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New York Times, Saturday, February 15, 2014

Author:
Julian Lim
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
12-Down : Managed to get through
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Julian Lim

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Lim. Saturday freshness: 57%
Julian Lim notes:
I constructed this puzzle almost 3 years ago, and my main memory of it is having a titanic struggle completing the southwest and ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Some beautiful entries today, my favorite being the SOUP NAZI from Seinfeld. Kind of a surprise it's taken this long to show its face. ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times2/15/14 ( No. 23,475 )
Across
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Position papers? : KAMASUTRA
10
Joneses : LONGS
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Vanity case? : EGOMANIAC
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When Epifanía is celebrated : ENERO
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Picayune : PENNYANTE
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Not barred : LEGAL
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Low prime, in Paris : TROIS
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Newfoundland, in Naples and Nogales : TERRANOVA
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Grp. that suspended Honduras from 2009 to '11 : OAS
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Messages using Stickies, say : ENOTES
25
Certain guy "ISO" someone : SWM
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Emmy-nominated show every year from 2006 to '09 : HOUSEMD
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Suffix with 18-Across : IST
33
Just-once link : THIS
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Beta testers, e.g. : USERS
36
Steely Dan's title liar : KATY
37
One blowing up a lottery machine? : BALL
38
Prozac alternative : PAXIL
39
Winnebago relative : OTOE
40
Odds and ends : OLIO
41
Clan female : NIECE
42
Mexican president Enrique ___ Nieto : PENA
43
Clear : NET
44
Crane settings : MARSHES
46
Van follower, often : DER
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Japanese guitar brand : IBANEZ
49
Toy type, for short : POM
51
Flippers, e.g. : FORELIMBS
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Members of a joint task force? : NARCS
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"It's ___ wind ..." : ANILL
60
Dole : RATIONOUT
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Green with five Grammys : CEELO
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Writer of the graphic novel "Watchmen" : ALANMOORE
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Home to the Villa Hügel : ESSEN
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Outdoor contemplation location : ZENGARDEN
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Didn't spoil : KEPT
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Sun or stress : AGER
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MSG ingredient? : MONO
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Certain DNA test : AMNIO
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Follows a physical request? : SAYSAH
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___ vez más (over again: Sp.) : UNA
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Photoshop addition : TINT
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Mention on Yelp, say : RATE
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Aspire PC maker : ACER
10
Tycoon Stanford : LELAND
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Bridge opening option, briefly : ONENO
12
Managed to get through : NEGOTIATED
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Where to read a plot summary? : GRAVESTONE
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Totally out : SOLASTYEAR
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Overnight activity : REMSLEEP
23
Iconic "Seinfeld" role : SOUPNAZI
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Eighth-century Apostle of Germany : STBONIFACE
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Old collar stiffeners : WHALEBONES
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Engagement parties? : MILITARIES
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Company that added four letters to its name in 1997 : USAIR
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Sides in a classic battle : SEXES
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Longtime Cincinnati Pops conductor Kunzel : ERICH
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Pavement caution : SLO
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One of a silent force? : KOP
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Longtime name in banking : MELLON
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Its seat is Santa Rosa : SONOMA
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Lawyer on "Ally McBeal" : NELLE
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No modest abode : MANOR
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2009 Grammy winner for "Make It Mine" : MRAZ
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Farm block : BALE
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"Mr. Mom" director Dragoti : STAN
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Cross : ROOD
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Purpose of many a shot : CURE
58
Old carbine : STEN
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End to end? : ING

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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