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HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

New York Times, Sunday, October 25, 2015

Author:
Bill Zais
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
14-Down : Figure above God's throne, in Isaiah
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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 67 Missing: {JX} This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Zais. Sunday freshness: 80%
Jeff Chen notes:
Fun Halloween theme, famous people "in costume." I dug the image of BUSTER KEATON in his porkpie hat … and proton pack! Also amusing to visualize Wolf Blitzer doing the "Werewolf Bar ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times10/25/15 ( No. 24,092 )
Across
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Church leaders : VICARS
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Torn asunder : INPIECES
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In sufficient quantity : AMPLY
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Collier's transport : ORECAR
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Fact addition : FOOTNOTE
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"Truly" : NOLIE
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Halloween costume for ... a CNN anchor? : WEREWOLFBLITZER
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Net results? : GOALS
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Three times daily, in Rx's : TID
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Yiddish cries : OYS
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Scand. country : SWE
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Bank abbr. : APR
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Side dish that's sometimes mashed : YAM
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"Do we have approval?" : ISITAGO
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Misdeed : SIN
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Is a buttinsky : PRIES
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7-5, e.g. : SET
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... a former "Dateline" host? : TOMBSTONEPHILLIPS
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No one says his art was pointless : SEURAT
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Head, for short : LAV
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"Lord, We Ask Thee ___ We Part" (hymn) : ERE
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Turbaned sort : MYSTIC
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Beehive hairstyle, e.g. : UPDO
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Brewer Coors : ADOLPH
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Info for an airport run : ETA
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"Cómo ___ usted?" : ESTA
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... a onetime House speaker? : EYEOFNEWTGINGRICH
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Fender product : AMP
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Winter Olympics event : SLALOM
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Who said "In waking a tiger, use a long stick" : MAO
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Eastern sch. with a noted film program : NYU
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Tuition, e.g. : FEE
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Longtime Chicago Symphony conductor : SOLTI
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One of three for J. R. R. Tolkien: Abbr. : INIT
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"Tush!" : POOH
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Aspects : MIENS
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___ fault : TOA
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Goose egg : NIL
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Sports org. with 25-Across : NHL
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Resembles week-old flowers, say : DROOPS
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Hotel capacity: Abbr. : RMS
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... an old Notre Dame basketball coach? : GRAVEDIGGERPHELPS
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Doing : UPTO
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Cry of surprise : OHO
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Like the expression "Sakes alive!" : QUAINT
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Execute perfectly : NAIL
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Eponym of a hot dog chain : NATHAN
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Letters before many a state's name : USS
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Mil. authority : CMD
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First-aid supply : IODINE
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... a silent film star? : GHOSTBUSTERKEATON
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It never goes off : DUD
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Singer Falana and others : LOLAS
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___ mission : ONA
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Snares : ENTRAPS
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Caviar : ROE
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The George W. Bush years, e.g. : ERA
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Stimpy's TV pal : REN
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Be unsatisfied with, say : RUE
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Ancient Hebrew liquid measure : HIN
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Insouciant syllables : TRALA
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... a pop/folk singer with numerous 1970s hits? : BLACKCATSTEVENS
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Gutter locales : EAVES
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Majority : LEGALAGE
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"Time heals all wounds" and others : ADAGES
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Forecast that might call for gloves and galoshes : SLEET
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Tied : EVENEDUP
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Like a pirate's treasure : ILLGOT
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One of two at a wedding : VOW
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Wrath : IRE
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You can't predict the weather with this : CERTITUDE
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Do really well on a test : ACEIT
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Spreadsheet input : RAWDATA
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Theater sign : SRO
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Doubtful : IFFY
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Cribbage one-pointers : NOBS
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One running races for a living? : POL
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"True" : ITISSO
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Lace : ENTWINE
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Con man : COZENER
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When the French toast? : ETE
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Figure above God's throne, in Isaiah : SERAPH
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How a phone may be slammed down : ANGRILY
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___ juice (milk) : MOO
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Doesn't take any chances : PLAYSITSAFE
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Actress Kedrova who won an Oscar for "Zorba the Greek" : LILA
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Polite rural reply : YESM
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Impend : LOOM
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Position of greatest importance : PRIMACY
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Children, in legalese : ISSUE
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Like ooze : SEEPY
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Scored between 90 and 100, say : GOTANA
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Besides : ELSE
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Cool, as soup : BLOWON
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Hard labor spot : SALTMINE
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Common sitcom rating : TVPG
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Equal : PEER
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Coal extractors : PITMEN
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Vistas : SCAPES
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Sleep on it : ROOST
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Noted remover of locks : DELILAH
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"Run to ___" (1961 hit) : HIM
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Petty braggart : TINHORN
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Summer romance, maybe : FLING
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Carpet fuzz : NAP
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Comment made with a handshake : GOODGAME
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"Be that way!" : HUMPH
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Like Christmas lights : STRUNG
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Tuba sound : OOMPAH
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Party straggler : LASTTOLEAVE
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Religious deg. : THD
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Tater Tots maker : OREIDA
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"Where should ___ the check?" : ISEND
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Cell part : IRONBAR
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Water, e.g.: Abbr. : LIQ
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"Trick" or "treat," e.g. : OPTION
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The "V" of R.S.V.P. : VOUS
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Slimy stuff : GUCK
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Flopped : LAIDANEGG
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Maxim tear-out : PINUP
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Winter Olympics equipment : SLEDS
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Too, too : OHSO
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Start of a rationalization : ATLEAST
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Attic function : STORAGE
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Like some Roman aphorisms : SENECAN
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Out of action, in baseball lingo : ONTHEDL
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Functional : USABLE
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Really get to : RANKLE
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Tic-tac-toe starters? : TEES
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Coke, to Pepsi : RIVAL
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Hwys. : RTES
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Mouthy? : ORAL
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Sauce brand since 1937 : RAGU
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Conference USA sch. : UTEP
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Actor Marvin : LEE
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Book after Exodus: Abbr. : LEV
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Guy whose face might get slapped : CAD
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Mai ___ : TAI
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Gamer's prefix with pets : NEO
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Retired boomer : SST

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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