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New York Times, Saturday, February 23, 2019

Author:
Sam Ezersky
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Hit 2010s sci-fi series in which a single actress plays multiple clones
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Sam Ezersky

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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 33 Missing: {FJQ} This is puzzle # 31 for Mr. Ezersky. Grid flow: 45.3 Saturday freshness: 21%
Sam Ezersky notes:
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© 2019, The New York Times2/23/19 ( No. 25,309 )
Across
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Web and TV broadcast about celebrities : TMZLIVE
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String of churches? : ROSARY
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Many an American Legion member of the '50s-'60s : WWIIVET
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"I wouldn't do that" : BADIDEA
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Hometown of Kamala Harris : OAKLAND
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Mob rule? : RIOTACT
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"Yes, that's it!" : AHA
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Best-selling compact S.U.V. introduced in 2007 : NISSANROGUE
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N.B.A. Western Conference team, familiarly : MAVS
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Blocked from view : HID
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Captures : NETS
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Rushes : HIES
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DSL device : MODEM
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Evidence of eligibility for senior discounts : AARPCARD
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Milk-derived : LACTIC
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Dweller in the Eastern Himalayas : BHUTANI
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Sticking out : SALIENT
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Fruit with a yellow rind : CASABA
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Evergreens whose leaves are used culinarily : BAYTREES
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Tightly packed, disorderly crowd : SCRUM
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What ancient Egyptians treated with honey : ACNE
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Important word in both physics and religion : MASS
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Conjunction in a rebus puzzle : OAR
48
New contacts, informally : ADDS
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Hit 2010s sci-fi series in which a single actress plays multiple clones : ORPHANBLACK
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Shout of support : RAH
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___ rights : MIRANDA
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band named after its leader : SANTANA
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Prey for a jackal : MEERKAT
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Exceptional athlete : IRONMAN
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Hebrew leaders : ALEPHS
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Celebrity embarrassment, maybe : SEXTAPE
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Wee hour : TWOAM
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Villain's cackle : MWAHAHAHA
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Mosquito-borne danger in 2016 news : ZIKAVIRUS
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Wee wee? : LIL
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Man's name that spells a fictional people backward : IVAN
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Start of an old boast : VENI
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Strong winds may push them back, in brief : ETDS
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Disappointing news at an outdoor sports event : RAINDELAY
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Stink : ODOR
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Not publicize for now : SITON
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Words to live by : ADAGE
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Did a film editing job on : RECUT
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Sally of the Obama administration : YATES
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Rope, essentially : BRAID
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Did a farrier's job on : SHOD
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Anatomical dividers : SEPTA
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Hard covers : SCABS
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Dr.'s order : MRI
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First-time Winter Olympics participant of 2014 : MALTA
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Multiple choice choices : ABC
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Predators of the Amazon : ANACONDAS
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Around : CIRCA
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"Riverdale" or "The O.C." : TEENDRAMA
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Words yawned in the afternoon : INEEDANAP
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Price abbr. : CTS
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Uncle's name : SAM
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Bump on a log : BURL
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Capital NNE of Marrakesh : RABAT
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Parental nickname : MOMMA
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Red-haired film princess : ARIEL
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Bender : SPREE
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Spiffy : SHARP
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Western on A.F.I.'s "100 Years ... 100 Movies" list : SHANE
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Symbol of life : ANKH
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Unchanged : ASIS
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Customer ___ : CARE
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Name attached to a Southeastern "-ville" : KNOX
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Supply during a boom? : TNT

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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