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TO THE POINT

New York Times, Sunday, August 26, 2018

Author:
Olivia Mitra Framke
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
44-Across : Rod who was the 1977 A.L. M.V.P.
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Olivia Mitra Framke

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 139, Blocks: 79 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Framke. Sunday freshness: 23%
Olivia Mitra Framke notes:
About a year ago I set out to create a puzzle that honored one of the most talented athletes of all time - Serena Williams. She had just given birth to a daughter, and was expecting a ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Delightful grid art! Upon first glance, I thought it was simply an interesting pattern of black squares. I got such a strong click when I realized the center of the puzzle was a tennis ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times8/26/18 ( No. 25,128 )
Across
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Lightheaded : WOOZY
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Underwater workplaces : SEALABS
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One of four on the annual tennis calendar : MAJOR
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Navel formation? : INNIE
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Not renewed : CANCELLED
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1836 siege setting : ALAMO
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First name on the high bench : ELENA
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Follower of deuce : ADVANTAGE
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Wordsmith Peter Mark ___ : ROGET
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Lot of back and forth? : LONGRALLY
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Alternative to grass : HARDCOURT
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Place for a prize ceremony : DAIS
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Nellie who wrote "Ten Days in a Mad-House" : BLY
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Point of no return? : ACE
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Certain corp. takeover : LBO
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It's meant to be : FATE
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NBC hit since '75 : SNL
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Ingredient in a Dark 'n' Stormy : RUM
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Muslim holy men : IMAMS
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Designer inits. : YSL
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"Awesome!" : RAD
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Lead-in to line : BASE
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Rod who was the 1977 A.L. M.V.P. : CAREW
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"Bridesmaids" co-star : WIIG
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Food with an unfortunate-sounding last two syllables : FALAFEL
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Really fancy : ADORE
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Dreams up : IDEATES
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Sophocles tragedy : ELECTRA
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Get further mileage from : REUSE
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Vegetable or pasta, e.g. : NONMEAT
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Drip, drip, drip : LEAK
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Annual sporting event that is this puzzle's theme : THEUSOPEN
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Outside: Prefix : ECTO
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Really green : LUSH
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Stingy sort? : BEE
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Many a presidential hopeful: Abbr. : SEN
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Treasure map markers : XES
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Ostracize : SHUN
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Lead-in to boy or girl : ATTA
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Standard info on stationery nowadays : URLS
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U. of Md. player : TERP
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Spot : ESPY
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Conjunction in the Postal Service creed : NOR
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The Eagles, on scoreboards : PHI
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Pérignon, for one : DOM
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"Nature is the ___ of God": Dante : ART
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Something to live for : TODAY
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Chaney of silents : LON
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One at home, informally : UMP
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Ape : MIMIC
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"Zip it!" : SHUSH
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Things found in clogs : FEET
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Bourbon Street's locale, informally : NOLA
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Frenzy : MANIA
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Stadium name near Citi Field : ARTHURASHE
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Spectators' area : GRANDSTAND
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"Harlequin's Carnival" painter : MIRO
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James ___, Belgian painter in the movement Les XX : ENSOR
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Flowchart symbol : ARROW
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Saskatchewan native : CREE
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It represents you : AVATAR
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Old-timey : RETRO
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First and last black key on a standard piano : ASHARP
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Gas type: Abbr. : REG
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Location of 59-Across : QUEENSNEWYORK
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Fly-by-night? : BAT
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Canapé topper : ROE
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Computer command : UNDO
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Time to vote: Abbr. : TUE
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Italian car, informally : ALFA
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Lead-in to "Man," "Woman" or "Fool" in Top 40 hits : IMA
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Further : AND
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Part of U.S.T.A.: Abbr. : ASSN
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City grid: Abbr. : STS
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Enthusiasm : ZEST
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Lion or tiger : CAT
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Employs : WIELDS
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Not for keeps : ONLOAN
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Low soccer score : ONENIL
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Wittily insults : ZINGS
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Number on a trophy : YEAR
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"Alas ..." : SADLY
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One of a well-known septet : ENVY
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Inits. in 2010 news : ACA
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Broadway's Cariou : LEN
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Computer key : ALT
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Utterly uninspiring : BLAH
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Oscar-nominated George of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" : SEGAL
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Designer Jacobs : MARC
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Emotionally detached : ALOOF
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Jungle predator : JAGUAR
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Code you don't want to break : OMERTA
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Returned to earth? : ROTTED
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"I can't talk now" : CALLMELATER
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Louisville standout : DERBYWINNER
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Candidate for rehab : ABUSER
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Square dance maneuver : DOSIDO
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Oscar-winning film of 1984 : AMADEUS
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Revel : CAROUSE
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College in Boston : EMERSON
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Whole host : RAFT
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"Why should ___?" : ICARE
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Win every game : SWEEP
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Security agreement : LIEN
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One way to answer a server? : BACKHANDSHOT
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Winning words : GAMESETMATCH
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Guy : FELLA
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Dweller along the Bering Sea : ALEUT
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The "L" of L.C.D. : LEAST
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Genius Bar employees : TECHS
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Relish : EATUP
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Rugged, as a landscape : STONY
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Impotent : HELPLESS
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Paradigm : EXEMPLAR
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Submerge : BURY
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Cybertrash : SPAM
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Force (into) : SHOEHORN
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When the diet starts, perhaps : TOMORROW
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Locale for Charlie Chan : OAHU
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Dating profile section : INTERESTS
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Denims : DUNGAREES
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Purchases at tire shops : RIMS
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Do well with : THRIVEON
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Fit to be tied : OUTRAGED
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How the Quran is written : INARABIC
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Film-related anagram of AMERICAN : CINERAMA
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City in Iraq's Sunni Triangle : SAMARRA
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Clear the air? : FAN
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"I'll take that as ___" : ANO
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Proficient in : ADEPTAT
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Much TV fare during the wee hours : RERUNS
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Towers over : DWARFS
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Blue hue : AQUA
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Metal fastener : TNUT
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Three-person card game : SKAT
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Vox V.I.P.s : EDS
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Forever and a day : EON
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Red Sox Hall-of-Famer, to fans : YAZ
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"Bravo!" : OLE

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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