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New York Times, Saturday, July 22, 2017

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
39-Down : Drive like hell
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {XYZ} This is puzzle # 45 for Ms. Burnikel. Saturday freshness: 30%
Jeff Chen notes:
Great craftsmanship in this puzzle. A common critique I have for C.C.'s puzzles is that they contain a little too much crossword glue ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times7/22/17 ( No. 24,728 )
Across
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Time-tested : CLASSIC
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Being tried : ATBAR
13
Pouring one's heart out at a coffeehouse? : LATTEART
15
Lead female role on Netflix's "House of Cards" : CLAIRE
16
Sweepstakes exhortation : ENTERNOW
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Radiance, in England : LUSTRE
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Exhibit flexibility : ADAPT
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Biting words? : SICEM
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Descend upon en masse : MOB
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"What is ___?" : THIS
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Wearer of an "H"-inscribed hat : ASTRO
24
Snapchat's ghost, e.g. : LOGO
25
Pluto, to Saturn : SON
26
Home to the Museum of El Greco : CRETE
27
Lieutenant of 1970s TV : KOJAK
28
"___ Fancy has been quelled": Longfellow : ERE
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Awesome successes : EPICWINS
31
Attempt to establish an online connection : FRIENDREQUEST
34
What some caddies carry : LOOSETEA
35
The ___ Store : UPS
36
Smoother, now : EASED
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Much-mimicked entertainer : ELVIS
39
Budgeter's concern : CAP
42
Dodgers' pursuers : TMEN
43
Like H-U-M-O-U-R : SPELT
44
Monastery head : LAMA
45
1950s song syllable : SHA
46
Major port near the Persian Gulf : BASRA
47
Sticks in the mud : MIRES
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Maker of hospital cuts : LANCET
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Airport monitor : TSAAGENT
52
Hard-wired : INNATE
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Words next to an X : SIGNHERE
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Heavens : EDENS
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Key : CENTRAL
Down
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Slip preventers : CLEATS
2
Shore line? : LANDHO
3
Reach : ATTAIN
4
Manual sequence : STEPS
5
Rockefeller Center muralist : SERT
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Actor Hunter or singer Hunter : IAN
7
Sports stick : CROSSE
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Application to a cut : ALUM
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U. 2's? : TAS
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Cartoon avatars on Snapchat : BITMOJIS
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Confident to a fault : ARROGANT
12
Some athletic footwear : REEBOKS
14
Certain social media notifications : TWITTERALERTS
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Big role for Liz Taylor : CLEO
20
Bistro offering : CREPE
23
Fail to be : ARENT
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Big-box store founded in 1946 : LOWES
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Seminary study : CREED
27
Single-serve coffee holders : KCUPS
28
Sportscaster Rich : EISEN
30
Cry of exasperation : IQUIT
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Bit of sports fan paraphernalia : FOAMHAND
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Show for which Laurie Metcalf won three Emmys : ROSEANNE
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Ocean areas : DEEPS
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Does not disturb : LETSLIE
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Competitor of Mt. Olive : VLASIC
39
Drive like hell : CAREER
40
Ankh-holding deity : AMENRA
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Baby blue, e.g. : PASTEL
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Be adequate for : SATE
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Word before or after green : LIGHT
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Over and under, e.g. : BETS
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Michael who directed "The Insider" : MANN
49
Fire : CAN
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Sensitive conversation topic : AGE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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