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New York Times, Thursday, March 5, 2020

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
7-Down : Exam for the college-bound, redundantly
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 41 Missing: {JKQVXYZ} This is puzzle # 68 for Ms. Burnikel. Thursday freshness: 58%
Zhouqin Burnikel notes:
This puzzle had a revision. I goofed big in the filling process. I accidentally changed 1A to DEFACED and 40A to SNIFFS. Grateful to ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
MALADIES is right! I had the toughest time figuring out the trick. I tried rebusizing MA and MAD, word laddering MAD to MAS to ... read more
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© 2020, The New York Times3/5/20 ( No. 25,685 )
Across
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Mugged for the camera, maybe : MADEFACES
8
Site administrator : WEBMASTER
15
Preceder of many N.H.L. games : OCANADA
16
"Oh, did you start already?" : AMILATE
17
0% : NOTABIT
18
Some male escorts : GIGOLOS
19
Org. that sticks to its guns : NRA
20
List ender, maybe : ETC
22
Oscar-nominated actor Clive : OWEN
23
Exceptional grade : APLUS
26
Will matter : ESTATE
29
Time in court : SESSION
31
One-up, say : DRAW
35
Red choice : CLARET
37
Gambler's hangout, in brief : OTB
39
Noteworthy time period : ERA
40
Large guard dogs : MASTIFFS
41
Aches and pains : MALADIES
43
Jump shot's path : ARC
44
Down in the dumps : SAD
46
___ Meyer, principal role on "Veep" : SELINA
47
Sign on a staff : CLEF
49
"I agree with both of you!" : METHREE
51
2009 biopic starring Hilary Swank : AMELIA
53
Apply, as sunscreen : RUBIN
57
Grocery chain with more than 1,900 U.S. stores : ALDI
59
Chicago airport code : ORD
61
That, in Tabasco : ESO
62
Like some reputations and kitchen towels : STAINED
65
Sentence containing all 26 letters : PANGRAM
68
Many a limo : TOWNCAR
69
Major retail outlets : EMPORIA
70
Feigns sickness to avoid work : MALINGERS
71
Much-traveled thoroughfares : MAINROADS
Down
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Much-painted religious figure : MADONNA
2
Villainous conglomerate on "Mr. Robot" : ECORP
3
Deadly : FATAL
4
Santa ___ : ANA
5
Waiter in an airport queue : CAB
6
Actress Falco : EDIE
7
Exam for the college-bound, redundantly : SATTEST
8
Jokester : WAG
9
Onetime London-based record label : EMI
10
Intolerant sort : BIGOT
11
Lost steam : SLOWED
12
Food cooked in a cornhusk : TAMALE
13
Preparatory school since 1440 : ETON
14
Hi-___ monitor : RES
21
CBS series with a "Cyber" spinoff : CSI
24
Bomber letters : USAF
25
Medieval laborers : SERFS
27
Additionally : TOO
28
Dancer's horn : ANTLER
30
Bagel choice : SESAME
32
Stay behind : REMAIN
33
Surface figure : AREA
34
Used to be : WAS
35
PC combo key : CTRL
36
Evil intent : MALICE
38
Hay-bundling machine : BALER
40
Small pouch : SAC
42
"Mon ___!" (French exclamation) : DIEU
45
Penn. neighbor : DEL
46
Dog with wrinkly skin : SHARPEI
48
Like the sun at sunset : FADING
50
Uncle, in Oaxaca : TIO
52
Cut into small pieces : MINCE
54
Catcher with a record 10 World Series rings as a player : BERRA
55
"Let me repeat ..." : ISAID
56
"Enough!," in Mexico ... or a hint to 11 answers in this puzzle : NOMAS
57
Yours, to Yvette : ATOI
58
Wyatt Earp, for one : LAWMAN
60
"___ Yankees" : DAMN
62
Cardinals, on scoreboards : STL
63
Cob of corn : EAR
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E.R. or O.R. figures : DRS
66
"Planet Money" network : NPR
67
Melted ice cream, e.g. : GOO

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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