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New York Times, Sunday, April 1, 2018

Author:
Sam Ezersky
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
16-Down : Things to shoot for ... or shoot at
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Sam Ezersky

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 74 This is puzzle # 22 for Mr. Ezersky. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Sunday freshness: 85%
Sam Ezersky notes:
No April fooling; one week after my A.C.P.T. playoff puzzle, I actually have a Sunday publication in the Times! This achievement has eluded me for years, so I'm super stoked to finally ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
OMG so frustrating for a good solid 10 minutes! I could not figure out what was going on. I had things like HURRICANE ___, and knew it had to be some sort of rebus. But what? And was I ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times4/1/18 ( No. 24,981 )
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Hardly : FARFROM
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Chemicals proscribed by '70s legislation : PCBS
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Like some legal damages : PUNITIVE
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2018 N.C.A.A. football champs : ALABAMA
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"I know the answer!" : OHOH
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Final song in "Fantasia" : AVEMARIA
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Excited sort : KIDINACANDYSTORE
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Chinese restaurant chain : PANDAEXPRESS
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Actress Green of 2006's "Casino Royale" : EVA
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Tasteless : INSIPID
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7 1/2-hour exam, for short : MCAT
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Component of a summer cloud : GNAT
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One doing the lord's work : SERF
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Something you hope people have when they leave? : NICEDAY
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Bee ___ : GEES
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Business bigwigs : SUITS
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Caught morays : EELED
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What a spoiler spoils : PLOT
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Crush : CREAM
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Heroic figure in "Star Wars" films : LANDOCALRISSIAN
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"I need everyone's help!" : ALLHANDSONDECK
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"Geez, that was tiring!" : IMBEAT
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Rumpus : ADO
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Many a cereal box toy : TIEIN
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Speckled horse : ROAN
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Big name in nail polish : ESSIE
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Bathtub accessory : MAT
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Rating for "Game of Thrones" and "House of Cards" : TVMA
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Area for filming in Hollywood : BACKLOT
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___ favor : ASA
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Org. that oversaw F.D.R.'s Federal Project Number One : WPA
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Haw's go-with : HEM
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Patriotic song lyric before "Mind the music and the step" : YANKEEDOODLEDANDY
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Regulation followers, in brief : OTS
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Shorn animal : EWE
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An ace has a low one : ERA
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Relatives of channels : STRAITS
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Gallic gal pal : AMIE
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Dumbbell curls build them, for short : BIS
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Aides: Abbr. : ASSTS
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___ Rios, Jamaica : OCHO
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Cry to a prima donna : BRAVA
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Had : ATE
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Hero : HOAGIE
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Natural disaster of 2012 : HURRICANESANDY
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Magician known for debunking paranormal claims : THEAMAZINGRANDI
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IV bag contents : SERUM
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Big ___, nickname of baseball's David Ortiz : PAPI
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Fetch : GOGET
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Photo-editing option : SEPIA
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4-Down personnel, informally : GMEN
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Item in a sink : DISHRAG
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Lasting, unpleasant memory : SCAR
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Match (with) : PAIR
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Move to solid food : WEAN
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Something used in a pinch? : TOBACCO
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Social ___ : CUE
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Stretchable wrappers : ELASTICBANDS
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1988 crime comedy rated 93% positive on Rotten Tomatoes : AFISHCALLEDWANDA
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Spanish 101 question : COMOESTA
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They may be loaded in a casino : DICE
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Device many use in bed : EREADER
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Massé, e.g. : SPINSHOT
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On the double : STAT
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Go down : DESCEND
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Deceptive moves : FAKES
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Partner of well : ALIVE
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Cockpit devices : RADARS
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"Enemies: A History of the ___" (2012 best seller) : FBI
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Delhi dignitary : RANI
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Country whose total land area is less than .01% forested : OMAN
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Retailer with a star in its logo : MACYS
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Flaky entree : POTPIE
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A, B, C or D : CHOICE
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Brothel : BORDELLO
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___-crab soup : SHE
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Vatican jurisdiction : PAPACY
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Eye part : UVEA
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Call from behind a counter : NEXT
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The "Home Alone" boy, e.g. : IMP
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Things to shoot for ... or shoot at : TARGETS
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Ryan of "The Beverly Hillbillies" : IRENE
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Embassy issuances : VISAS
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Big ___ Conference : EAST
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Sermon topic : SIN
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Señora, across the Pyrenees : MADAME
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Reddish-purple : FUCHSIA
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Prefix with liter : DECI
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Have an exclusive relationship : GOSTEADY
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Nutrient in lentils and liver : IRON
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X : TEN
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Pathetic : SAD
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Make easier to plow, in a way : PRESALT
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Makes a connection : LIAISES
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Pfizer competitor : MERCK
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Dieting units: Abbr. : LBS
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Helen Reddy's signature hit : IAMWOMAN
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Malleable : ADAPTIVE
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Tougher : NOTASEASY
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Like a fictional Casey : ATTHEBAT
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Have as a housemate : LIVEWITH
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"I wanna look!" : LEMMESEE
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___ Zero : COKE
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Leafy vegetables : KALES
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Acknowledge without words : NODTO
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Irish Spring, e.g. : BARSOAP
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Pueblo ancestors : ANASAZI
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It's lit : TORCH
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"Totally, bro" : YEAHMAN
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Four-letter island name with three syllables : OAHU
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Some expensive gowns : DIORS
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Associate of Athos and Porthos : ARAMIS
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___ Fridays : TGI
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"___ in the Rain" : SINGIN
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Certain bra spec : BCUP
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Big heads : EGOS
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___ ipsa loquitur : RES
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Hot state : IRE
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Each : APERSON
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Goal for a tailor : RIGHTFIT
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Beethoven's Third : EROICA
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Typewriter formatting aid : TABSET
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Consent (to) : ACCEDE
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Ballroom dance in duple time : GALOP
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City near Biscayne National Park : MIAMI
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Touches, as with a tissue : DABSAT
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"This is SO frustrating!" : GAH
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Poet who wrote "For the Time Being" and "Another Time" : AUDEN
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Figure on a poster : REWARD
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Bench presses build them, for short : PECS
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Well thought? : WISH
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Prefix with -derm : ECTO
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Kept in the loop, in a way : CCED
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Prudence : CARE
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Whoops? : OLES
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French possessive : TES
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Billboards, e.g. : ADS
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France's ___ du Bourget : LAC

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

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