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New York Times, Monday, August 19, 2019

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
24-Across : What a spin doctor might be called on to take care of
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 83, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is puzzle # 115 for Mr. Gordon. Monday freshness: 18%
Peter Gordon notes:

My suggested title for when it's collected in a book: S±1.

Jeff Chen notes:
At first, I thought Peter had given me notes for a different puzzle, one where theme answers either added or subtracted an S. It took some ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times8/19/19 ( No. 25,486 )
Across
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Greek philosopher who was a student of Socrates : PLATO
6
Disparaging remark : SLUR
10
Some bake sale groups, for short : PTAS
14
___ box (computer prompt) : DIALOG
15
With 52-Down, home of the Leaning Tower : PISA
16
French river to the English Channel : ORNE
17
Parish leader : RECTOR
18
"Yeah, sure" : IBET
19
Fill to excess : SATE
20
Took in takeout, say : ATE
21
*Seesaw : TEETERTOTTER
24
What a spin doctor might be called on to take care of : BADPR
26
Hair stiffener : GEL
27
Prepare to be published : EDIT
28
Coin that's been legal tender since New Year's Day in 2002 : EURO
30
*Bring forward for display : TROTOUT
33
Island near Java : BORNEO
36
Bandmate of McCartney, Lennon and Harrison : STARR
38
Tech school on the Hudson, for short : RPI
39
Harbinger : OMEN
40
Falafel sauce : TAHINI
42
Noun-forming suffix : TION
43
Singer DiFranco : ANI
44
Birds symbolizing peace : DOVES
45
Component of natural gas : ETHANE
47
*British hitmaker on Iggy Azalea's "Black Widow" : RITAORA
49
"It's c-c-c-cold!" : BRRR
50
"Cubist" Rubik : ERNO
51
Science class, for short : BIO
53
Mathematician once pictured on Swiss money : EULER
57
*1970 war film about the attack on Pearl Harbor : TORATORATORA
61
Genesis woman : EVE
62
Genesis man : ADAM
63
Forum garment : TOGA
64
"The Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret : ATWOOD
66
___ Field (home to the Mets) : CITI
67
Stuntman Knievel : EVEL
68
Freshens, as a stamp pad : REINKS
69
White Monopoly bills : ONES
70
Depend (on) : RELY
71
*Clarinetist Shaw ... or, when said aloud, the only two consonants in the answers to the starred clues : ARTIE
Down
1
Michelangelo masterpiece : PIETA
2
Like sneakers but not slippers : LACED
3
PC key : ALT
4
*"Sadly, you're right" : TOOTRUE
5
Fairy tale meanie : OGRE
6
Desire to harm : SPITE
7
Defame in print : LIBEL
8
Computer operator : USER
9
*Vermin-hunting dog : RATTERRIER
10
Stickie : POSTIT
11
*Pasta-serving cafe : TRATTORIA
12
The "a" of a.m. : ANTE
13
Palm reader, e.g. : SEER
14
Lacking brightness : DRAB
22
Part of the psyche : EGO
23
Febreze target : ODOR
25
Ivy League school in Philly : PENN
29
*Plumbing company whose jingle says "away go troubles down the drain" : ROTOROOTER
30
Suede shade : TAN
31
Second word of fairy tales : UPON
32
Fork prong : TINE
33
Wild pig : BOAR
34
Prefix with potent or present : OMNI
35
*Say again : REITERATE
36
Pronoun for a ship : SHE
37
"___ the season to be jolly" : TIS
41
Actress Gardner : AVA
42
No ___ traffic : THRU
44
Word of warning : DONT
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*Trick-or-___ (kid on Halloween) : TREATER
48
One of the Three Musketeers : ARAMIS
49
Halloween shout : BOO
51
Doughnut-shaped roll : BAGEL
52
See 15-Across : ITALY
54
Téa of "Madam Secretary" : LEONI
55
Bring to mind : EVOKE
56
Only M.L.B. team that Johnny Bench played for (1967-83) : REDS
57
Part of a Chipotle order : TACO
58
Chief Norse god : ODIN
59
Wander : ROVE
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___ avis : RARA
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Jokester : WIT

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