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New York Times, Thursday, July 31, 2014

Author:
Jill Denny and Jeff Chen
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
5-Down : Who said "The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers"
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Jeff Chen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Spans: 1 Grid has mirror symmetry. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Denny. This is puzzle # 29 for Mr. Chen. Thursday freshness: 85%
Constructor notes:
Jill: This crossword was born on Camano Island during a rainy weekend getaway back in 2010. Jeff and I often brainstorm crossword ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Today on XWord Info: a colossal clash, a fiery fight, it's... MAN VS. MACHINE! In the red corner, we have one of the puzzle's ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times7/31/14 ( No. 23,641 )
Across
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Financial writer Marshall : LOEB
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Girl of Guatemala : CHICA
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Captain played by Patrick Stewart : AHAB
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Shade provider : EAVE
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Chinese province known for its spicy cuisine : HUNAN
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Plumb crazy : LOCO
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Be long and boring : DRAG
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Prayer starter : OLORD
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Ruined, in a way : BLEW
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55-Across, e.g. : COMPUTERKEY
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Shark : USURER
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Dangling piece of jewelry : EARBOB
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55-Across, e.g.? : STARWARSCANTINA
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Come to : TOTAL
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"Amazing!" : OOH
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Antipolio pioneer : SABIN
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Second of all? : EVE
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Sardonic Larry : DAVID
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Journal : LOG
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Low state : DESPAIR
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Drops : LESSENS
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Lender's assessment : RISK
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Mars, e.g. : DEUS
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Edit : REWORK
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Easily prepared lunch item, informally : PBANDJ
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Fire truck item : AXE
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Visual representation of this puzzle's theme : SPACESPACESPACESPACESPACESPACESPACE
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Jackie's #2 : ARI
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Insults : ZINGS
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Left or right : JAB
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Short news item : SQUIB
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Sign word after "Ye" : OLDE
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Ottoman V.I.P. : AGA
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___ rings : TREE
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One with a staff position? : REST
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___ Noire (Russie borderer) : MER
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Lather : SUDS
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Trailblazed : LED
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Stroke, in a way : OAR
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Empties : EVACUATES
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Irish oath : BEGORRA
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Who said "The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers" : CHOPRA
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Alternative to standard TV : HULU
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"How could ___?" : INOT
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Attention to detail : CARE
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Bargnani of the N.B.A. : ANDREA
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Home of Banff National Park : ALBERTA
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People swear by it : HOLYBIBLE
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Strikeout star : ACE
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Where the nose is : BOW
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Whimper : MEWL
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Nebr. neighbor : KANS
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You, on the Yucatán : USTED
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Pilot's place : STOVE
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___ rings : ONION
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Feature of some cuts : BANGS
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Howard of Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" : ROARK
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Part of U.S.S.R.: Abbr. : SOV
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Word with honey or flower : CHILD
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You might need a lot of it for your files : DISKSPACE
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It's far out : DEEPSPACE
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Master : PRO
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Areas that may be protected by military jets : AIRSPACES
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Regions within regions : SUBSPACES
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Nine-digit no. issuer : SSA
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It might make one's shadow disappear : RAZOR
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The Roman dramatist Seneca, once : EXILE
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Proceeds indirectly : WENDS
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Pacific nation once known as Pleasant Island : NAURU
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Like prunes : DRIED
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Agrees : JIBES
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Hit 1996 live-action/animated film : SPACEJAM
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We're living in it : SPACEAGE
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Name for 55-Across : SPACEBAR
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Fetch : GET
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Bev. units : QTS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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