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MY TREAT

New York Times, Sunday, July 3, 2011

Author:
Pete Muller
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
4-Down : Container for a 117-Across
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 142, Blocks: 73 Missing: {Q} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Muller. Sunday freshness: 83%
Notepad: When this puzzle is done, the circles will contain five different letters of the alphabet. Connect each set of circles containing the same letter, without crossing your line, to make a simple closed shape. The resulting five closed shapes together will form a picture of a 117-Across. The five letters can be arranged to name a good place to get a 117-Across.
Jim Horne notes:

The circled letters can be arranged to spell DINER.

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M
2
E
3
A
4
T
5
A
6
B
7
C
8
D
9
E
10
T
11
C
12
G
13
E
14
E
15
N
16
A
17
O
K
R
A
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S
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D
R
L
A
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O
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M
A
H
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U
N
S
E
R
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B
E
R
L
E
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R
E
A
T
A
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B
R
O
26
W
N
C
O
W
S
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S
E
L
T
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Z
E
R
W
A
T
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E
R
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C
A
N
I
T
B
E
31
D
O
A
G
A
I
N
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S
A
Y
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S
O
S
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N
E
I
N
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P
U
R
L
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P
A
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D
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M
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A
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T
O
I
L
41
K
O
R
E
A
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I
T
S
A
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N
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L
O
I
N
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S
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D
A
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M
N
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Y
S
L
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S
D
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S
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I
S
A
I
52
D
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E
T
A
I
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L
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E
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G
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G
S
A
C
58
S
59
F
L
A
V
60
O
R
E
D
S
Y
61
R
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U
63
P
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A
N
E
65
K
A
U
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A
I
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M
D
V
I
68
R
H
E
I
M
S
69
R
A
S
70
H
71
L
A
R
R
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Y
73
S
E
T
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T
O
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S
O
B
A
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O
R
T
E
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G
A
78
T
E
E
79
D
80
N
E
O
N
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S
82
J
E
T
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F
L
E
X
I
B
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L
E
S
T
R
85
A
W
86
N
E
C
87
T
A
R
S
88
A
L
L
O
R
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I
N
C
A
90
N
91
S
A
W
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M
93
R
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S
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L
E
N
I
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O
R
R
I
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N
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B
O
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S
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S
101
A
102
R
U
N
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E
S
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G
E
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M
106
S
107
E
E
L
E
108
D
109
S
K
I
N
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I
L
E
X
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A
S
S
A
I
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L
113
V
O
114
I
C
I
N
G
115
S
E
A
T
116
R
I
P
117
I
C
E
118
C
119
R
120
E
A
M
S
O
D
A
121
C
O
K
E
F
L
O
122
A
T
123
T
R
E
N
D
124
P
O
R
T
125
S
126
A
N
E
N
D
127
O
R
R
128
S
E
E
Y
A
129
S
P
O
R
K
130
N
E
R
D
S
131
N
E
E
132
E
L
A
N
133
S
W
A
Y
© 2011, The New York Times7/3/11 ( No. 22,517 )
Across
1
Essence : MEAT
5
Start of a nursery rhyme : ABCD
9
"I won't bore you with the rest" : ETC
12
Actress Davis : GEENA
17
They're often deep-fried : OKRAS
19
1964 title role for Tony Randall : DRLAO
21
___-jongg : MAH
22
Indy 500 legend : UNSER
23
1950s NBC icon : BERLE
24
Spanish for "rope" : REATA
25
Some versions of a 117-Across : BROWNCOWS
27
Ingredient in a 117-Across : SELTZERWATER
30
"How is this possible?" : CANITBE
31
Repeat : DOAGAIN
32
Green lights : SAYSOS
34
"___, danke" : NEIN
35
Reversal of sorts : PURL
36
"Top Chef" host Lakshmi : PADMA
40
Trouble's partner, in Shakespeare : TOIL
41
Kimchi-loving land : KOREA
42
"___ honor" : ITSAN
44
Some cuts : LOINS
46
"___ straight!" : DAMN
48
DKNY competitor : YSL
49
1960s campus grp. : SDS
51
"In case you weren't listening ..." : ISAID
53
Amazon's business, e.g. : ETAIL
55
Whence spiderlings emerge : EGGSACS
59
Ingredient in a 117-Across : FLAVOREDSYRUP
64
Suffix with meth- : ANE
65
Island visited by Captain Cook in 1778 : KAUAI
67
Year Columbus died : MDVI
68
French kings' coronation city : RHEIMS
69
Imprudent : RASH
71
David of television : LARRY
73
Brawl : SETTO
75
Thin Japanese noodle : SOBA
76
Salsa seller : ORTEGA
78
Ready, with "up" : TEED
80
Broadway lights : NEONS
82
Word with black or stream : JET
83
Utensil for a 117-Across : FLEXIBLESTRAW
86
Sugary drinks : NECTARS
88
___ nothing : ALLOR
89
Like the buildings at Machu Picchu : INCAN
91
Watched : SAW
92
___ Fields : MRS
95
Filmmaker Riefenstahl : LENI
96
Senator Hatch : ORRIN
98
___ nova (1960s dance) : BOSSA
102
Characters in "The Hobbit" : RUNES
104
"Web ___" (ESPN segment showing great fielding plays) : GEMS
107
Sniggled : EELED
109
A stake, metaphorically : SKIN
110
Holly genus : ILEX
111
Attack fervently : ASSAIL
113
Doing some cartoon work : VOICING
115
Cruise, say : SEATRIP
117
Something delicious to drink : ICECREAMSODA
121
Version of a 117-Across : COKEFLOAT
123
What a graph may show : TREND
124
Baltimore and Philadelphia : PORTS
126
Come to ___ : ANEND
127
"Catch-22" bomber pilot : ORR
128
"Later, alligator!" : SEEYA
129
Versatile utensil : SPORK
130
Whizzes at quizzes? : NERDS
131
Name connector : NEE
132
Pizazz : ELAN
133
Influence : SWAY
Down
1
Fellas in "Goodfellas," e.g. : MOB
2
Barely manages : EKESOUT
3
Bad thing to be in : ARREARS
4
Container for a 117-Across : TALLGLASS
5
Cortisol-secreting gland : ADRENAL
6
Family member, in dialect : BRER
7
Construction crane attachment : CLAW
8
It's crunched : DATA
9
Baby baby? : EMBRYO
10
Besmirch : TAR
11
Like many a 117-Across : CHOCOLATE
12
Private eye Peter of old TV : GUNN
13
"___ Man" (1992 movie) : ENCINO
14
Obscure things : ESOTERY
15
Neophytes : NEWBIES
16
Manchester United rival : ARSENAL
18
Bristle : SETA
20
Wild ones may be sown : OATS
26
Lived and breathed : WAS
28
Pizazz : ZIP
29
Gobble up : EAT
31
Meas. of screen resolution : DPI
33
Valuable iron ore : SIDERITE
37
Possible response to "You've got spinach between your teeth" : DOI
38
Fails : MISFIRES
39
Excessively orderly, informally : ANAL
41
Jewish deli order : KNISH
43
State straddling two time zones: Abbr. : NDAK
45
Thailand, once : SIAM
47
West Coast evergreens : MADRONES
50
Like mountains and computer images : SCALABLE
52
Burned things : DVDS
54
Caustic cleaners : LYES
55
___ corn : EAROF
56
Twisty tree feature : GNARL
57
"Beau ___" : GESTE
58
___ sponte (of its own accord) : SUA
60
Pots and pans for baking : OVENWARE
61
Spanish wine : RIOJA
62
It may be burnt : UMBER
63
Hurdles for high-school jrs. : PSATS
66
Main lines : ARTERIES
70
Six: Prefix : HEXA
72
Mountain sighting, maybe : YETI
74
Mountain : TON
77
Breathing aids : GILLS
79
Movie villain who sought to disrupt a space launch : DRNO
81
Union opponent : SCAB
84
Utensil for a 117-Across : LONGSPOON
85
Field unit : ACRE
87
Quantity of a key ingredient in a 117-Across : TWOSCOOPS
90
Scoreless score : NIL
92
Inside look? : MRISCAN
93
The primary instruction : RULEONE
94
Bit of gymwear : SNEAKER
97
Winnemucca resident, e.g. : NEVADAN
99
Low-rent district : SKIDROW
100
Artist whose name is an anagram of "artisan" : SINATRA
101
Director Lee : ANG
103
Offer, as a hand : EXTEND
105
French teacher : MAITRE
106
It may come after a typo : SIC
108
___ Pérignon : DOM
111
Need nursing, say : AIL
112
Rents out : LETS
114
Cos. that offer access : ISPS
116
Old U.S.P.S. routing codes : RFDS
118
Manitoba tribe : CREE
119
Pull (in) : REEL
120
"And Winter Came ..." artist : ENYA
122
Is for two or more? : ARE
125
Shade of blue : SKY

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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