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New York Times, Sunday, August 18, 2013

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
48-Across : "Tootsie" Oscar nominee
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 70 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 205 for Ms. Gorski. Sunday freshness: 96%
Elizabeth C. Gorski notes:
This is probably my "edgiest" 21x puzzle theme, and among the hardest to execute. Whew! The puzzle evolved over many months, close to a year. Note to budding constructors: Don't ever try a ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I'm hesitant to say anything, because how could I be wittier than Liz? =] I'm in complete agreement with her; I attempted a much simpler perimeter construction, a puzzle where AROUND ... read more
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© 2013, The New York Times8/18/13 ( No. 23,294 )
Across
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It may come down in a storm : TELEPHONELINE
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Divider in a musical score : BARLINE
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Hang-out locale? : CLOTHESLINE
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Wrote a couple of letters? : INITIALED
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Montréal street : RUE
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Chef Boyardee offering : RAVIOLI
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Called on the carpet : CHASTISED
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N. Amer./Afr. separator : ATL
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Not finished : UNENDED
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China's Chiang ___-shek : KAI
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Optimistic : ROSY
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Change : COINS
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Visit anew : RESEE
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Loop transports : ELS
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"There ___ there there" : ISNO
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Like choruses : REPEATED
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Ready-___ : TOEAT
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A Bobbsey twin : NAN
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Less certain : IFFIER
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Half-___ (coffee request) : CAF
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"Malice N Wonderland" rapper Snoop ___ : DOGG
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Trains : RAIL
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"Tootsie" Oscar nominee : TERIGARR
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"You want a piece ___?" : OFME
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Main hood in "Little Caesar," 1931 : RICO
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Without face value, as stock : NOPAR
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Brink : VERGE
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Two-Face and the Riddler, to Batman : FOES
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French children's song : ALOUETTE
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"You Gotta Be" singer, 1994 : DESREE
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Allen of "Candid Camera" : FUNT
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Sister of literature : BRONTE
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Originates : RISES
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Bank statement abbr. : INT
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Sea eagle : ERNE
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Gray areas, maybe ... or a hint to 12 incomplete answers in this puzzle : BORDERLINES
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Kind of lab : METH
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Cpl., for one : NCO
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"What ___ thou?" : SAYST
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Island group in the Bahamas : BIMINI
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Province of Saudi Arabia : ASIR
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Susan who wrote "The Volcano Lover" : SONTAG
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Old-fashioned street conveyance : HORSECAR
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Texting while driving, e.g. : NONO
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Comment often followed by "So sue me" : ILIED
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Designer Geoffrey : BEENE
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Head of une école? : TETE
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Act like a rat, say : GNAW
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Supported, as a ballot measure : VOTEDFOR
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Nothing doing? : IDLE
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Being, to Claudius : ESSE
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Before, in sonnets : ERE
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Primitive drive : LIBIDO
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Airport info: Abbr. : ARR
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Monotonous routine : GRIND
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Hide : ENSCONCE
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Virginie, e.g. : ETAT
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Ski-___ : DOO
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Type units : PICAS
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Honor at graduation? : LAUDE
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Checkbook record : STUB
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Old TV's Cousin ___ : ITT
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"You can talk to me privately" : IMALONE
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Ground cover : SOD
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Last chance to strike out? : FINALEDIT
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Whitewashed, with "over" : PAPERED
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Suffix with morph- : EME
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Jumping-off point : PRECIPICE
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Supermarket time-saver : EXPRESSLINE
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Draw a mark through for cancellation : REDLINE
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Means of one-to-one communication : DEDICATEDLINE
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Movie theater sight : TICKETLINE
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Represent as a saint, say : ENHALO
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Act as a go-between : LIAISE
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Figures in Astounding Stories, for short : ETS
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Set (against) : PIT
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Shavings, maybe : HAIRS
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Old-time announcer Johnny : OLSON
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"Kinsey" star, 2004 : NEESON
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Little sucker? : EDDY
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"___ yourself" : BRACE
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Just going through the motions, after "on" : AUTOPILOT
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Air-conditioning on a hot day, maybe : RELIEF
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More curmudgeonly : CRUSTIER
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Office PC hookup : LAN
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Certain car gears : OVERDRIVES
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Prong : TINE
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Masonry containers : HODS
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Gen. Robert ___ : ELEE
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Hobby activity : SIDELINE
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'90s commerce pact : NAFTA
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Skater Midori : ITO
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___ polymerase : RNA
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Convention closer? : EER
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Carol starter : ADESTE
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With 56-Down, where to find this puzzle's 12 theme answers : AROUNDTHE
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Rants and raves : CARRIESON
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Pope Francis' birthplace : ARGENTINA
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Court stripe : FREETHROWLINE
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Mixture : GRABBAG
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"Michael Clayton" director Tony : GILROY
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Hybridized : INTERBRED
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Some fridges : GES
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Quarterback protectors : OFFENSIVELINE
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Like some printing : FOURCOLOR
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Amish relative : MENNONITE
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___ Light : COORS
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See 38-Down : PERIMETER
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Tour de France season : ETE
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Urges : DESIRES
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How picnic drinks may be packed : INICE
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Galactic ___ ("Star Wars" setting) : SENATE
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Fleur-de-___ : LIS
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Part of a nativity scene : MANGER
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Real pain in the butt? : SADDLESORE
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Driving aid : TEE
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Feature of St. Basil's Cathedral : ONIONDOME
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Olympic racers : BOBSLEDS
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"Fanny" author Jong : ERICA
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A swimmer might rightly be scared to see one : FIN
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New Guinea port from which Amelia Earhart left on her last flight : LAE
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Army fig. who knows the drill? : SGT
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Fire extinguisher : DOUSER
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Go to sleep : RETIRE
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Cry of victory : IDIDIT
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Posting, say : NOTICE
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Bottom of a contract : DOTTEDLINE
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Gave up : CEDED
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Listening, with "in" : TUNED
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Counters : ABACI
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Locale for finished works that haven't yet appeared : PIPELINE
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Big-screen format : IMAX
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Dogpatch creator : CAPP
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A, e.g. : ALER
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Org. in "Monk" : SFPD
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Super ___ (old video game console) : NES
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Driver's ID: Abbr. : LIC
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Superfund org. : EPA

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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