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New York Times, Friday, October 12, 2018

Author:
Erik Agard and Bruce Haight
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
3-Down : "Hope" and "Friendship," for two
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Bruce Haight

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 71, Blocks: 36 Missing: {K} Spans: 1 Grid has mirror symmetry. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 24 for Mr. Agard. This is puzzle # 43 for Mr. Haight. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Friday freshness: 22%
Constructor notes:
ERIK: Can't spell "Bruce Haight" without "bright"! As a solver, I'm always excited to see this multiple Orca nominee's byline on a ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I love me some beautiful grid art, and this is right up there with the best of the best. Big ol' LIGHT BULB, that's pretty good. But ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times10/12/18 ( No. 25,175 )
Across
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Bitter end? : NESS
5
Many a line from Benjamin Franklin : ADAGE
10
Fool, in British slang : PRAT
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Numerical prefix : OCTA
15
First name in rap history : TUPAC
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Look (for), as a compliment : FISH
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Question after "Hey!" : WHATSTHEBIGIDEA
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Bathroom or beach supply : LOTION
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Eye intently : GAZEAT
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"Awake in the Dark" author : EBERT
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Mic holders : MCS
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Soccer superstar Lionel : MESSI
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Gutenberg's Bible, e.g. : TOME
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Workers, dismissively : PEONS
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Jean who wrote "Wide Sargasso Sea" : RHYS
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[Don't you think you're milking it a bit too much?] : MOO
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Enid who wrote "National Velvet" : BAGNOLD
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___ milk : OAT
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Checker of someone's vitals : EMT
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2008 presidential campaign topic : IRAQWAR
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Name associated with chicken : TSO
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Unwavering : SET
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Takes off : DEDUCTS
40
Focus of Boyle's law : GAS
41
Relative of philia and agape, to the Greeks : EROS
43
Fortune 500 company whose products have a trademarked green-and-yellow color scheme : DEERE
44
Capital of South Sudan : JUBA
45
Hertfordshire neighbor : ESSEX
47
Provider of a traveler's check, for short : TSA
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Like : FANCY
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Item suggested visually by the black squares in this puzzle's grid : LIGHTBULB
52
Like many an ESPN Deportes watcher : LATINO
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Full-bodied : ROBUST
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Redress : AVENGE
60
Reduplicative dance name : NAENAE
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Impressively tough, slangily : BADASS
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Marched : STRODE
Down
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"Hmm ..." : NOWLETMESEE
2
Millennials, in relation to their parents : ECHOBOOMERS
3
"Hope" and "Friendship," for two : STATEMOTTOS
4
HBO's "Veep," e.g. : SATIRE
5
Envelope abbr. : ATTN
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"OB-viously!" : DUH
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Parrot : APE
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Go on and on : GAB
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Vaper's device : ECIG
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Big name in pharmaceuticals : PFIZER
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Not be in the driver's seat : RIDESHOTGUN
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Simple : ASEASYASABC
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"In other words ..." : THATISTOSAY
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Juicer : SOT
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Group of whales : GAM
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Heavy metal band with the double-platinum album "Countdown to Extinction" : MEGADETH
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Victory : CONQUEST
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Seafood known for its sweet taste and delicate texture : SNOWCRAB
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Peeled : PARED
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Group running together : SLATE
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Tender : BID
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Many profs : DRS
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___ Kyle, Catwoman's alter ego : SELINA
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Go on and on : JABBER
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Places for pedestrians to be alert, informally : XINGS
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Drink with a straw : FLOAT
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Sez : GOES
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Some wares in a china shop : URNS
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The International Space Station, e.g. : LAB
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DuVernay who directed "A Wrinkle in Time" : AVA
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___ Baker (British clothing retailer) : TED
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Italian cardinal : UNO
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Bummed : SAD
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___ time : TEE

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

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