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New York Times, Friday, June 5, 2015

Author:
James Mulhern
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
7-Down : O. Henry Award-winning Truman Capote story, or either of its main female characters
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James Mulhern

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 27 Missing: {QWXZ} This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Mulhern. Friday freshness: 61%
James Mulhern notes:
As my mom always says: if JOCK JAMS doesn't get your party started, check your guest list. Besides 1-Across, I was excited to ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Nice change of pace to get a themeless focused on seven-letter entries. These can be really difficult, since 8+ letter entries have so ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times6/5/15 ( No. 23,950 )
Across
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Popular series of 1990s compilation albums : JOCKJAMS
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Packaged candy once promoted with the slogan "The Freshmaker" : MENTOS
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Definitely in favor : ALLFORIT
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Cultivated : URBANE
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"Lordy Lordy!" : IDECLARE
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War on drugs wager : REAGAN
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Org. with a code of ethics : AMA
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Supreme Court of Georgia locale : TBILISI
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Continue : ADD
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It's between the lines : LANE
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Mollify : SALVE
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King in an Elgar title : OLAF
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Seating request : AISLE
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Printemps time : MAI
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Snap : PHOTO
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Get creative : IDEATE
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Adjust : REJIGGER
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Cappuccino unit : SHOT
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Go it alone : SOLO
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"Hold on" : JUSTASEC
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First in line, say : ELDEST
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Not leave waiting at the door : ASKIN
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"Eternally nameless" thing : TAO
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Dumbledore's killer : SNAPE
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Dressed in a stunning gown with pearls, say : CHIC
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Quadragesimal count : FORTY
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Edge on a shield : ORLE
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Mauna ___ : KEA
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Philanthropist : DONATOR
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It's big in London : BEN
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Overdue amount : ARREAR
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Certain trick football play : FAKEPUNT
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Environmental publication name since 1893 : SIERRA
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1 to 1 : EVENODDS
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Rudely sarcastic : SNARKY
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"Regrettably ..." : SADTOSAY
Down
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Court sport : JAIALAI
2
Game with matches : OLDMAID
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Purify : CLEANSE
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Louisville-based restaurant chain : KFC
5
Give a turn : JOLT
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Some Semites : ARABS
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O. Henry Award-winning Truman Capote story, or either of its main female characters : MIRIAM
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Outstanding : STELLAR
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Metrosexual satchel : MURSE
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"___ learn love, I'll practise to obey": Shak. : EREI
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Houston and Dallas are in it: Abbr. : NBA
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Language in which "maraming salamat" means "thank you very much" : TAGALOG
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Seeing someone, say : ONADATE
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Summon : SENDFOR
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Brown and others : IVIES
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Like some demand, in economics : ELASTIC
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"That's a terrible, terrible idea!" : OHGODNO
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Historical Allen : ETHAN
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Irksome ones : PILLS
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Aurora's Greek counterpart : EOS
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Mud : JOE
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Grand ___ : TETON
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Jerk : JACKASS
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Welcome : USHERIN
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Chamonix, for one : SKIAREA
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Red and white containers : CARAFES
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Beats by Dre items : EARBUDS
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Equal alternative : SPLENDA
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Minute : TEENTSY
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Up or down 12 semitones, in musical notation : OTTAVA
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Sally : FORAY
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On a farm team? : YOKED
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Forbidding : DARK
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Some overhead : RENT
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Fumble : ERR
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Cutesy ending : POO

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