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New York Times, Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Author:
Ian Livengood
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
12-Down : "You've gotta be joking ..."
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
554/12/20109/15/20164
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617667112
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371.6429448%
Ian Livengood

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQY} This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Livengood. Tuesday freshness: 84%
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© 2013, The New York Times4/2/13 ( No. 23,156 )
Across
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Weight loss surgeries, informally : LIPOS
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"Monster ___" (1962 #1 novelty hit) : MASH
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Keyboard key : ESC
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Capri, per esempio : ISOLA
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Wee hour : ONEAM
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Old electrical unit : MHO
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Predecessor of 63-Across : BENEDICTXVI
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Cooking spray brand : PAM
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Opposite of endo- : ECTO
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Sign that 63-Across was elected : WHITESMOKE
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"Vive le ___!" : ROI
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Burlesque show prop : BOA
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Welcomed through the door : SAWIN
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Prefix with structure : INFRA
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44 Regular, e.g. : SIZE
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Pianist Peter : NERO
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Rate card listings : ADFEES
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North Korea's ___ Jong-un : KIM
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Stick in one's ___ : CRAW
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Original home of 63-Across : ARGENTINA
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A/C specs : BTUS
43
First or last digit of D.C.'s area code : TWO
44
Gunned, as an engine : REVVED
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"Egad!" : OHNO
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Wraps (up) : SEWS
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Stiller's partner in comedy : MEARA
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Sierra ___ : LEONE
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Abduction destination in fanciful stories : UFO
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Preschooler : TOT
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Protector of 63-Across : SWISSGUARD
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Flat bread : PITA
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Chess champion Mikhail : TAL
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Official elected March 13, 2013 : POPEFRANCIS
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12/31, e.g. : EVE
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Our, in Montréal : NOTRE
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"Later, bro!" : PEACE
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Rose's hue : RED
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Chow : FOOD
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Rush toward : RUNAT
Down
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African republic colonized by freed American slaves : LIBERIA
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Call in support of a motion : ISECOND
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63-Across, e.g. : PONTIFF
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Spread in the fridge : OLEO
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Unfortunate : SAD
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Some java house orders : MOCHAS
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One opposed : ANTI
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Message one might not want the tabloids to see : SEXT
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Own : HAVE
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Authorize : EMPOWER
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One-named pop star with the 2001 hit "Whenever, Wherever" : SHAKIRA
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"You've gotta be joking ..." : COMENOW
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Fail to connect : MISS
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___ Jima : IWO
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Room with a pool table, wet bar and TV, say : MANCAVE
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Ring champ Max : BAER
27
Whys : REASONS
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"You're preaching to the choir!" : IKNOW
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Unwanted spot, in slang : ZIT
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Arab V.I.P. : EMIR
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Police dept. members : SGTS
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Lamb raiser : EWE
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Title fish in a Pixar film : NEMO
40
Add support to : BOLSTER
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Stand-up routine in a stadium? : THEWAVE
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Squeaky, say : UNOILED
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Current home of 63-Across : VATICAN
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Racy stuff : EROTICA
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Spreadsheet figures : DATASET
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Took out a board at Waikiki : SURFED
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Channel with game highlights : ESPN
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Prez with fireside chats : FDR
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Blunder : GOOF
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___ no good : UPTO
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Commercial name suggesting sleekness : AERO
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French tire : PNEU
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Filing month: Abbr. : APR

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