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New York Times, Thursday, November 24, 2011

Author:
Sharon Delorme
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
4-Down : Abduct
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Sharon Delorme

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 4 for Ms. Delorme. Thursday freshness: 55%
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S
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R
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I
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S
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B
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A
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B
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A
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A
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H
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C
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A
L
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A
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F
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E
G
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R
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N
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A
C
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R
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A
L
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T
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P
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S
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B
Y
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B
O
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K
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E
D
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A
N
O
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T
E
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E
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O
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W
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H
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T
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F
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L
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O
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U
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G
H
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R
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G
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L
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P
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O
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F
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T
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T
H
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D
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O
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G
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S
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C
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M
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K
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L
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P
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E
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T
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S
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X
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G
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R
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E
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N
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E
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© 2011, The New York Times11/24/11 ( No. 22,661 )
Across
1
Titles of respect : SRIS
5
Rum-laced cake : BABA
9
Fictional character who declares "Sleep? ... I do not sleep, I die" : AHAB
13
Bills, e.g. : CASH
14
It may be assumed : ALIAS
15
Feeling stood-up, say : SORE
16
Real estate figure : AREA
17
Try to win : FORTHEGOLD
19
Put on again : REENACT
21
Draftsman's need : ERASER
22
True : ALIGN
23
Pranks, in a way, informally : TPS
26
Mrs. Forsyte in "The Forsyte Saga" : IRENE
27
Not vary from proper procedure : BYTHEBOOK
29
Parts causing paper cuts, say : EDGES
30
Period with a tilde? : ANO
31
___ time : TEE
33
German direction : OST
34
Follow everyone else : WITHTHEFLOW
38
"That's revolting!" : UGH
40
Piglet's pal : ROO
41
Gerard of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" : GIL
42
Prosecutor's burden : PROOF
45
Deteriorate : TOTHEDOGS
50
Vodka drink, informally : COSMO
51
Scrape (out) : EKE
52
Jet pilot's wear : GSUIT
53
Anchorites : LONERS
55
Dr. No's org. : SPECTRE
57
Take things way too far : OVERTHETOP
60
Cantina vessel : OLLA
61
Send private messages? : SEXT
62
Stravinsky and Sikorsky : IGORS
63
Transportation mode : RAIL
64
Juanita's "this" : ESTA
65
Canceled ... or a hint to answering 17-, 27-, 34-, 45- and 57-Across : NOGO
66
Much of a flock : EWES
Down
1
Ancient Egyptian talisman : SCARAB
2
Almost never : RARELY
3
Searcher's cry : ISEEIT
4
Abduct : SHANGHAI
5
Wasted : BLOTTO
6
Transportation mode : AIR
7
Be in a lineup : BAT
8
Queens stadium name : ASHE
9
Heavenly home of the Norse gods : ASGARD
10
Pokey : HOOSEGOW
11
TV's Francis and others : ARLENES
12
Standard means of recovery from an illness : BEDREST
14
Chargers' org. : AFC
18
Tribe that lent its name to a canal : ERIE
20
In regard to : ANENT
24
S-shaped holder : POTHOOK
25
___-Ball : SKEE
28
Nobelist Niels : BOHR
32
Alphabet quartet : EFGH
34
Waiting room query : WHOSNEXT
35
Carryall : TOTE
36
Feudal lord : LIEGE
37
Something to settle : OLDSCORE
38
Practically in one's face : UPCLOSE
39
Musical cuts? : GROOVES
43
Italian code of silence : OMERTA
44
Old West trading post : FORT
46
Gems, precious metals, etc., in Spain : TESORO
47
Billy the Kid or Jesse James : OUTLAW
48
Hardly like a he-man : GIRLIE
49
Moves furtively : STEALS
54
Soccer injury site : SHIN
56
Letter addendum, for short : PPS
58
I, in old Rome : EGO
59
Enclothe : TOG

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

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