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New York Times, Monday, December 7, 2015

Author:
Jason Mueller
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
10-Down : Bedridden
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Jason Mueller

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {BJQZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Mueller. Monday freshness: 57%
Jason Mueller notes:
Hi, I'm Jason Mueller, and after co-writing a Sunday puzzle with Jeff Chen that ran back in September, I'm proud to be making my solo ... read more
Will Shortz notes:
In case anyone is curious about how crossword clues are fact-checked and edited, my assistant, Joel, taped us editing today's and ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I'm loving the trend toward "meta-crosswords," i.e. puzzles with a secret answer to be figured out after you've filled in the last ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times12/7/15 ( No. 24,135 )
Across
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Pirate's "Stop!" : AVAST
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Cry that means "I want some milk" (or who knows what?) : MEOW
10
It blocks Superman's X-ray vision : LEAD
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Wood used in shingles : CEDAR
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Guns & ___ magazine : AMMO
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What a wheel rotates on : AXLE
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He quarterbacked the Dallas Cowboys to three 1990s Super Bowl wins : TROYAIKMAN
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"___ be all right" : ITLL
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Things checked by the T.S.A. : IDS
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"Um ... that is ..." : IMEAN
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Perfect : IDEAL
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Hanoi is its capital : VIETNAM
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Unhealthily thin : GAUNT
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Animated TV character who cries "D'oh!" : HOMERSIMPSON
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Chávez or Romero : CESAR
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Morays and congers : EELS
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Abbr. ending a co. name : INC
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Tons : ALOT
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Work hinted at by the starts of 17-, 26-, 42- and 56-Across : ILIAD
38
Centers of attention : FOCI
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G.O.P.'er: Abbr. : REP
40
Yemeni port city : ADEN
41
Candy ___ (Christmas decorations) : CANES
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Key vulnerability : ACHILLESHEEL
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Rich cake : TORTE
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Freeway access points : ONRAMPS
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Juliet's lover : ROMEO
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Yorba ___, Calif. : LINDA
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Slangy affirmative : YEP
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Elvis ___ Presley : ARON
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French underground : PARISMETRO
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Indian dress : SARI
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Shakespeare's stream : AVON
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Comment made while fanning oneself : IMHOT
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Baldwin of "30 Rock" : ALEC
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Telephoned : RANG
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Salaries, raw materials, advertising, etc. : COSTS
Down
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When Otello dies in "Otello" : ACTIV
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"Otello" composer : VERDI
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Give ___ of one's own medicine : ADOSE
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Utter : SAY
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Singer Meghan : TRAINOR
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"You and what army?!" : MAKEME
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Jane Austen novel on which "Clueless" is based : EMMA
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Muscat's land : OMAN
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Triumphed : WON
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Bedridden : LAIDUP
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File name add-on : EXTENSION
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Suddenly : ALLATONCE
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"The Farmer in the ___" : DELL
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Mosque leader : IMAM
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Dog food brand : IAMS
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"All About ___ Bass" (2014 #1 hit by 5-Down) : THAT
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___ the lily : GILD
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Bridle straps : REINS
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Caribbean, e.g. : SEA
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Formerly top-rated show starring Mark Harmon : NCIS
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___ mia (Italian term of endearment) : CARA
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Kind of map often colored red and blue : ELECTORAL
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Many a junior varsity player : SOPHOMORE
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Out of a job : IDLE
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Big name in jeans : LEE
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Old presidential dog whose name starts a Christmas carol refrain : FALA
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Voice above tenor : ALTO
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Made from clay : CERAMIC
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Peaceful : IRENIC
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Sharpening : HONING
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Finishes : ENDS
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The "fact" that the Great Wall of China is visible from space, and others : MYTHS
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1990s candidate H. Ross ___ : PEROT
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Features of Dalmatians : SPOTS
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Tabula ___ (blank slate) : RASA
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Volcanic output : LAVA
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Club that's usually numbered from 3 to 9 : IRON
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Golfing standard : PAR
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Jimmy Eat World genre : EMO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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