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New York Times, Friday, March 13, 2020

Author:
Alex Eaton-Salners
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
34-Down : Foreign policy advisory grp.
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Alex Eaton-Salners

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 61, Blocks: 58 Missing: {QY} Grid has mirror symmetry. There are unchecked squares Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 34 for Mr. Eaton-Salners. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Friday freshness: 34%
Alex Eaton-Salners notes:
I'm excited to complete my cycle +2 (publishing at least one regular crossword on each day of the week plus two variety puzzle types). ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
SQUUUUUEEEEE!!!! The grid art is so delightful that the crossword could have strangled and eaten a PANDA and I still would have ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

Cute. David Kwong had a similar idea in this 2015 crossword.

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V
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E
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R
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I
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S
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M
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N
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G
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H
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B
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D
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W
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P
L
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S
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F
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N
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E
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S
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L
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N
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P
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N
D
A
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E
S
P
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N
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E
S
C
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S
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H
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A
C
K
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O
R
E
O
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S
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R
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V
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N
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N
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P
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A
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L
O
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N
G
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L
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D
D
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D
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M
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N
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R
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N
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G
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N
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S
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J
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N
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S
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X
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© 2020, The New York Times3/13/20 ( No. 25,693 )
Across
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Opera style using everyday events rather than myth : VERISMO
8
Less than required : NOTENOUGH
10
Something drawn for sport : BOWANDARROW
12
Pro : PLUS
13
Home to sedges and reeds : FEN
14
Those: Sp. : ESAS
16
Rawboned : LEAN
17
National ___ Day (March 16 observance, appropriate to this puzzle) : PANDA
18
It has a lot of competition on TV : ESPN
20
Ctrl-Shift-___ (shortcut for a force-quit) : ESC
21
Common recipient of an erroneous apostrophe : ITS
22
Fly : HIE
23
"Yikes!" : ACK
24
Product whose package has a splash of milk : OREOS
26
Good name for a financial adviser : IRA
27
Title setting for a Hemingway novel, with "the" : SEA
28
Basketball Hall-of-Famer nicknamed "The Answer" : IVERSON
30
Little drink : NIP
31
When many workdays begin : ATNINE
33
Wish one could : LONGTO
35
League standings format : LADDER
36
Situated away from the point of origin : DISTAL
37
Possibly not even that : ORWORSE
39
1909 Physics Nobelist for radio communications : MARCONI
40
Research complex in Bethesda, Md. : NIH
41
Aromatic flower from China : TEAROSE
43
Annual hoops event, for short : NIT
44
Put on : GAIN
46
Strain to recall? : ECOLI
47
Princess in L. Frank Baum books : OZMA
48
Not pro : ANTI
49
Collection at the entrance to a mosque : SHOES
50
Rivers of New York City : JOAN
51
Some census info : SEX
52
G, in the key of C : SOL
Down
1
Wedding words : VOWS
2
H : ETA
3
Jousting venue, informally : RENFAIRE
4
Tab key, e.g. : INDENTER
5
Dastards : SOANDSOS
6
Wall: Fr. : MUR
7
"Puss in Boots" villain : OGRE
8
You name it : NOUN
9
Bad place for a long run : HOSE
10
Like 17-Across : BLACKANDWHITE
11
Home for some famous 17-Acrosses, informally : WASHINGTONZOO
12
People who do not eat meat but do eat fish : PESCETARIANS
15
Representation of one's personality in the natural world : SPIRITANIMAL
16
Tony-winning actress for "Miss Saigon" : LEASALONGA
19
Kind of ice cream : NEAPOLITAN
24
Manages : OVERSEES
25
Opposite of returnable : SOLDASIS
28
Like xenon : INERT
29
Like la nuit : NOIRE
32
Wedding words : IDO
34
Foreign policy advisory grp. : NSC
38
Per : EACH
39
Noted Marilyn Monroe feature : MOLE
42
Pal of Piglet : ROO
45
Put the kibosh on : NIX
47
Brunch beverages, informally : OJS

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

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