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New York Times, Sunday, October 28, 2018

Author:
Erik Agard
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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Erik Agard

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 79 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Agard. Sunday freshness: 1%
Erik Agard notes:

Here are the clues for some scrapped theme answers:

  • [Jacked in]
  • [ABC powers]
  • [Ring-a-levio]
  • [Arlen Specter]
Jeff Chen notes:
A disclaimer, I've seen (and made) so many anagram crosswords that it's tough for me to get excited about another one. Erik himself had one last year and another earlier this year. There ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

This is a great example of a crossword where, once you figure out the theme, it jump-starts the rest of the solve. Fun puzzle.

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© 2018, The New York Times10/28/18 ( No. 25,191 )
Across
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Chunks of land : TRACTS
7
"Be on the lookout" messages, for short : APBS
11
Person to take complaints to, informally : DOC
14
Polo of "The Fosters" : TERI
18
Popular Dominican dance : BACHATA
20
Leave quickly : BOLT
21
Musical Yoko : ONO
22
Get a ___ on someone : READ
23
Sou'wester : SWEETANDSOUR
25
Abbr. in many blood type names : NEG
26
"Logic dictates ..." : ERGO
27
It's usually put in the middle of a table : ANTE
28
Late hours : HEARTANDSOUL
31
Messes up : ERRS
35
Downfall in pinball : TILT
37
Music export from Tokyo, for short : JPOP
38
Sciences' counterpart : ARTS
39
"Jeez!" : SHEESH
41
Princess who says "I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board" : LEIA
43
Campy 1972 vampire film : BLACULA
45
Peace marches : PEACHESANDCREAM
48
Grub : EATS
51
Part of a preschool day : NAPTIME
52
Opinion : TAKE
53
Nirvana seeker : YOGI
56
Sorority letter : RHO
57
Forbiddance : BAN
58
Masthead list, for short : EDS
60
More lit, perhaps : SUNNIER
62
"After Earth" : TARANDFEATHER
69
Pothead : STONER
70
___ Lama : DALAI
71
Do the wave? : SURF
72
What un desierto lacks : AGUA
74
Lyrical lament : ELEGY
75
Not able to catch something : IMMUNE
77
Growth ring : RIGHTANDWRONG
80
Farthest point in an orbit around the moon : APOLUNE
82
This woman : SHE
83
Closure opening? : DIS
84
Vote in France : NON
85
Blue swaths on maps : SEAS
87
They follow oohs : AAHS
90
Like the simplest instructions : ONESTEP
95
Talk show host Cohen : ANDY
97
Trade punches : STANDUPANDCHEER
100
Hills with gentle slopes on one side and steep slopes on the other : CUESTAS
103
Fake : SHAM
104
Verdi tragedy : OTELLO
105
"Grand Ole" venue : OPRY
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Say whether or not you'll attend : RSVP
108
Blow out : SPEW
110
Imbroglio : MESS
111
Prostates : STOPANDSTARE
115
French 101 verb : ETRE
117
Collaborative site : WIKI
118
Snatch : COP
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Game suggested by this puzzle's theme : MIXEDDOUBLES
125
Racer Luyendyk : ARIE
126
Half of dos : UNO
127
Taking care of things : ONIT
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Nickel-and-diming sort : SCROOGE
129
They might break out in hives : BEES
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Cockapoo or cockatoo, maybe : PET
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Cpls.' superiors : SGTS
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Act obsequiously : KOWTOW
Down
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Atlanta-based cable inits. : TBS
2
Cold and wet : RAW
3
Term in tennis, golf and baseball, all with different meanings : ACE
4
Hero interred in Santa Clara, Cuba : CHE
5
"Later, luv" : TATA
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Rhyming nickname in Cardinals history : STANTHEMAN
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Midriff muscles, for short : ABS
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"Oh, quit being silly!" : POOH
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Sailor in the Navy : BLUEJACKET
10
Seatbelt, e.g. : STRAP
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"C'mon, be serious" : DONTPLAY
12
___ Day vitamins : ONEA
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Rémy Martin product : COGNAC
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Bridge-supporting frame : TRESTLE
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Dulles designer : EEROSAARINEN
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Pasta sauce brand : RAGU
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Longtime singing talent show, familiarly : IDOL
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___-vaxxers : ANTI
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Singer Reese : DELLA
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Garment worn by John Roberts that's hidden in his name : ROBE
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R&B's ___ Hill : DRU
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Bristol, Conn.-based cable inits. : ESPN
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Sister and wife of Cronus, in myth : RHEA
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Collect from the soil : REAP
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Result of a religious schism : SECT
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Camping need : TENT
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Japanese dogs with turned-up tails : SHIBAINUS
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Neighbor of Wyo. : IDA
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Commercial rhyme for "Famous" : AMOS
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Transmits : SENDS
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Part of a Mario costume : REDHAT
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Part of a "Which came first?" dilemma : THEEGG
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Comment before "I missed that" : SORRY
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Director Van Sant : GUS
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Cross : INTERSECT
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Maker of the game Zaxxon : SEGA
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___ contendere : NOLO
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Pad alternative : TAMPON
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Chinese New Year treat : ALMONDCOOKIE
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One of the Castros : RAUL
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Shed material : FUR
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Dwarf planet with more mass than Pluto : ERIS
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Good throw? : AFGHAN
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"Get outta here!" : RUN
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___ Taurasi, all-time W.N.B.A. scoring leader : DIANA
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Supplementary item : ADDON
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Suffix with methyl : ENE
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Gymnastics flip : HEADSPRING
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Arizona capital of the Navajo Nation : WINDOWROCK
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___ Germany : EAST
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Relatively cool stellar phenomenon : STARSPOT
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"Come again?" : HUH
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Some bathroom installations : SPAS
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Brother of Ham : SHEM
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Play starter? : TELE
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Sand-burrowing marine creatures : EELS
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Reasons to do something : PROS
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Quaint demographic grouping : YUPPIES
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Number two: Abbr. : ASST
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Revved up : AMPED
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Timeline part : ERA
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Align : SYNCUP
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"¡Let's go!" : VAMOS
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Some flight board info : ETDS
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Mop : SWAB
112
Poop out : TIRE
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Over : DONE
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___ interview : EXIT
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Coin in Köln : EURO
120
Sci-fi C.G.I. creations : ETS
121
Debut, metaphorically : BOW
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Dealership expanse : LOT
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I problem? : EGO
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Hem but not haw? : SEW

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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