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New York Times, Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Author:
Jeff Chen
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
48-Down : The "A" of AWOL
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Jeff Chen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 117 for Mr. Chen. Tuesday freshness: 93%
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Jim Horne notes:

Let's play RegEx again: BACK-ORDERED words at least five letters long.

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A
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L
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A
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C
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P
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D
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K
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B
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L
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A
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L
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B
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C
K
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D
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G
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A
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S
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M
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A
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W
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K
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R
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O
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N
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T
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M
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A
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P
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A
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© 2020, The New York Times10/20/20 ( No. 25,914 )
Across
1
Multi-Emmy-winning actor whose first and last names start with the same two letters : ALDA
5
Disco ___ of "The Simpsons" : STU
8
Attack from the air : STRAFE
14
911s and Panameras : PORSCHES
16
Rule at a self-serve gas station : PREPAY
17
*Followed warnings : TOOKHEED
18
*Materialistic sort, stereotypically : YUPPIE
19
Punk rock offshoot : EMO
20
Red dolls made to be tickled : ELMOS
22
Musician's gift : EAR
23
*Marijuana cigarette, informally : SPLIFF
25
*Posted inflammatory blog comments, e.g. : TROLLED
29
Job to do : TASK
30
Censor's insertion : BLEEP
32
Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger : LSU
33
Gut course : EASYA
36
Not in time for : LATETO
38
Like goods that are temporarily out of stock ... or a hint, alphabetically, to the answers to the starred clues : BACKORDERED
40
Early afternoon nap : SIESTA
42
"___ run!" : GOTTA
43
Poodle's sound : ARF
44
"Now the gloves come off!" : ITSON
46
Farrow and Hamm, for two : MIAS
50
*Chewbacca, e.g. : WOOKIEE
52
*Autonomous cleaner : ROOMBA
54
One used to old habits? : NUN
55
Shy : TIMID
58
Sch. whose mascot is Sparky the Sun Devil : ASU
59
*"L'chaim!" : TOLIFE
62
*Like toddlers in high chairs, often : SPOONFED
64
Like better : PREFER
65
Guitarist Joe with 15 Grammy nominations : SATRIANI
66
Passover meals : SEDERS
67
Power sources for some clocks : AAS
68
Wee workers : ANTS
Down
1
Exam for some smart H.S. students : APTEST
2
Start for a "land" in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" : LOOMPA
3
Evidences hunger, in a way : DROOLS
4
Query : ASK
5
Word after ice or book : SHELF
6
Abound (with) : TEEM
7
"If you prick ___ we not bleed?": "The Merchant of Venice" : USDO
8
Dangerous plant to have around? : SPY
9
One-man show about Capote : TRU
10
What matching ends of magnets do : REPEL
11
Shocked : APPALLED
12
Like Snow White, among them all : FAIREST
13
A Cyclops has just one : EYE
15
Apron wearer : CHEF
21
Sault ___ Marie : STE
24
Home furnishings superstores : IKEAS
26
Find a new tenant for : RELET
27
Some dazzling designs : OPART
28
Twosome : DUO
30
Letters on a party invitation : BYO
31
Slow and stately, in music : LARGO
34
When Hamlet says "The play's the thing" in "Hamlet" : ACTII
35
Play ice hockey, e.g. : SKATE
37
"I love you," in Spain : TEAMO
38
Made dirty : BEFOULED
39
Crime boss : DON
40
Alternative to an ax : SAW
41
Raw material for steel : IRONORE
45
Collectible group : SET
47
"Count me among your admirers" : IMAFAN
48
The "A" of AWOL : ABSENT
49
Some Arabian Peninsula residents : SAUDIS
51
Surgical tool : KNIFE
52
Civil disturbances : RIOTS
53
Something you can pick up with your nose : ODOR
56
Actress Rae : ISSA
57
Longtime film rating org. : MPAA
59
"Decorates" on Halloween, for short : TPS
60
"___ sher!" : FER
61
Places to which patients are rushed in hosps. : ERS
63
Actress Vardalos : NIA

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