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New York Times, Friday, July 4, 2008

Author:
John Underwood
Editor:
Will Shortz
57-Down : They may be caught on a beach
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John Underwood

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BQX} Spans: 2 Grid has repeated answers. This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Underwood. Friday freshness: 2%
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© 2008, The New York Times7/4/8 ( No. 21,423 )
Across
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Designer known for his "American look" : ELLIS
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Cruel one : OGRE
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It might include hot dogs and baked beans : MENU
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Freeload : MOOCH
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Wile E. Coyote or the Road Runner : TOON
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"Three Places in New England" composer : IVES
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Go-getter : MOVER
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Org. offering college scholarships : ROTC
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"Bye-bye!" : TATA
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1916 work by 28-Across : AMERICAFIRST
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Thurman of "Dangerous Liaisons" : UMA
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Greenwich Village campus inits. : NYU
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Blue : SAD
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Subject of this puzzle : JOHNPHILIPSOUSA
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Writer LeShan : EDA
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When doubled, a book by Gauguin : NOA
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Locale for some Gauguin art : TAHITI
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Defeat : WORST
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Middle of a patriotic cheer : USA
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"We didn't do it!" : NOTUS
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Like some designs : INLAID
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Trauma sites, for short : ERS
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Sport ___ : UTE
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Title subject of a 28-Across work : STARSANDSTRIPES
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Cupcake : HON
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___-Magnon : CRO
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N.R.C. predecessor : AEC
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Sobriquet for 28-Across : THEMARCHKING
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Items for Rambos : UZIS
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Ames Research Center org. : NASA
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Broadcaster : AIRER
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___ vaccine : SALK
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Anita who sang "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" : ODAY
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Where Hercules slew the lion : NEMEA
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Mimics mockingly : APES
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Sugar amts. : TSPS
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May gift recipients : GRADS
Down
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Austen's Woodhouse : EMMA
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Tower : LOOM
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It is "resistless in battle," wrote Sophocles : LOVE
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Spring river breakup : ICERUN
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Small fry : SHRIMP
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Barbara Kingsolver's "___ América" : OTRA
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Slip : GOOF
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Spiral pasta : ROTINI
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Make secret, in a way : ENCRYPT
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Ball catcher : MITT
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"Die Meistersinger" heroine : EVA
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Volleyball need : NET
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Start of a patriotic cheer : USA
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Sammy the lyricist : CAHN
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Sontag who wrote "In America" : SUSAN
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Get into uniform : SUITUP
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Shrewd : ASTUTE
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Ceremonial sites : DAISES
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Like some delis : JEWISH
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Teeth: Prefix : ODONTO
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Supreme Court justice Stone : HARLAN
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Chit : IOU
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Beamed intensely : LASED
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"Well, looky here!" : OHO
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Fraternal patriotic org. : SAR
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Former CBS chief : TISCH
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Poetica opening : ARS
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Be afraid to : DARENOT
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Opposite of legato: Abbr. : STAC
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Tent dwellers, maybe : NOMADS
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Put back on display, in a way : REHANG
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More gross : ICKIER
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Clucking sounds : TSKS
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Without dawdling : ASAP
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They may be caught on a beach : RAYS
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"Garfield" waitress : IRMA
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Want : NEED
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Pâté de fois ___ : GRAS
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End of a patriotic cheer : USA
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Get rid of : ZAP
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Nouvelle-Calédonie, e.g. : ILE

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

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