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New York Times, Sunday, June 5, 2016

Author:
Tom McCoy
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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Tom McCoy

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 80 Missing: {QZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. McCoy. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Sunday freshness: 18%
Tom McCoy notes:
Crossword themes tend to work best when they are as symmetric and consistent as possible. For this puzzle, then, I put the lone "between" theme answer in the middle of the grid, while the ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I wish all constructors would get the chance to talk with Tom in person. I've only been able to do so once a year (at the ACPT), but I've enjoyed it so much. Tom is quickly becoming one of ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times6/5/16 ( No. 24,316 )
Across
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"Shucks!" : AWNUTS
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They might be covered on your first day of employment : BASICS
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Only a second ago : JUSTNOW
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Ones with good poker faces? : RHINOS
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Charm City ballplayer : ORIOLE
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With a leg on either side of : ASTRIDE
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Where you can find ... "jacket" or "yourself"? : FOLLOWINGSUIT
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"Yay!" : WHOOPEE
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Lentil or coconut : SEED
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Chinese philosophy : TAOISM
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Student's saver : BELL
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Plus : ALSO
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... "go" or "so"? : BEFORELONG
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... "anybody" or "cooking"? : CLOSETOHOME
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Dog holder : BUN
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A.F.L.-___ : CIO
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"Over here!" : YOOHOO
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"Aww"-inspiring : ADORABLE
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Muhammad's birthplace : MECCA
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Lover boy : ROMEO
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Like Fermat's last theorem, eventually : PROVEN
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Much appreciated : VALUED
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They decide what's fair : UMPS
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Oteri of "S.N.L." : CHERI
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Material in mitochondria : DNA
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Acclaims : EXALTS
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Issuer of IDs: Abbr. : SSA
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Shade : HUE
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Its material is not hard : EASYA
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___-gritty : NITTY
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... "got" or "tell"? : BETWEENYOUANDME
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Result of hitting the bar? : SPACE
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"The price we pay for love," per Queen Elizabeth II : GRIEF
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Goddess who gained immortality for her lover but forgot to ask for eternal youth (whoops!) : EOS
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Flirtatious wife in "Of Mice and Men" : MAE
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They stand up in their bed : STALKS
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Kind of gift : GAG
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Sports team bigwig : OWNER
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Cash register : TILL
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Like the installments of "A Tale of Two Cities" : WEEKLY
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"Ver-r-ry funny!" : HARHAR
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Abu ___ : DHABI
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Obliterate : ERASE
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Suspenseful sound : FOOTSTEP
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___ Finnigan, friend of Harry Potter : SEAMUS
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Contraction missing a V : EEN
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Kind of verb: Abbr. : IRR
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... "two" or "face"? : AHEADOFTIME
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... "building" or "hours"? : POSTOFFICE
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Flames that have gone out? : EXES
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Assist in crime : ABET
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Indian spice mix : MASALA
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Things you may dispense with? : ATMS
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Take over for : RELIEVE
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... "that's" or "special"? : NEXTTONOTHING
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"That much is clear" : ICANSEE
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Pays for the meal : TREATS
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Stay cheerful despite adversity : BEARUP
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Back entrance : POSTERN
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Jellyfish relatives named for a mythological monster : HYDRAS
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Private property? : IDTAGS
Down
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Woof : ARF
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"___ your daddy?" : WHOS
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River that flows south to north : NILE
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Sets free into the world : UNLEASHES
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"Ta-ta!" : TOODLEOO
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Directional abbr. : SSW
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"___ Nox" (Mozart title meaning "good night") : BONA
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Greek vessel : ARGO
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Enthusiastic Spanish assent : SISI
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Debt docs : IOUS
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Scale : CLIMB
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Collection : SET
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Chin former : JAWBONE
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"DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" singer, 2010 : USHER
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Women's retro accessory : STOLE
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Offensive poster : TROLL
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Small bite : NIP
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Part of the classic Chinese work "Shih Ching" : ODE
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Puny : WEE
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"Was ___ hard on them?" : ITOO
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"___ Lat" (traditional Polish song) : STO
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Subside : EBB
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Opposite of -less : FUL
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Paranormal : OCCULT
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Fine point : NICETY
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Provokes : GOADS
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Persian Empire founder : CYRUS
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Impends : LOOMS
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___-Loompa (Willy Wonka employee) : OOMPA
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Fictional braggart : HARE
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The "O" of B.O. : ODOR
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Setting for a watch? : MOVIENIGHT
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"We'll teach you to drink deep ___ you depart": Hamlet : ERE
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Et cetera : ANDSOFORTH
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Certain racy magazines : MAXIMS
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Lift : ELATE
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"Glad that's done!" : PHEW
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Street fair participant : VENDOR
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"Aww"-inspiring : CUTESY
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Empire State sch. : NYU
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Org. with an emergency number : AAA
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Razz, as a speaker : HECKLE
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What the pros say : AYE
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Hesitates : BALKS
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Default avatar for a new Twitter user : EGG
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Reconstruction, for one : ERA
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Contraction missing a V : NEER
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From both sides, in a way : STEREO
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Songs of praise : PAEANS
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City whose name looks like it could mean "my friend" : MIAMI
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Track holder? : ALBUM
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A Beethoven piece was für her : ELISE
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Win every game : SWEEP
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Exhilarated cry : WHEE
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___ cabbage : NAPA
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"End of discussion" : THATSTHAT
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Botanist Gray : ASA
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"A man can be destroyed but not ___": Hemingway : DEFEATED
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Age for a quinceañera : FIFTEEN
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"... ___ quit!" : ORI
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"The Silmarillion" creature : ORC
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Red ___ : SOX
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Newspaper V.I.P. Baquet : DEAN
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Pollute : TAINT
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Too big for one's britches, say? : OBESE
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Hotheadedness? : FEVER
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Disposable board : EMERY
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Let go : AXED
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Twinkler : STAR
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Lead-in to boy : ATTA
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Something to mourn : LOSS
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Red giant in Cetus : MIRA
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Cozy : SNUG
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Rend : RIP
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"The Name of the Rose" novelist : ECO
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"___ Meninas" (Velázquez painting) : LAS
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Highest degree : NTH
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___-Wan Kenobi : OBI
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Family docs : GPS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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