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FIFTY YEARS ON

New York Times, Sunday, July 21, 2019

Author:
Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
21-Across : Second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
69/20/20157/21/20192
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Jason Mueller
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1577/5/201010/27/2024109
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431017263711121
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
11411.6292255%
Jeff Chen

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 79 Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Mueller. This is puzzle # 100 for Mr. Chen. Sunday freshness: 18%
Will Shortz notes:
Jason Mueller, of Lincoln, Mo., has degrees in physics, math and economics from the University of Missouri. He loves trivia and was captain of his college's quiz-bowl team. Nowadays he ... read more
Constructor notes:
JASON: My original idea for this puzzle was to list all twelve moonwalkers and some additional items to preserve symmetry. I figured with all those entries, the puzzle would be hard to ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Jason got in touch with me a year ago about this moon landing tribute. I'm the go-to guy when it comes to puzzles warranting circles. Or curves. Or things that suck. Historically, I ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
Congratulations Jeff Chen on hitting the Century mark. One hundred NYT crosswords is no small feat. I hope he plans a wild celebration. Careful, though. Jason Mueller is only 94 ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times7/21/19 ( No. 25,457 )
Across
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Org. whose workers can be a little frisky? : TSA
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Meager : SCANT
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Charged : RANAT
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Picture framer's aid : MAT
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Bad things for astronaut suits to have : RIPS
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Part of a broadcast feed : AUDIO
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On the qui vive : ALERT
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Second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands : MAUI
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"However," in textspeak : OTOH
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Name of a sea first visited in 1969 : TRANQUILITY
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Pot starter : ANTE
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World capital near the 60th parallel : OSLO
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What mattresses and spirits may do : SAG
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Signs of nervousness : UMS
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Good name for a fishmonger? : GIL
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Gaming neophyte : NOOB
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Kind of diet : PALEO
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They don't keep their thoughts to themselves : TELEPATHS
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Two tablespoons : OUNCE
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W.W. II zone: Abbr. : ETO
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End of a rope : NOOSE
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Sean who played Rudy in "Rudy" : ASTIN
42
La-la lead-in : TRA
43
Certain seafood delicacy : ROE
44
Attention : EAR
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Not as one : APART
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Appropriately palindromic reply to "Madam, I'm Adam" : EVE
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Someone who might engage in a hobby with some frequency? : HAM
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Bit of media hoopla : SPLASH
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Words of Jesus : ARAMAIC
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"Great" birds : EGRETS
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Hillary who climbed Everest : EDMUND
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The Notorious ___ (Supreme Court nickname) : RBG
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Possible response to "No, you're not" : YESIAM
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Skin care brand : NIVEA
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Classic place to hide money : COOKIEJAR
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"Je t'___" : ADORE
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Suave competitor : PRELL
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Newsmaker of July 1969 : ARMSTRONG
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Weeper of myth : NIOBE
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Relating to the kidneys : RENAL
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Santa ___, Calif. : ANA
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Where I go "when my baby smiles at me," in song : RIO
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Bartender's supply : TONIC
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Necessity for going online, in brief : ISP
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Passed : ENACTED
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Loopy cursive letters : ELS
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"There was no other choice!" : IHADTO
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Deactivate : DISABLE
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Request for a cold one : BEERME
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Bottom-dwelling fish that lack fins : MUDEELS
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"___ NewsHour" : PBS
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Wizards, but not witches : NBATEAM
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Place to get a shot : ARM
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Amenities at some hotels : POOLS
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Understanding : GRASP
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The last Pope Julius : III
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___ Stic (pen brand) : CLIC
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Hawk -> snake -> frog -> insect, e.g. : FOODCHAIN
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Summer pest : GNAT
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Announcement of July 1969 : THEEAGLEHASLANDED
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"A-O.K. for launch!" : ITSAGO
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Do-nothing's state : IDLESSE
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Trojan warrior in the "Iliad" : AENEAS
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What's gotten into your head : NOTION
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Represented in sheet music : NOTATED
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1980s TV's "Remington ___" : STEELE
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Carol Brady and Camilla Parker Bowles, for two : STEPMOMS
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Scruffs : NAPES
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Binoculars attachment : STRAP
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Ticket issuers : TROOPERS
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Straddles : SITSATOP
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Long-distance traveler of 1969 : APOLLOELEVEN
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800 things? : SATS
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One putting on a show : CURATOR
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"What goes up must come down" and others : ADAGES
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Diarist Anaïs : NIN
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Chef's hat : TOQUE
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Mrs. Gorbachev : RAISA
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Totally : ALL
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Some sound effects in westerns : NEIGHS
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Performer : ARTISTE
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Texter's sign-off : TTYL
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Achievement of 1969 : MANONTHEMOON
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Dictator : AUTOCRAT
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Rafter connectors : TIEBEAMS
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Unconventional home in a nursery rhyme : SHOE
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English football powerhouse, to fans : MANU
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Strike caller : UMP
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What 71-Across took in 1969, as represented literally in a corner of this puzzle : ONESMALLSTEP
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Regan's father : LEAR
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French comic actor Jacques : TATI
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What 71-Across took in 1969, as represented literally in another corner of this puzzle : ONEGIANTLEAP
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Third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands : OAHU
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Composer Charles : IVES
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Domain of a municipal department : PARKS
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Extent : AMBIT
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Wild party : RAGER
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Capital of South Australia : ADELAIDE
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Dressed up : ADORNED
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Dangerous substance that smells like bitter almonds : CYANIDE
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Receiver with a crystal : RADIOSET
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Org. with an Inspiration Award and an Award of Valor : NCAA
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So : ERGO
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Big inits. in news : NPR
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Wrath : IRE
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Nationality seen in most of Romania : OMANI
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Superman's father : JOREL
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Stat for which Hank Aaron holds the all-time record : RBI
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Common Market inits. : EEC
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Sport that players are not allowed to play left-handed : POLO
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Nile biter : ASP
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One waiting in line at an airport : CAB
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Network with "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" : TBS
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Goes out : EBBS
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Apple on a desk : IMAC
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Pitch : HURL
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Comes clean about : ADMITSTO
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Member of a popular package delivery service : REINDEER
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Mother of Hermes : MAIA
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Release : EMIT
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Tough job for a mover, maybe : SOFA
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"Peter Pan" dog : NANA
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Access an account : LOGIN
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Convinced of : SOLDON
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Fuels (up) : GASSES
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Angered : RILED
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___ Weizmann, first president of Israel : CHAIM
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Dirty mouth? : DELTA
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Economy : CHEAP
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Test taker's downfall, perhaps : HASTE
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"The Maids" playwright Jean : GENET
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Obstacles to teamwork : EGOS
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Very long time : EON
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"Illmatic" rapper : NAS
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People with badges: Abbr. : DETS
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Part of the foot between the toes and the ankle : INSTEP
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Mr. Turkey : TOM
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___ mode : ALA
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Mo. in 1962 in which J.F.K. gave his "We choose to go to the moon" speech : SEP

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

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