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New York Times, Thursday, November 7, 2019

Author:
Joe DiPietro
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
7-Down : Blatant falsehood
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Joe DiPietro

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 133 for Mr. DiPietro. Thursday freshness: 99%
Jeff Chen notes:
What a shame that THELUCYSKY wasn't in the middle of this grid. We've highlighted the five diamonds below, in case you missed ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times11/7/19 ( No. 25,566 )
Across
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Handy guy : MRFIXIT
8
Singled or doubled : GOTAHIT
15
Words declining an invitation : ICANTGO
16
Character voiced by Samuel L. Jackson in "The Incredibles" : FROZONE
17
Stimpy, on "The Ren & Stimpy Show" : MANXCAT
18
Tako, on a sushi menu : OCTOPUS
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9 to 5, e.g. : ODDS
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One born on a kibbutz : SABRA
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Senate majority leader between Dole and Daschle : LOTT
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Pittance : SOU
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Sealing wax ingredient : LAC
25
First-magnitude star in Cygnus : DENEB
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College city on I-35 : AMES
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Mutated gene : ALLELE
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Investment inits. : IRA
31
Rastafari messiah : SELASSIE
33
Walter ___, 1950s-'70s Dodgers manager : ALSTON
35
One tapped for a stage show? : SHOE
36
Prow's place : HULL
37
Enter quickly : DASHIN
40
In poorer financial shape, say : WORSEOFF
44
Country music's ___ Young Band : ELI
45
100 céntimos : PESETA
47
Trick : WILE
48
Pitching no-nos : BALKS
50
Ad word often written with an exclamation point : NEW
51
Park place? : LOT
52
"Can I get an ___?" : AMEN
53
Gas giant : MOBIL
55
"Happy Days" character played by Marion Ross, informally : MRSC
56
Gets a six-pack, say : TONESUP
58
Kind of kind : NICEISH
60
George's mother on "Seinfeld" : ESTELLE
61
Family nickname : GRANNIE
62
Agreed : SAIDYES
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Criticized severely : SAVAGED
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Drinks in flutes : MIMOSAS
2
Former Indiana arena that hosted four Final Fours : RCADOME
3
Big fantasy sports betting site : FANDUEL
4
Rock band with the 1988 #1 hit "Need You Tonight" : INXS
5
Onetime British band whose name consists of letters suggesting "bliss" : XTC
6
Alternatives to Krogers and Safeways : IGAS
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Blatant falsehood : TOTALLIE
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Something everyone on earth experiences : GFORCE
9
Swimmer with big calves : ORCA
10
Squirt : TOT
11
Nitrogen compound : AZOLE
12
"Get going already!" : HOPONIT
13
Still being developed : INUTERO
14
Détente issue : TESTBAN
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Bundle up : BALE
25
Wooded valleys : DELLS
27
Military band : SASH
28
United : ASONE
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___ Ingalls Wilder, author of "Little House on the Prairie" : LAURA
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They can be used as icebreakers : SHIPS
34
Whole bunch : SLEW
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Spicy finger food : HOTWINGS
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Highlights of some political campaigns : DEBATES
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Colorado city on the Rio Grande : ALAMOSA
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Character in "Friends" : SILENTI
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Hall-of-Fame coach Ewbank : WEEB
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Engine part that distributes lubrication evenly : OILRING
42
A Bobbsey twin : FLOSSIE
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Sold for : FETCHED
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Online buster of myths : SNOPES
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Weak-___ : KNEED
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Half-assed sort? : MULE
54
100 kurus : LIRA
55
Actress Suvari : MENA
57
Roguish : SLY
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Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse player, for short : CAV

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

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