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New York Times, Friday, June 21, 2019

Author:
Robyn Weintraub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
11-Down : Some commercial work
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Robyn Weintraub

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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQWXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 22 for Ms. Weintraub. Friday freshness: 23%
Robyn Weintraub notes:
First of all, despite both MARRY ME and TIED THE KNOT appearing in the grid, this is not one of those hidden proposal puzzles (or are ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Another delightful solving experience from one of my favorite themeless constructors. FAMILY TREE is already a strong feature entry. ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
To answer Ms. Weintraub's question: Proposals? Probably not. But wedding announcements are real. At least they were; I doubt you could ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times6/21/19 ( No. 25,427 )
Across
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Wanderer's refuge : OASIS
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1/8 of a standard stick of butter: Abbr. : TBSP
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Part of the eye : UVEA
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Big shot? : GROUPPHOTO
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Some deer : ROES
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Words in hide-and-seek : READYORNOT
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Fleece : BILK
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Rafael Nadal's country, in the Olympics : ESP
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What vines do : CREEP
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Owner of Bloomingdale's : MACYS
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British philanthropist Henry : TATE
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How John Glenn orbited the earth in 1962 : ALONE
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Insurance department : CLAIMS
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Expert sleuth : SHERLOCK
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Wanders : ROVES
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Turn a blind eye : SEENOEVIL
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"Gracious!" : EGAD
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Their pockets aren't deep : PITAS
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"Dominant" thing : GENE
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"It wasn't my fault" : DONTBEMAD
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What "de rien" might be a response to : MERCI
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Precisely : ONTHEDOT
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Ted with a cameo in the movie "Ted" : DANSON
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Instruction given through a rolled-down window : GETIN
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Cross : FORD
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Singer Khan : CHAKA
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Creaky part of a house : STAIR
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Where to stick a toothpick : BLT
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Front part of a saddle : HORN
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Something relatively complicated? : FAMILYTREE
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Off-the-shoulders hairstyle : UPDO
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At all : BYANYMEANS
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Certain competition : MEET
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"If someone ___ careful ..." : ISNT
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Seriously bother : EATAT
Down
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"Tom Thumb" antagonist : OGRE
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Father of Deimos and Phobos : ARES
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Product sold in bars : SOAP
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OB/GYN offering : IUD
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Aids for snoops : SPYCAMS
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A crowd, so to speak : THREE
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Shade of white : BONE
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Sign indicating a sign : STOPAHEAD
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Bettor's winnings : POT
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Often-repeated bit of modern folklore : URBANLEGEND
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Some commercial work : VOICEOVERS
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Hard to grasp, say : EELY
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Sets, as a price : ASKS
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Things on the back of a computer : PORTS
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___ reflex, infant's instinctual spreading of the arms : MORO
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Part of the eye : LENS
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Believe it! : CREDO
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Enter one's password, maybe : LOGON
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Ultramodern : AVANTGARDE
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Went after : SETAT
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Festive mayo day : CINCO
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Political commentator Ezra : KLEIN
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Game with lots of instructions : SIMONSAYS
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Nail job, for short : PEDI
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With 49-Down, early tryout : BETA
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John Updike novel subtitled "A Romance" : MARRYME
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Dining adornment : DOILY
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Light : FAINT
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Bud : CHUM
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Word before and after against : HOPE
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Government sleuth, quaintly : TMAN
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Cookout item, for short : BRAT
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Entertainer and civil rights activist Horne : LENA
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See 37-Down : TEST
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Org. in "The X-Files" : FBI
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It's in the bag : TEA

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3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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