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New York Times, Sunday, December 6, 2015

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
4-Down : Front-wheel-drive coupling, for short
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 73 Missing: {QZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 207 for Mr. Berry. Sunday freshness: 39%
Jeff Chen notes:
Sound change puzzle, this one using pairs of words connected by a drawl. MORE to MOWER, HEIGHTS to HYATTS, WRITERS to RIOTERS, it's fun to see the transformations of one real word into ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times12/6/15 ( No. 24,134 )
Across
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Butter? : RAM
4
Out patient's state : COMA
8
Three of a kind, to a poker player : TRIPS
13
Earth, e.g. : SPHERE
19
Marriage agreement? : IDO
20
Take a turn : VEER
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American hub : OHARE
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Stacked messily : HEAPED
23
Half a sawbuck : FIN
24
How you might classify a blade, a gas tank cap or a starter handle? : JUSTONEMOWERTHING
27
Reason to stay only at Hiltons or Marriotts? : FEAROFHYATTS
29
"Frozen" reindeer's name : SVEN
30
Giving evasive answers : COY
31
Roll served at a bar : SUSHI
32
Little one : TOT
33
Timeworn words : ADAGE
35
Kind of strength : TENSILE
39
"___ the Housetop" (Christmas song) : UPON
42
Extremely, in dated slang : MONDO
45
Mob that disturbs the peace in new and interesting ways? : CREATIVERIOTERS
49
John of England : ELTON
50
2013 Spike Jonze dramedy : HER
51
___ mater (spinal membrane) : PIA
52
Affect in a personal way : SPEAKTO
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Small, secluded, wooded valley : DELL
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Maker of indoor cars : OTIS
57
Druggists' implements : PESTLES
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Hospital worker : ORDERLY
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Attractive blacksmith at a stable? : PRETTYSHOER
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Like Paganini, by birth : GENOAN
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Food service giant based in Houston : SYSCO
66
CPR expert : EMT
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Corruption : ROT
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Candy brand since 1901 : NECCO
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Rough : HOARSE
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Municipal leaders who work the late shift? : NIGHTMAYORS
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Director of "Carlito's Way," 1993 : DEPALMA
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Panasonic rival : TOSHIBA
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Outback runners : EMUS
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Songwriter Novello : IVOR
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Beseech on bended knee : IMPLORE
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Gaggle : goose :: clowder : ___ : CAT
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Trident-shaped letter : PSI
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Bass organs : GILLS
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Troy, in the "Iliad"? : PRIAMREALESTATE
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Cold shower? : SLEET
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Word in a New Year's Eve song : AULD
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Never closed, as a resort : ALLYEAR
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"We won" gesture : VSIGN
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Nonprofit network : PBS
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One who gets no credit? : EXTRA
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Historical chapter : ERA
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"Preparation meeting opportunity," it's said : LUCK
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Smallest possible aspirin dose? : BAYERMINIMUM
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Normandy's coat of arms, basically? : DOUBLEYELLOWLIONS
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Punk subgenre : EMO
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D-Day invaders : ALLIES
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Green stuff : MOOLA
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Wildly enthusiastic : GAGA
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Jimmy Fallon's employer : NBC
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Moves quickly, informally : MOTORS
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Big Easy lunch : POBOY
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Hang around : STAY
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"I Ching" concept : TAO
Down
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Repeated musical phrases : RIFFS
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Leave-taking : ADIEU
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Brothers' keepers : MONASTERIES
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Front-wheel-drive coupling, for short : CVJOINT
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French ingredient in French toast : OEUF
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Interlock : MESH
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Like many student films : ARTY
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Fictional Potawatomi tribesman : TONTO
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Butler on a plantation : RHETT
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Maker of Healthy Naturals food : IAMS
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Supporting : PRO
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Wraps (up) : SEWS
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Least bit : SHRED
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Honey or pumpkin : PETNAME
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"Serves you right!" : HAH
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Seismological focus : EPICENTER
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City near Lake Tahoe : RENO
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Pushing the envelope : EDGY
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Many a 1950s B-movie : OATER
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Chicago suburb : EVANSTON
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Mother of Zeus : RHEA
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First Pierce Brosnan 007 film : GOLDENEYE
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___ cup (spillproof container) : SIPPY
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Northeast octet : IVIES
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Dogfight preventers : LEASHES
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College team named for a tribe : UTES
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Blowtube projectile : PEA
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TV alien's home : ORK
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Occupant of a small house : DOLL
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No more than : ONLY
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Musician's virtuosity : CHOPS
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Have another go at : RETRY
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Castaway's site : ISLET
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Phone button abbr. : OPER
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Treasure from una mina : ORO
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Missouri's original capital : STCHARLES
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Large volume : TOME
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Mike's "Wayne's World" co-star : DANA
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Easily manipulated sort : TOOL
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Van ___, "Lane in Autumn" painter : GOGH
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Principled : ETHICAL
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Stair's face : RISER
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Bedroom on a train, e.g. : COMPARTMENT
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Piece of pizza? : CRUST
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Actor/activist Davis : OSSIE
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"___ right?" : AMI
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Unchecked growth : RAMPANCY
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Expected amount : NORM
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Kids' outdoor game : TBALL
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Chum at sea : MATEY
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Does an investigation : DIGS
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Maleficent : EVIL
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Attempt to pass the bar? : POLEVAULT
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Mr. ___ of "The Wind in the Willows" : TOAD
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Boston skyscraper, with "the" : PRU
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"___ Darlin'" (Count Basie number) : LIL
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Ben of "Zoolander" : STILLER
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Place for visual aids : EASEL
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Talking toy since 1965 : SEENSAY
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City dweller's yell : TAXI
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Suppose : GUESS
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Renaissance painter Uccello : PAOLO
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Road less traveled : BYWAY
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Dance from Cuba : RUMBA
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Bygone gas station name : AMOCO
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Dutch export : EDAM
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Nestlé candy brand : ROLO
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Dole's 1996 running mate : KEMP
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Lava lamp lump : BLOB
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Oil field sights : RIGS
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Defensive ring : MOAT
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Personal assistant in "Young Frankenstein" : INGA
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Book jacket info : BIO
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John of England : LOO

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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