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New York Times, Saturday, September 2, 2017

Author:
Erik Agard
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
2-Down : They might be used in making hops
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Erik Agard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 30 Missing: {FJYZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Agard. Saturday freshness: 93%
Jeff Chen notes:
64-worder, yikes! I've developed a knack for sniffing out low word-count themeless grids — that huge SW alone is a good indicator that ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times9/2/17 ( No. 24,770 )
Across
1
Movie lot? : CAST
5
Dungeons & Dragons or Final Fantasy, for short : RPG
8
It has tiny tines : SPORK
13
Relative of sake : RICEBEER
15
Actress London of TV's "The Game" : LAUREN
16
Sparkle : IRIDESCE
17
Wired : ONEDGE
18
Focal point: Abbr. : CTR
19
Stomach : TAKE
20
Room with a Vue, perhaps : GARAGE
21
Enemy of CONTROL on "Get Smart" : KAOS
23
Barely relevant : TANGENTIAL
25
Person who came out of the blue? : EXCOP
27
Band that really rocks, appropriately? : THESTONES
28
Onomatopoeic mint name : TICTAC
30
Option for a roll : OLEO
31
Neighbor of an Ethiopian : SOUTHSUDANESE
36
Their heads and feet are usually the same distance from the ground : BEDS
37
Comic's concern : TIMING
39
Points of contact? : ADDRESSES
44
Closing bit of music : OUTRO
45
Oprah Winfrey Network show about a family farm : QUEENSUGAR
47
Like derby entrants : SHOD
48
Winning QB in the first N.F.L. playoff game to go into sudden-death overtime : UNITAS
49
Profess : AVOW
51
Deg. for a jurist : LLD
52
Spark : INCITE
53
Creek language : SEMINOLE
55
Check out rudely : LEERAT
56
Pieces of furniture with many shelves : ETAGERES
57
Viperidae family member : ADDER
58
This is an issue : SON
59
Uplifting literature : ODES
Down
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Fair play : CRICKET
2
They might be used in making hops : AIRTAXIS
3
Volkswagen coupe : SCIROCCO
4
Big name in talks : TED
5
Convened anew : RESAT
6
Eat with no enthusiasm : PECKAT
7
They leave carbon footprints : GREENHOUSEGASES
8
Home to shooting Stars : SANANTONIO
9
P.R. piece? : PUERTO
10
Decree : ORDAIN
11
Wailers' sound : REGGAE
12
Prepares to weed, perhaps : KNEELS
14
Word after safe or side : BET
15
Superior stadium spot : LOGESEAT
22
President's annual delivery to Cong. : SOTU
24
Fix, in a way : GELD
26
Female singer with the second video ever shown on MTV : PATBENATAR
29
32 men are found in it : CHESSSET
32
Calif. school near the Mexican border : SDSU
33
Targets of a 1932 "war" in Australia : EMUS
34
Jedi knight's rival : SITHLORD
35
Course participant : ENROLLEE
38
See 46-Down : GODDESS
39
Eagle constellation : AQUILA
40
Bugged for money : DUNNED
41
Cleared for landing? : DEICED
42
Quit using : RETIRE
43
Put a backup copy on : SAVETO
46
With 38-Down, Diana, e.g. : ROMAN
50
Removable locks : WIG
54
Lead-in to folk or soul : NEO

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7 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later.

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