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New York Times, Monday, March 4, 2013

Author:
Ian Livengood
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
11-Down : Grassy expanse in the Southwest
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Ian Livengood

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JVXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 25 for Mr. Livengood. Monday freshness: 70%
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© 2013, The New York Times3/4/13 ( No. 23,127 )
Across
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___-Saxon : ANGLO
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Chicago winter clock setting: Abbr. : CST
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Daffodil-to-be : BULB
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Big name in plastic wrap : SARAN
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Performance for one : SOLO
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Norway's capital : OSLO
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Legal thriller author who wrote "Presumed Innocent" : SCOTTTUROW
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One-named supermodel from Somalia : IMAN
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"___ see now!" ("Aha!") : OHI
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End of the Greek alphabet : OMEGA
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Thyroid, for instance : GLAND
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Illustrious warrior returning from battle : CONQUERINGHERO
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Diner coffee container : URN
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Rowing implements : OARS
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Visitors to baby Jesus : MAGI
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Fake : FEIGN
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Laugh syllable : HAR
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King Tut, e.g. : EGYPTIANPHARAOH
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Skirt line : HEM
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Increase : ADDTO
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Nevada city on the Humboldt River : ELKO
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"Little" Dickens girl : NELL
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Bovine mouthful : CUD
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Four-time Daytona 500 winner : CALEYARBOROUGH
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Cover all the ___ : BASES
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Wanders : ROAMS
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"No seating" letters on Broadway : SRO
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___ the Red (Viking explorer) : ERIC
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Journalists' office : NEWSBUREAU
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Talk up : TOUT
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Finales : ENDS
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Armstrong of jazz : LOUIS
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Something for the needy : ALMS
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When the sun is out : DAY
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Enough : AMPLE
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Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. : ASSOC
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Cantina chip : NACHO
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Body part often pulled in sports : GROIN
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Back muscle, for short : LAT
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Traveling, as a band : ONTOUR
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Small Welsh dog : CORGI
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M.I.T. business school name : SLOAN
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AAA offering : TOW
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Water heater : BOILER
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Law officer wearing a star : USMARSHAL
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Grassy expanse in the Southwest : LLANO
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Name said before and after James : BOND
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One in court : SUER
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Some Feds : TMEN
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West African nation : GHANA
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One-liner : QUIP
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Artist Vincent van ___ : GOGH
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"Whatever" : MEH
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Ripen : AGE
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Sporting venue : GYMNASIUM
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Fleeting craze : FAD
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"The Lord of the Rings" tree creature : ENT
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Wall St. debut : IPO
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Just fine : AOK
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Greek letter that sounds like the end of 16-, 22-, 36-, 47- or 58-Across : RHO
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Accounts of Scheherazade : TALES
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Sit ___ by : IDLY
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Make over : REDO
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Picks via ballot : ELECTS
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Hair parter : COMB
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Andress of "Dr. No" : URSULA
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Yule song : CAROL
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Sporting venue : ARENA
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Rambunctious : ROWDY
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Low-voiced chorus member : BASS
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Deplete : USEUP
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Quest in a Monty Python movie : GRAIL
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Monopoly purchase before a hotel : HOUSE
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Old VHS rival : BETA
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Homer's neighbor on "The Simpsons" : NED
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CD-___ : ROM

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

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