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New York Times, Saturday, December 7, 2019

Author:
Kevin G. Der and Erik Agard
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
20-Down : Placed tightly
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281.6054961%
Erik Agard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 29 Missing: {QVZ} This is puzzle # 41 for Mr. Der. This is puzzle # 50 for Mr. Agard. Saturday freshness: 79%
Constructor notes:
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© 2019, The New York Times12/7/19 ( No. 25,596 )
Across
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Shaken thumb, in American Sign Language : TEN
4
The "dark" in a Dark and Stormy, perhaps : JAMAICANRUM
15
Schwarzbrot or Vollkornbrot loaf : RYE
16
Post-match report : IMETSOMEONE
17
Onomatopoeic cry : EEK
18
How a security guard might say goodbye? : GOTTABOUNCE
19
Puts away : STOWS
21
Subjects of some relative clauses? : HEIRS
22
___ Geo : NAT
23
Reduplicative girl's name : CECE
24
Mascot of the W.N.B.A.'s Mystics, e.g. : PANDA
25
Most actors don't hold real ones, informally : CIGS
26
Do loops? : HEADBANDS
28
Language from which "Saskatchewan" comes : CREE
29
Part of an announcer's home run call : ITSGONE
30
Exhibit a male gaze, perhaps : OGLE
32
Word with big or goat : CHEESE
33
Light on packaging : LOWFAT
37
Biblical verb with "thou" : DOST
39
League leader, informally : COMMISH
40
E.U. alliance : GSIX
42
Setting for a plastered cast? : WRAPPARTY
44
Start of some juice portmanteaus : CRAN
45
Makeup experts? : LIARS
46
Bender : TEAR
47
Tom's partner : HEN
48
Opposite of calm : PANIC
49
Manila Pact grp. : SEATO
50
"I can confirm" : ITCHECKSOUT
53
Device sold with a remote : WII
54
Patchwork? : BETARELEASE
55
What's more : AND
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Barrier to entry : ALARMSYSTEM
57
"May I help you?" : YES
Down
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À la mode : TRESCHIC
2
Sticking points for vampires : EYETEETH
3
2000s rock singer with the hit albums "Hell-On" and "Middle Cyclone" : NEKOCASE
4
The tunes "The Blarney Pilgrim" and "The Lark in the Morning," e.g. : JIGS
5
"Te ___" : AMO
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Dairy farm product : METHANE
7
Not miss : ATTEND
8
Unhelpful follower of "because" : ISAIDSO
9
Yoga pose similar to Upward-Facing Dog : COBRA
10
Nigerian novelist Tutuola : AMOS
11
Alt's opposite : NEU
12
Name that's the title of a 1964 4 Seasons hit : RONNIE
13
Disbar? : UNCAGE
14
Some sporting events : MEETS
20
Placed tightly : WEDGEDIN
24
Philatelist's collection : PANES
25
Other hand : CREWMATE
27
Yanks' rivals : BOSOX
28
Really hit one's stride? : CLOMP
31
Messy food servings : GLOPS
34
"Go ahead, ask" : FIREAWAY
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Rarest naturally occurring element in the earth's crust : ASTATINE
36
Energy regulators in the body : THYROIDS
38
Like stars in one's eyes : TWINKLY
39
Old-fashioned attire for a motorist : CARCOAT
40
Opera heroine who slays a witch : GRETEL
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Holy places : SANCTA
43
Good news for the office staff : RAISES
44
Japanese city on Tokyo Bay : CHIBA
45
What loafers lack : LACES
48
Salon job : PERM
49
Topic in education policy : STEM
51
Sarcastic syllable : HAR
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Mixed-___ : USE

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

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