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New York Times, Saturday, August 10, 2013

Author:
Chris A. McGlothlin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
20-Down : Home of Sanssouci Palace
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Chris A. McGlothlin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 26 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 8, (2 triple stacks) This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. McGlothlin. Saturday freshness: 35%
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G
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O
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D
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E
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L
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E
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S
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C
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H
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E
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R
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B
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A
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C
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H
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P
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V
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T
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U
D
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N
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S
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M
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D
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B
S
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D
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S
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G
R
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T
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P
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A
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N
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S
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P
H
I
L
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I
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N
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D
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S
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O
R
O
S
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B
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T
S
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A
F
O
O
T
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T
A
K
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Z
O
R
A
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C
R
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N
G
E
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S
P
O
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K
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O
F
F
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T
H
E
C
U
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F
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D
A
M
A
S
K
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E
R
O
S
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S
O
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A
H
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N
T
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Z
W
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I
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L
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N
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M
O
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S
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D
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Y
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P
A
R
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O
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A
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T
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A
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M
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O
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N
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E
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D
P
L
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A
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S
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E
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P
U
T
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H
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K
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B
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S
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© 2013, The New York Times8/10/13 ( No. 23,286 )
Across
1
Title trio of a 1980 Pulitzer winner : GODELESCHERBACH
16
One-on-one with a big shot : PRIVATEAUDIENCE
17
18
French preposition : DES
19
"Just what I need" : GREAT
20
Stamp purchases : PANES
23
"Cool dad" on "Modern Family" : PHIL
24
Hill minority: Abbr. : INDS
28
Top honors for atletas olímpicos : OROS
29
They're often taken on horses : BETS
30
Happening : AFOOT
31
"... we'll ___ a cup o' kindness ...": Burns : TAK
32
First name in Harlem Renaissance literature : ZORA
33
Quail : CRINGE
34
Winged it : SPOKEOFFTHECUFF
37
Napkin material : DAMASK
38
Son of 30-Down : EROS
39
"___ wise guy, eh?" : SOA
40
Very little (of) : AHINT
41
A quarter of acht : ZWEI
42
Second-largest city in Nicaragua : LEON
43
Tree-hugger? : MOSS
44
Youthful and fresh : DEWY
45
Longtime late-night announcer : PARDO
46
Breakout company of 1976 : ATARI
48
Spearfishing need : AIM
49
Moment's notice? : ONESECONDPLEASE
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57
Some government checks : STATEASSISTANCE
Down
1
It might tell you where to get off : GPS
2
Sch. founded by a Pentecostal preacher : ORU
3
Turn down : DIM
4
Dances around : EVADES
5
Dangerous things to weave on : LANES
6
Ballparks at J.F.K.? : ETDS
7
Her, to Henriette : SES
8
Grabbed some sack time : CAUGHTAFEWWINKS
9
Self-confidence to a fault : HUBRIS
10
Vehicular bomb? : EDSEL
11
Romance novelist's award : RITA
12
Looking ecstatic : BEATIFIC
13
One of the Romneys : ANN
14
New Deal inits. : CCC
15
Snicker bit : HEE
20
Home of Sanssouci Palace : POTSDAM
21
Wind River Reservation native : ARAPAHO
22
Hiawatha's grandmother in "The Song of Hiawatha" : NOKOMIS
23
Philatelist's concern, briefly : PERF
25
Clean type : NONUSER
26
Lab growth need : DOGFOOD
27
Designer Gabbana of Dolce & Gabbana : STEFANO
29
Stamp purchase : BOOK
30
Father of 38-Across : ARES
32
Limoncello ingredient : ZEST
33
K. J. ___, 2011 Players Championship champion : CHOI
35
Univ. in Manhattan : KANSASST
36
Smaller cousin of a four-in-hand? : TREY
41
100 bits? : ZEROES
42
San Diego suburb : LAMESA
44
Russian retreat : DACHA
45
One trying to avoid a banking crisis? : PILOT
47
Loss from a guillotine : TETE
48
They're issued to cruisers, briefly : APBS
49
Little chances? : OPS
50
Fruitcake : NUT
51
It's H-shaped : ETA
52
First year of the Liang dynasty : DII
53
"Kung Fu" actor Philip : AHN
54
Part of U.S.S.R.: Abbr. : SOC
55
Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. : ENE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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