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New York Times, Saturday, June 29, 2019

Author:
Kameron Austin Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
11-Down : Ancient symbol depicting a serpent eating its own tail
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Kameron Austin Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JQV} This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Collins. Saturday freshness: 53%
Jeff Chen notes:
Some great feature entries. I particularly enjoyed the juxtaposition of SKIMOBILE / TEN SPEEDS — it's neat when constructors can ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times6/29/19 ( No. 25,435 )
Across
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Woman who spends money on a younger lover, in modern lingo : SUGARMAMA
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Total, in a way : COST
14
Bush-league : AMATEURISH
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Book that's the source of the phrase "Physician, heal thyself" : LUKE
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End of a bill : BALANCEDUE
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Land of leprechauns : ERIN
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It's just a feeling : EMOTION
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Effloresces : BLOOMS
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Lambaste : RIP
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Lets out : UTTERS
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Go (along) : BOP
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Pained expressions : OWS
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Start of a reminiscence : USEDTOBE
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Title genie played by Shaquille O'Neal in a 1996 film : KAZAAM
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Big mouth : MAW
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Racer Luyendyk : ARIE
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Hoards : AMASSES
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Freezing : ICECOLD
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Easy stride : LOPE
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Country singer McDaniel : MEL
43
Liqueur flavorers : ANISES
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Like chalk on a chalkboard : ERASABLE
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Something to build on : LOT
47
Common tutoring subject : SAT
48
Crème de ___ (strawberry liqueur) : FRAISE
50
Farm sound : MAA
53
___ Vikander, Best Supporting Actress for 2015's "The Danish Girl" : ALICIA
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One may read "Reverse" : UNOCARD
58
1983 Apple computer with a girl's name : LISA
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Neighboring : NEXTDOORTO
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Lead-in to boy or girl : ATTA
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Fast-food order not for the diet-conscious : EXTRAFRIES
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Actress Cannon : DYAN
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Geographical eponym of a 1970s-'80s fad diet : SCARSDALE
Down
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Dueling weapon : SABER
2
Savory sensation : UMAMI
3
Lively dance in double time : GALOP
4
Juggernaut fighting vehicle in "Star Wars" movies : ATAT
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Italian artist Guido : RENI
6
Liner of the nose, e.g. : MUCOUSMEMBRANE
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"___ we all?" : ARENT
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Central : MID
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Pac-12 sch. : ASU
10
Role for Liz Taylor : CLEO
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Ancient symbol depicting a serpent eating its own tail : OUROBOROS
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Winter transport : SKIMOBILE
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Certain bikes : TENSPEEDS
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What ends with Adar : HEBREWCALENDAR
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Inspiration for Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" : LSD
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Belly, in totspeak : TUM
25
Morales of "NYPD Blue" : ESAI
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Refuges : OASES
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"Till There ___ You," song from "The Music Man" : WAS
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Understood : TACIT
31
Crunchy dish with green leaves : KALESALAD
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Principle associated with Machiavellianism : AMORALITY
33
Mexican revolutionary : ZAPATISTA
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Emmy-winning Ward : SELA
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Icon of ambient music : ENO
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Pacific ring? : LEI
45
"100 Years ... 100 Movies" listmaker, for short : AFI
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Hindu precept : SUTRA
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Santa ___ (historic ship) : MARIA
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Soviet workers' group : ARTEL
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Give ___ of reality : ADOSE
54
James of "The Godfather" : CAAN
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Punch lines? : OOFS
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Clothesline, e.g. : CORD
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"All My ___ Live in Texas" : EXS
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Club drug, informally : XTC

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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