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HITS AND MS.ES

New York Times, Sunday, November 24, 2013

Author:
Gary Cee
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
68-Down : Egg choice
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Gary Cee

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 74 Missing: {QZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Cee. Sunday freshness: 61%
Gary Cee notes:
The first draft of this puzzle included two titles that concerned Will. AMAZING GRACE ("Sensational, Ms. Kelly!") is not about a woman named Grace, and PEGGY SUE ("Take 'em to court, Ms. ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Easy-breezy theme today from Gary; songs with a woman's name reinterpreted as a question or request. It reminded me of another of Gary's puzzles earlier this year incorporating song ... read more
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© 2013, The New York Times11/24/13 ( No. 23,392 )
Across
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Parade organizer : MACYS
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Fake : FALSE
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One-named singer with the hit "Locked Up" : AKON
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Pat gently : DAB
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Recipe amount : ADASH
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___ mama (tropical drink) : BAHAMA
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Belittling : DERISIVE
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"Greetings, Ms. Retton!" : HELLOMARYLOU
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Orwellian state : DYSTOPIA
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Right angle : ELL
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Turkey isn't one : REDMEAT
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One who's done the "I do's" : WIFE
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"___ further review ..." : UPON
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Handle again? : RETITLE
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"Very nice, Ms. Kennedy!" : SWEETCAROLINE
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Eight, for starters? : OCTO
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March org.? : ROTC
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Admiral's inits. : USN
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"Hurry up, Ms. Brennan!" : COMEONEILEEN
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Little birdie : TIT
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3.0 or 4.0 : GPA
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Like some queens : APIAN
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Sports league-backed cable network : NBATV
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Market makeup: Abbr. : COS
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Summer month in France : AOUT
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Kind of cat : MANX
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Feature of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West : ONEEYE
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"Cheer up, Ms. Teasdale!" : SARASMILE
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Advanced deg. : PHD
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Bearded one : GNU
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Title character in an A. A. Milne play : MRPIM
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Person who holds property in trust : BAILEE
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"Am I the one, Ms. Andrews?" : JULIEDOYALOVEME
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"Sí!" at sea : AYEAYE
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Shorties : RUNTS
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"Hurrah!" : OLE
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Scuba tank meas. : PSI
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"You look hot in a thong, Ms. Hawkins!" : SEXYSADIE
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Firenze's home : ITALIA
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Bad mark : BLOT
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"___ off!" : HATS
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German name part : VON
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Rock genre : METAL
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Barbecue needs : COALS
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Go off : ERR
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Nothing special: Abbr. : REG
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"I need a hand, Ms. Fleming!" : HELPMERHONDA
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N.R.C. forerunner : AEC
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Classical "You too?" : ETTU
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Big ___ Conference : EAST
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"Leave it alone, Ms. Zellweger!" : WALKAWAYRENEE
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"Absolutely Fabulous" or "Father Ted" : BRITCOM
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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First razor with a pivoting head : ATRA
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Yvonne with the 1978 #1 hit "If I Can't Have You" : ELLIMAN
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Portuguese "she" : ELA
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Pitcher Valenzuela : FERNANDO
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"Time to show your cards, Ms. Field!" : LAYDOWNSALLY
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Pulled : TUGGEDON
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TV's Ashley and Mary-Kate : OLSENS
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Kate's TV partner : ALLIE
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Maxime or Marie: Abbr. : STE
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Fury : RAGE
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Agemates : PEERS
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More Solomonic : WISER
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HBO host Bill : MAHER
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Singer with the hit albums "19" and "21" : ADELE
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Remember : CALLTOMIND
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Designer inits. : YSL
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2,000 pounds : SHORTTON
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Food source : FARM
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"Oh, now I see" : AHYES
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1980s-'90s Corbin Bernsen TV drama : LALAW
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Cuffed : SMOTE
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___ de Nil (pale yellowish green) : EAU
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Hound : ADDICT
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Main cause : KEYFACTOR
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Figure skating champion Brian : ORSER
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Cavil : NIT
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Bread flavorer : DIPPINGOIL
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Par ___ : AVION
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"Moneyball" subject Billy : BEANE
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Urged : BADE
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All ___ Day : SOULS
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Breakfast order : MELON
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Global commerce grp. since 1995 : WTO
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Alpine climber's tool : ICEAX
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Seaside eagle : ERN
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No longer closeted : OUT
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Not serious, in a way : CAMP
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Sushi fish : OPAH
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Cause of yawning : ENNUI
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"Can ___ next?" : IBE
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Port city from which Amelia Earhart last flew : LAE
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Older form of a word : ETYMON
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Always : EVERYTIME
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La ___, Dominican Republic (first Spanish settlement in the Americas) : ISABELA
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Whine : PULE
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Suit to ___ : ATEE
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Military wear, for short : CAMO
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Date for Denis : AMIE
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Away for a while : ONLEAVE
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The "S" of R.S.V.P. : SIL
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Matching : SAME
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Blokes : GUYS
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Aqua, e.g. : PASTEL
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Noisy birds : JAYS
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Fairies' land : ERIN
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Having a projected date of : DUE
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Drapery material : VOILE
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Athlete who wrote "A Hard Road to Glory" : ASHE
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Juniors, e.g. : YEAR
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Egg choice : EXTRALARGE
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Botanists' microscopic study : PLANTCELLS
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Persuaded : SOLD
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"___ jungle out there" : ITSA
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Cutthroat : DOGEATDOG
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Sports org. supported by 66-Down : ATP
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Beat it : LAM
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Hype : BOOST
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Logging aid : CHAINSAW
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Home theater brand : RCA
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Aqua, e.g. : HUE
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Broadcast as an encore : RERAN
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Barely managing, with "out" : EKING
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Power in old Hollywood : TYRONE
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Singsong syllable : TRA
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Drifts : WAFTS
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Northern native : ALEUT
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Film fish : WANDA
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Football Hall-of-Fame coach Greasy : NEALE
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"Family Ties" mom : ELYSE
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Black-berried tree : ELDER
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Gran Turismos and others : BMWS
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Dragon puppet : OLLIE
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One-third of an old Hollywood trio : MAYER
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They carry charges : IONS
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___ Lingus : AER
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Cut : LOP
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Rope-a-dope boxer : ALI

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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