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New York Times, Saturday, June 18, 2011

Author:
Joon Pahk
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
2-Down : Chip, as flint, in Britain
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
268/5/20081/8/20207
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.6214572%
joon pahk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. pahk. Saturday freshness: 27%
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© 2011, The New York Times6/18/11 ( No. 22,502 )
Across
1
Outclass one's peers? : SKIPAGRADE
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Round bodies : ORBS
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Stressed : UNDERLINED
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Nutty stuff : GORP
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Providing relief, but not a cure : PALLIATIVE
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Retreat : LAIR
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Flooring specialist? : SPEEDDEMON
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Poetic work with an account of Ragnarok : EDDA
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Right on : TOAT
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"The Franchise Affair" novelist : TEY
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It's about 5 mL : TSP
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Pushover : SOFTIE
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Numbskull : BOZO
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"Too rich for my blood" : IMOUT
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1,000,000,000 years : EON
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ESPN reporter Andrews : ERIN
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See 7-Down : PASSAGE
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Like some insurance : NOFAULT
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Not at all loose : PRIM
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Scottish doctor/explorer John : RAE
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Teresa's home : AVILA
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"Pushover" singer James : ETTA
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Straight out of the dryer, perhaps : RUMPLY
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Sop for aloo palak : NAN
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Cost-of-living no. : CPI
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Norman ___, coach in "Hoosiers" : DALE
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It goes from one vessel to another : AHOY
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One in 100 : SENATESEAT
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Bar closing? : NONE
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City on the Ohio : EVANSVILLE
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___ incline : ONAN
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"Snow-Bound" setting : WINTERTIDE
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Creatures with electrocytes : EELS
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Spots : SETSEYESON
Down
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Takes night courses? : SUPS
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Chip, as flint, in Britain : KNAP
3
Baseless : IDLE
4
Athlete nicknamed "O Rei" : PELE
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Desiccated : ARID
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"My pleasure" : GLADTO
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With 33-Across, confirmation, e.g. : RITEOF
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Live : ANIMATE
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Religious observance : DEVOTION
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Its entrance was barred with a flaming sword : EDEN
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Give the twice-over? : OGLE
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Ceaseless drinking or gambling, say : ROADTORUIN
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Certain control freak : BRIDEZILLA
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Artificial alternative to the sun : SPRAYONTAN
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1811 battle site : TIPPECANOE
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Android runner, e.g. : SMARTPHONE
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Like rankings : POSITIONAL
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Stop: Abbr. : STA
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Generative music pioneer : ENO
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Wally's bro : BEAV
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Sch. whose alumni constitute the Long Gray Line : USMA
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[I'm not happy about this] : GRR
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Brandy : EAUDEVIE
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Elfin : FAY
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Issuing forth : EMANANT
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Largely green kingdom : PLANTS
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Show : LETSEE
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Impulses : YENS
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Works on one's jumper, say : SEWS
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"Lift ___ Voice and Sing" (old hymn) : EVRY
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Group of pages : SITE
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Home of the ancient Olympic games : ELIS
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Author/architect Buzzi : ALDO
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Romeo or Juliet : TEEN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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