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Fish with iridescent blue stripes : NEONTETRA
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Automaker Bugatti : ETTORE
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German boys : SOHNE
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The old you? : THEE
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Snack since 1900 : HERSHEYBAR
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Named names, maybe : RATTED
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Crazy quilts : OLIOS
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"Look ___ now!" : ATME
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Alternative to cafés : THES
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Raid target : ANT
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Top 10 hit for Eminem or 3 Doors Down : WHENIMGONE
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Eponymous German physicist : GAUSS
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Aerosmith's titular gun carrier : JANIE
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Gandhi opposed it : RAJ
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___, amas, amat : AMO
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Crime writer Rankin : IAN
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China shop purchase : DINNERSET
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Intro to biology? : EXO
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Business bigwig Blavatnik : LEN
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Composition of Accent seasoning : MSG
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See 29-Across : OLD
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Big name in oratorios : HANDEL
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Scottish island that's home to Fingal's Cave : STAFFA
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First stabber of Caesar : CASCA
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1930 tariff act co-sponsor : SMOOT
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Joe, for one : CAMEL
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"___ of Rock 'n' Roll" (1976 Ringo Starr hit) : ADOSE
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Propensities : BENTS
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"Hug ___" (Shel Silverstein poem) : OWAR
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Exhibit upward mobility? : RISE
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Some paddle wielders, briefly : EMTS
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Propose in a meeting : MOVE
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Bass line? : ALES
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Romance novelist ___ Leigh : LORA

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

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