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New York Times, Friday, March 3, 2017

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1958 hit song that begins "I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler"
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Patrick Berry

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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 220 for Mr. Berry. Grid flow: 57.9 Friday freshness: 24%
Jeff Chen notes:
I don't know if there's anyone better at clever cluing than Patrick Berry. His last few grids haven't had many marquee answers that ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times3/3/17 ( No. 24,587 )
Across
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Entanglement : WEB
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Brings down : ABASES
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Hold up : ROB
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Heady stuff : ALE
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Mortal sister of the immortal Stheno and Euryale : MEDUSA
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Jumpsuit-wearing music group : DEVO
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He's taken : MARRIEDMAN
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Place whose population was 1, then 2, then 0 : EDEN
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Champagne grape : PINOT
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Attack ad accusations : MUD
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Management : CARE
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Take the wheel? : UNICYCLE
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Left port : SAILED
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Unrebellious : MEEK
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Sir in the Ruhr : HERR
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Attack ad tactic : SMEAR
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Where Alice is asked "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?" : MADTEAPARTY
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Rock groups that are far out? : ASTEROIDBELTS
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Sobriquet for the woman who said "Only the little people pay taxes" : QUEENOFMEAN
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Global support? : ATLAS
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Daredevil's highlight : FEAT
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Whole bunch : HOST
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Tip of a wingtip : TOECAP
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Visited unexpectedly, as a town : BLEWINTO
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Prefix meaning "extreme" : ARCH
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Ocean floor burrower : EEL
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Office supply brand : AVERY
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Be critical of? : RATE
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Dachshund, colloquially : SAUSAGEDOG
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Boardwalk treats : ICES
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Cuisine that includes trout meunière : CREOLE
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___ Simbel (Egyptian landmark) : ABU
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Appreciate : SEE
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Doing time : INSTIR
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100% aluminum coin : YEN
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Indian bread? : WAMPUM
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Jerry's ex on TV : ELAINE
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First name in 2016 presidential politics : BERNIE
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___ Island ("Jaws" locale) : AMITY
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Orthographic competition : BEE
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Recipe instruction : ADD
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1958 hit song that begins "I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler" : SUMMERTIMEBLUES
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Biblical polygamist : ESAU
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Takes the edge off? : SANDS
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State of emergency : REDALERT
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Has everything? : OVEREATS
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Waterless : BONEDRY
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There's a point to it : DECIMAL
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Shift in one's seat, perhaps : ROCK
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Her albums include "Cuchi-Cuchi" and "Olé, Olé" : CHARO
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Was first to go : LEDOFF
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Tree known scientifically as Populus tremuloides : ASPEN
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Casino correction : REDEAL
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Sharp club : MENSA
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Lose intensity : ABATE
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Talladega event : AUTORACE
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Chosen one : SELECTEE
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Trains : TEACHES
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Residents of the world's richest country per capita : QATARIS
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Center of activity : HIVE
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Sometime in the future : ONEDAY
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Flickering light : STROBE
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Cap holder : TOYGUN
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De Niro's "Raging Bull" co-star : PESCI
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Bucks on a horse, e.g. : WAGER
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Pull down : EARN
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Soak : SOT
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"The Greatest" : ALI

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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