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New York Times, Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Author:
Andrew J. Ries
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
52-Down : Sweltered in the sun
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CircleScrabDebutFresh
31.5614362%
Andrew Ries

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Ries. Wednesday freshness: 35%
Jeff Chen notes:
It's not often that I scratch my head, trying to figure out a puzzle's theme. Obviously JOHNNY ON THE SPOT refers to Johnny CASH, ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times5/25/16 ( No. 24,305 )
Across
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Start of a Latin 101 conjugation : AMO
4
Eastern Mediterranean port since ancient times : JAFFA
9
"Take Care" rapper, 2012 : DRAKE
14
Sessions, e.g.: Abbr. : SEN
15
Total : INALL
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"I am ___, hear me roar" : WOMAN
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Dough in hand, redundantly : CASHMONEY
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Clued in : AWARE
20
Big name in 1950s presidential campaigning : ADLAI
21
Full of shadows : DUSKY
23
Scotch topper : TAM
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Juicy fruit : PEAR
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State capital near Lake Tahoe : CARSONCITY
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Course reversal : UTURN
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Chick's tail? : ADEE
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Class with many unknowns: Abbr. : ALG
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Brand with "Old World Style" : RAGU
34
Klutz's utterance : OOPS
38
Person who's ready and able to help ... or a literal description of four occurrences in this puzzle : JOHNNYONTHESPOT
43
Lead-in to girl : ATTA
44
Off-base sort? : AWOL
45
School's end : EDU
46
Tomato variety : ROMA
50
Got under the skin of : IRKED
52
Gym activity that works the pectorals : BENCHPRESS
56
Quiet place to pray : APSE
59
Org. that encourages flossing : ADA
60
Many a Wall Street Journal graphic : CHART
61
Like much state fair fare : FRIED
62
Little bud : KIDDO
64
Last one in, say : ROTTENEGG
66
Calendario start : ENERO
67
Love to pieces : ADORE
68
Chowder head? : CEE
69
___ Hannah of "Blade Runner" : DARYL
70
Not so hot : TEPID
71
Sin : ERR
Down
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Acronym on Beyoncé records : ASCAP
2
Gettysburg general : MEADE
3
Chargers' action : ONSLAUGHT
4
First name at Woodstock : JIMI
5
"I'd like to buy ___, Pat" : ANO
6
Spanish steps? : FANDANGO
7
___-de-lis : FLEUR
8
Actress Milano : ALYSSA
9
Johnson also known as "The Rock" : DWAYNE
10
Ticket info : ROW
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Prized Italian instrument : AMATI
12
Gold standard : KARAT
13
"In the practice of tolerance, one's ___ is the best teacher": Dalai Lama : ENEMY
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Rodgers's partner, in song : HART
22
Sent to the canvas, for short : KOD
25
Bonkers, in modern lingo : CRAY
26
Some "American Greed" subjects, for short : CEOS
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Big coffee server : URN
30
1977 album with the hit single "Deacon Blues" : AJA
31
Great deal : LOT
33
Spanish article : UNA
35
Leaning column : OPEDPIECE
36
Mini-spacecraft : POD
37
Bad name for an anger management counselor? : STU
39
Traffic cop, for short? : NARC
40
Resealable bottle feature : TWISTTOP
41
___ d'oeuvres : HORS
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"Benevolent" fraternity member : ELK
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"Would ya look at that!" : OHCOOL
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Dash abbr. : MPH
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Genesis landing site : ARARAT
51
Get through hard work : EARN
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Sweltered in the sun : BAKED
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Minneapolis suburb : EDINA
54
Third-place finisher in 2000, 2004 and 2008 : NADER
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Diminish by degrees : ERODE
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Bob with the Silver Bullet Band : SEGER
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Yard tool : EDGER
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Farm store purchase : FEED
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Wine descriptor : DRY
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TNT part : TRI

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