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New York Times, Friday, August 25, 2017

Author:
Sam Trabucco
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
16-Across : Wear that renders Harry Potter invisible
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Sam Trabucco

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Trabucco. Friday freshness: 36%
Sam Trabucco notes:
This is a weird case where my original seed entry* was deemed a puzzle killer, but Will was interested in the rest of the grid, so I ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
GOOD STUFF all around today, Sam jam-packing in so many assets. It's such a rush to keep uncovering great entry after great entry ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times8/25/17 ( No. 24,762 )
Across
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"I like it!" : GOODSTUFF
10
They often come back to haunt people : PASTS
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Shoe-in? : ODOREATER
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Wear that renders Harry Potter invisible : CLOAK
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Make very thirsty : DEHYDRATE
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Cheerful : PERKY
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Least thought through : RASHEST
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Sob story subjects : WOES
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Toy that might cause injury : BBGUN
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Muhammad's flight : HEGIRA
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Net : EARN
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One blowing up when threatened : PUFFERFISH
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Newswoman Cabrera : ANA
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Extremely, in slang : HELLA
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John Hancock competitor : AETNA
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Like much sandpaper : TAN
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Drew : ENTICED
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Thataway : YON
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Hindu war deity : INDRA
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Partners of 42-Acrosses : REELS
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Angling tool : ROD
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Observation deck of the future? : TAROTCARDS
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Get some quick rest : DOZE
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Officials outranking beys : PASHAS
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Played with like a pooch : PAWED
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Workout set : REPS
49
Raccoon in a Dumpster, e.g. : FORAGER
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Focus of "Ocean's Eleven" : HEIST
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"When hell freezes over!" : NEVEREVER
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One knowledgeable on tribal lore : ELDER
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"No problem at all" : IDONTMIND
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Test : ASSAY
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TV family from the planet Remulak : CONEHEADS
Down
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Uranus, e.g. : GOD
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Work of admiration : ODE
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Sound of admiration : OOH
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Test : DRYRUN
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Malibu, e.g. : SEDAN
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Popeye and others : TARS
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Home of Weber State University : UTAH
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Bash : FETE
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Looking youthful : FRESHFACED
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Hallucinogen nicknamed "embalming fluid" : PCP
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Member of the herring family : ALEWIFE
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Home to many sisters : SORORITYROW
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Get some quick rest : TAKEASNOOZE
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"___ the Limit" (Notorious B.I.G. hit) : SKYS
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It gives a driver a little height : TEE
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Order to go : BEATIT
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Slip causes, in cartoons : BANANAPEELS
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Gerald Ford's hometown : GRANDRAPIDS
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Their number increases every May : GRADS
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John Hancock item : PEN
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Too high to catch? : ULTRASONIC
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Superman, notably : FLIER
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Heavy or ham follower : HANDED
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Home for gorse and coarse grasses : HEATH
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Golf Hall of Fame inductee of 2011 : ELS
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Waters near Mount Erebus : ROSSSEA
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Half-___ : CAF
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Response to "You wouldn't do that" : DAREME
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State capital on the Indian Ocean : PERTH
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Bird named for a Titaness : RHEA
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Face-lift : REDO
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Maker of Scentini fragrances : AVON
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One with a feature role? : GENE
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Test : TRY
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Using : VIA
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Destroy : END
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Ways: Abbr. : RDS

Answer summary:
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