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New York Times, Sunday, September 30, 2018

Author:
Natan Last
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
12-Down : Islamic sovereign
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Natan Last

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 142, Blocks: 79 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Last. Sunday freshness: 65%
Jeff Chen notes:
I'll admit, I was underwhelmed when I finished the puzzle. Just a PEA under four MATTRESSes? Seemed like an awfully thin premise to carry an entire Sunday puzzle. I'm super glad ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times9/30/18 ( No. 25,163 )
Across
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Outlaw : BAN
4
Electrical systems : GRIDS
9
2011 N.B.A. champs, for short : MAVS
13
Bahrain bigwigs : EMIRS
18
Flap : ADO
19
Up : RISEN
20
Jesus, for one : ALOU
21
Hawaiian island : LANAI
22
Tease : RIB
23
Nissan Leaf, e.g. : ECOCAR
25
"C'mon, we'll be fine" : ROLLWITHIT
27
1991 Disney heroine : BELLE
29
Like many Rolex watches sold on the street : FAKE
30
Establish a mood : SETTHETONE
31
Epithet for Leona Helmsley : QUEENOFMEAN
34
Sunbeam : RAY
35
Persians, e.g. : RUGS
36
Fishing tool : SPEAR
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Fishing tool : POLE
38
Lovey : HON
39
100 centavos : PESO
40
Took the trophy : WON
43
Ear piece? : COB
45
Admiring words : IMAFAN
47
Gave drugs : DOSED
48
Accra-to-Khartoum dir. : ENE
49
Buildup during vacation : EMAIL
51
Fishing tool : ROD
52
Troubles : AILS
53
Daughter of Anakin and Padmé : LEIA
55
Right angle : ELL
56
Not on terra firma, say : ASEA
57
Makeup of many a veggie dog : SOY
58
Watch chain : FOB
61
Like merlot and zinfandel, typically : FULLBODIED
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Equal chance : FAIRSHAKE
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Kind of court : APPEALS
68
Back cover? : CAPE
69
Leather-clad TV warrior : XENA
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In a footnote : CITED
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Test that's done in ink : RORSCHACH
73
Mary-Kate, to Ashley : TWINSISTER
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Fictional creature whose name is Old English for "giant" : ENT
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Up on things : HIP
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Grandiose : EPIC
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Command to a dog : SPEAK
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Heist target : SAFE
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Tide detergent capsules : PODS
83
New Left org. : SDS
84
Basis for a raise : MERIT
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Qualifiers : IFS
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Paroxysm : THROE
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Simba's father in a Disney musical : MUFASA
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Jets can be found in one : SPA
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Allow to : LET
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Churn : ROIL
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"Mamma Mia!" song that begins "Where are those happy days?" : SOS
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British royal : ANNE
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It's often served on toasted white bread, for short : BLT
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Cut : SAWN
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N.L. Central player : CUB
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Builder of Israel's first temple : KINGSOLOMON
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Website feature resembling an odometer : HITCOUNTER
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Mate of a colorful bird : PEAHEN
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Hooch : BOOZE
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Live : INREALTIME
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Western gas brand : TESORO
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Popular fruit drink : POM
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Debunk? : ROUST
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Sixth of 24 : ZETA
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He might provide assistance after a crash : ITGUY
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French article : UNE
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Bit of salon detritus : TRESS
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Collapsed red giant? : USSR
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Marina sights : MASTS
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Item that disturbs sleep four times in this puzzle : PEA
Down
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Backyard get-together, briefly : BARBQ
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"So long" : ADIEU
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Lofty : NOBLE
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Environmental advocacy group : GREENPEACE
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Documentarian Burns who's the brother of Ken : RIC
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Has a vacation day : ISOFF
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Leave suddenly : DECAMP
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Bunkum : SNAKEOIL
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Home to the 72,000-foot volcano Olympus Mons : MARS
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Moisturizer ingredient : ALOE
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1980s cartoon robot : VOLTRON
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Islamic sovereign : SULTAN
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Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE
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Item lain upon four times in this puzzle : MATTRESS
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Not farmed out : INHOUSE
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Chaac, to Mayans : RAINGOD
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Places : SITES
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Domain : REALM
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"Who's on First?" left fielder : WHY
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Jazz's McCann : LES
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Start of the line that includes "wherefore art thou" : OROMEO
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Approaches : NEARS
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Tippled : HADAFEW
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Government study, informally : POLYSCI
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Government aid : WELFARE
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Beating by a hole, in match play : ONEUPON
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Rock star known for his 360-degree drum set : NEILPEART
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Parts of Mr. Clean and Lex Luthor costumes : BALDCAPS
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Antagonist : FOE
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J'adore perfumer : DIOR
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Concerning a pelvic bone : ILIAC
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Certain Far Eastern fruits : ASIANPEARS
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Shakespeare title starter : ALLS
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Suffix with lime : ADE
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Feature of a probability distribution where extreme events are more likely : FATTAIL
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Georgia, in the art world : OKEEFFE
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Doctor's orders, often : BEDREST
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Future plan for many an econ major : BSCHOOL
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Home of the ancient Temple of Artemis : EPHESUS
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Flavoring in the Mideast drink arak : ANISE
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Cat-meets-dog sound : HISS
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"Skylarking" band : XTC
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Command at a surprise party : HIDE
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Popular game with 162 cards : SKIPBO
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Common download : PDF
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"Wicked Game" vocalist Chris : ISAAK
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Any of the four people disturbed in this puzzle : PRINCESS
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Where Karl Benz debuted the world's first auto : MANNHEIM
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16-ounce beers, slangily : TALLBOYS
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Grammy winner Meghan : TRAINOR
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"Yes, quite" : HOWTRUE
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Unsavory connections : MOBTIES
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Criticize snidely : SNIPEAT
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Who wrote "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting" : SUNTZU
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Discharged matter : EGESTA
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Overly : TOO
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Top : SHIRT
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___-de-sac : CUL
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Canoodles, in Britain : SNOGS
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Clean a spill : MOPUP
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Air supply : OZONE
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Setting of Hercules' first labor : NEMEA
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Wild ___ : OATS
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Grp. with a saving plan? : EMTS
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Parent : REAR
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Dead-end job, e.g. : RUT

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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