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New York Times, Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Author:
Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
6-Across : Goo-goo-eyed, old-style
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
124/9/20083/28/20237
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0263010
CircleScrabDebutFresh
31.583124%
Jay Kaskel
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
138/7/20073/28/20237
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0056110
CircleScrabDebutFresh
31.603916%
Daniel Kantor

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQVWXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Kaskel. This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Kantor. Tuesday freshness: 19%
Constructor notes:
JAY: This puzzle is the fourth collaboration between Dan Kantor and myself, and as it just so happens, the third that has a restaurant ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Nice idea here, PORK pulled so that it stretches through the theme answers. Jay and Daniel had to find phrases that 1.) start with P, ... read more
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L
2
O
3
I
4
N
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S
6
S
7
M
8
I
9
T
10
S
11
C
12
A
13
T
14
A
S
C
O
T
15
T
E
A
S
16
O
H
T
O
17
P
H
O
N
E
18
P
R
A
N
K
19
C
O
O
P
20
P
A
N
21
P
E
O
N
22
C
A
R
N
E
23
P
U
S
H
Y
24
O
25
U
R
L
U
C
K
26
A
27
P
28
R
O
P
O
S
29
N
B
A
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S
E
A
31
M
O
A
B
32
G
E
E
S
33
E
34
P
I
N
O
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N
36
E
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S
E
A
R
S
B
38
A
39
C
40
K
41
Y
A
C
H
T
42
O
L
E
O
43
S
44
O
45
B
46
B
R
O
47
O
48
R
49
I
O
L
E
S
50
P
L
Y
51
M
O
U
T
52
H
R
O
C
K
53
A
D
L
I
B
54
U
E
L
E
55
S
56
O
57
S
58
S
H
I
N
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P
60
U
L
L
E
D
61
P
O
R
K
62
M
A
N
O
63
I
N
K
S
64
I
L
L
B
E
65
S
T
E
T
66
N
O
S
E
67
N
O
O
S
E
© 2015, The New York Times8/11/15 ( No. 24,017 )
Across
1
Butchers' cuts : LOINS
6
Goo-goo-eyed, old-style : SMIT
10
"Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-wop," e.g. : SCAT
14
Fancy tie : ASCOT
15
Ones steeped in tradition in England? : TEAS
16
"___ be in England" (Browning line) : OHTO
17
Frequent Bart Simpson antic : PHONEPRANK
19
Chicken condo? : COOP
20
Critique scathingly : PAN
21
Lowly worker : PEON
22
Chili con ___ : CARNE
23
Ask the boss for more vacation time after getting a raise, perhaps : PUSHYOURLUCK
26
Befitting : APROPOS
29
Org. for "King James" : NBA
30
"Finding Nemo" setting : SEA
31
Biblical kingdom or its Utah namesake : MOAB
32
Birds flying in a V formation : GEESE
34
Scold a person : PINONESEARSBACK
41
Millionaire's vessel : YACHT
42
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! product : OLEO
43
[Oh, I can't go on!] : SOB
46
Frat guy : BRO
47
Camden Yards team : ORIOLES
50
Landmark with the year 1620 inscribed on it : PLYMOUTHROCK
53
Depart from the prepared text : ADLIB
54
River to the Ubangi : UELE
55
Message spelled out with coconuts, maybe : SOS
58
Where the tibia is : SHIN
59
Messy sandwich filler ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters : PULLEDPORK
62
Hand: Sp. : MANO
63
Color printer purchases : INKS
64
"Well, ___!" : ILLBE
65
Editor's "On second thought" : STET
66
Prominent part of a Groucho disguise : NOSE
67
What "N" is for, in a Sue Grafton title : NOOSE
Down
1
Reindeer herder : LAPP
2
Sweatshop regulator, for short : OSHA
3
iPad screen feature : ICON
4
Vote in France : NON
5
Meet a challenge, say : STEPUP
6
Classic beer once brewed in Detroit : STROHS
7
Ogre : MEANY
8
Fleming who created 007 : IAN
9
"For shame!" : TSK
10
San Diego setting, informally : SOCAL
11
"How does it feel ...," in Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" : CHORUS
12
In a New York minute : ATONCE
13
Kansas city : TOPEKA
18
Mexican money : PESO
22
Unrefined : CRASS
23
N'awlins sandwich : POBOY
24
Prime draft classification : ONEA
25
Modern alternative to a taxi : UBER
26
Bit of band equipment : AMP
27
Roast pig side dish : POI
28
Oversaw : RAN
32
Word cried before "on it" or "lost" : GET
33
iPad reading : EBOOK
35
"Nattering" sort in a Spiro Agnew speech : NABOB
36
Off-white shade : ECRU
37
Opportunity : SHOT
38
Tide competitor : ALL
39
___-Lo Green, former coach on "The Voice" : CEE
40
Sends to the canvas, for short : KOS
43
Sudden contractions : SPASMS
44
So yesterday : OLDHAT
45
Writer's credit : BYLINE
47
Open-ended threat : ORELSE
48
Part of Hollywood? : ROLE
49
Stranded during the winter, say : ICEDIN
51
North Dakota city with a nearby Air Force base : MINOT
52
Some inveterate users of steroids : HULKS
55
Go it alone : SOLO
56
Balls : ORBS
57
___-Ball : SKEE
59
A.T.M. requirement : PIN
60
"___ momento" : UNO
61
Mahmoud Abbas's grp. : PLO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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