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New York Times, Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Author:
Jim Holland
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
45-Down : Gets all gooey
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Jim Holland

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJVWX} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Holland. Tuesday freshness: 57%
Jeff Chen notes:
Add a "T-" for kooky results. I liked that the base phrases (MOBILE HOME, SQUARE ROOT, etc.) had their meanings changed fairly well by ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times1/5/16 ( No. 24,164 )
Across
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Marital ___ : BLISS
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Food thickener : AGAR
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Mineral spring : SPA
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___ Burr, major role in "Hamilton" : AARON
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Something to be settled : SCORE
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___ Aviv : TEL
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Major telecom's corporate headquarters? : TMOBILEHOME
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1950s presidential nickname : IKE
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"Little red" animal in a children's tale : HEN
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Intensely longed (for) : PINED
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One listed in a fund-raising report : DONOR
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Grazing grounds : LEAS
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Dense grove : THICKET
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Early history of a drafting tool? : TSQUAREROOTS
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Force out of bed : ROUST
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They're big among the stars : EGOS
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Ending with web or spy : CAM
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Skip over : OMIT
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Dutch shoe : SABOT
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Musical finale : CODA
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Still : YET
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Where baby Moses was found : NILE
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Focused beam : LASER
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Demeanor during a kid's outdoor game? : TBALLBEARING
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Identify incorrectly : MISNAME
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Part of a spider's description, in a children's song : ITSY
49
Gives off : EMITS
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Entire range : GAMUT
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Many a pre-med's major : BIO
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Response to an Internet meme, maybe : LOL
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Sending of invoices for removable car roofs? : TTOPBILLING
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Ancient dynastic ruler, briefly : TUT
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___-surface missile : AIRTO
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Treacherous peak in the Alps : EIGER
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Filthy place : STY
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Tampa Bay ballplayers : RAYS
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Final ceramic layer : GLAZE
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Room often next to a bedroom : BATH
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Not cool, informally : LAME
3
Spinach is rich in it : IRON
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[Boo-hoo!] : SOB
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Hit with zingers : SNIPEAT
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Ice pack target : ACHE
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All set : GOODTOGO
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Extension : ARM
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Goes over again, as copy : REEDITS
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Perform abysmally : STINK
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Orange ___ (tea type) : PEKOE
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It can be red or amber : ALERT
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Have a feeling for : SENSE
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Type who might say "The dog ate my homework" : LIAR
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Where future mil. leaders are trained : OCS
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One of the seven deadly sins : LUST
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Highly amusing experience : HOOT
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Movie in which Brad Pitt plays Achilles : TROY
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Not all : SOME
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Ctrl+Q function : QUIT
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Refuse to conform : REBEL
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"___ Fan Tutte" : COSI
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Yemen seaport : ADEN
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Actress Helgenberger of "CSI" : MARG
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Where Anna met the king : SIAM
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"Animal Farm," for one : ALLEGORY
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Grant for moviemaking? : CARY
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Kobe Bryant, e.g. : NBASTAR
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Final phase of a trip : LASTLEG
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Explosive initials : TNT
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Reductive film trope for a blonde : BIMBO
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Sewing accessory : ETUI
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Gets all gooey : MELTS
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Poker declaration : IMOUT
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Like river deltas : SILTY
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Bldg. units : APTS
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Nickname for New York's Aqueduct Racetrack : BIGA
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Don Juan's mother : INEZ
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Folklore villain : OGRE
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Aunt, in Andalusia : TIA
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Rapper ___ Wayne : LIL

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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