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New York Times, Friday, July 19, 2019

Author:
Peter Wentz
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
48-Across : Battleship row
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Peter Wentz

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 28 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 34 for Mr. Wentz. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Friday freshness: 75%
Peter Wentz notes:
It's always fun to dust off an old puzzle that's been out of your brain for a few months and look at it with fresh eyes, and this one ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
The 68-word themeless construction is a tough task, and Peter is one of the masters at it. It is so hard to produce a 68-word product ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times7/19/19 ( No. 25,455 )
Across
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Like sauvignon blanc and pinot grigio, typically : DRY
4
Scrubber : LOOFA
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Warrior pose in yoga, e.g. : ASANA
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Kiss cam displayer : JUMBOTRON
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Meg who wrote "The Princess Diaries" : CABOT
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What's found above a tilde : ESCAPEKEY
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Orange half of an iconic duo : ERNIE
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Smart set? : DEANSLIST
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Things sandals lack : TOES
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Firing locale : KILN
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Repaid : AVENGED
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Managed : MADEDO
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Swindling trick : SKINGAME
29
Shake off : EVADE
30
Sapped of resources : BLED
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% on the back of a baseball card, say : STAT
32
Get in the end : NET
33
Disturbed states : DELIRIA
36
Comic actor Barinholtz : IKE
37
Las Vegas casino with a musical name : ARIA
39
Bites harmlessly : GUMS
40
Two-time Grand Slam champion of the 1960s : LAVER
42
Is sure to succeed : CANTLOSE
44
Some fishing attire : WADERS
45
Hearty breakfast dish that includes potatoes : EGGHASH
46
Pilot production? : PENS
47
___ Games, company behind Fortnite : EPIC
48
Battleship row : PORTHOLES
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One-named singer with the 1993 platinum album "Debut" : BJORK
54
"Nothing can stop me now!" : IMONAROLL
55
Mascot of the Winnipeg Jets : MOOSE
56
Pearl Harbor or Norfolk : NAVALBASE
57
Pulitzer-winning writer of "The Optimist's Daughter" : WELTY
58
Leslie ___, main role on "Parks and Recreation" : KNOPE
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Handful : FEW
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Spun wax, say : DJED
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Trick : RUSE
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Org. offering athletic memberships : YMCA
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Very uneven : LOPSIDED
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Title tenor role : OTELLO
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Big name in pest control : ORKIN
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The other side : FOES
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"Who wants to step up?" : ANYTAKERS
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Unbeatable blackjack pair : ACETEN
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Garments worn at beach parties : SARONGS
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Type least likely to turn up in a hospital : ABNEGATIVE
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New Year's Eve party freebie : NOISEMAKER
13
"I already ___" : ATE
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Caromed : BANKED
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Middle of a Latin trio : VIDI
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Puts off : DETERS
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Shark, to swimmers : MENACE
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Everyman : AVERAGEJOE
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All available options? : DATINGPOOL
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Use smear tactics on : SLIME
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Rosy shade of makeup : BLUSHPINK
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What team leaders must frequently manage : EGOS
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Player of the Skipper on "Gilligan's Island" : ALANHALE
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Quite eager : ATHIRST
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Gather on the surface, chemically : ADSORB
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Underling : LACKEY
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BBQ restaurant handout : WETNAP
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Mormon settlement of 1849 : PROVO
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Country that has approximately 0% arable land : OMAN
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Idle : LOAF
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Instead : ELSE
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Whole bunch : SLEW
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Company that makes the Mini : BMW

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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