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New York Times, Monday, June 6, 2016

Author:
Mary Lou Guizzo
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Like 17-, 36- and 43-Across as well as 11- and 29-Down
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Mary Lou Guizzo

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 12 for Ms. Guizzo. Grid flow: 32.7 Monday freshness: 67%
Mary Lou Guizzo notes:
This puzzle was inspired by an NPR segment on pleonasms. After hearing about them, I came up with a list of potential theme entries. ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Fun finds, two-word phrases where one of the words is REDUNDANT. I had seen END RESULT discussed in this way a while back, but I ... read more
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P
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B
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J
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T
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A
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M
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P
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A
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A
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S
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F
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A
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R
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L
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H
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A
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B
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L
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K
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B
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M
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R
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© 2016, The New York Times6/6/16 ( No. 24,317 )
Across
1
Common lunchbox sandwich, for short : PBJ
4
Florida home to Busch Gardens : TAMPA
9
Equally distant : ASFAR
14
Prevaricate : LIE
15
Wears, as clothing : HASON
16
Serviceable : UTILE
17
Outcome : ENDRESULT
19
Ankle bones : TARSI
20
From east of the Urals : ASIAN
21
Indication that someone's home at night, say : LIGHTSON
23
Chicago exchange, briefly : MERC
26
Found's opposite : LOST
27
The first "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr. : ATH
30
Bird on a weather vane : ROOSTER
33
"Wanna ___?" : BET
36
Midday : TWELVENOON
38
Six-time N.B.A. champion Steve : KERR
39
How kids are grouped in school : BYAGE
40
Damage : MAR
41
Texas A&M student : AGGIE
42
Alan who played Hawkeye : ALDA
43
Return to a former state : REVERTBACK
45
"Go team!" : RAH
46
Roman goddess of wisdom : MINERVA
47
"N.Y. State of Mind" rapper : NAS
48
John Kasich's state : OHIO
50
Capital of Norway : OSLO
52
Stair rail : BANISTER
56
Voices above tenors : ALTOS
60
Money sometimes said to be "filthy" : LUCRE
61
Like 17-, 36- and 43-Across as well as 11- and 29-Down : REDUNDANT
64
Not this or that : OTHER
65
Not reacting : INERT
66
Room that needs a serious cleanup : STY
67
Merchandise : GOODS
68
Australian "bear" : KOALA
69
Chi-town team : SOX
Down
1
___ bargain : PLEA
2
Trash receptacles : BINS
3
User of the Force : JEDI
4
"What gall!" : THENERVE
5
Batteries in TV remotes : AAS
6
The Spartans of the N.C.A.A. : MSU
7
Voting place : POLL
8
___-aging cream : ANTI
9
Stephen King or Ellery Queen : AUTHOR
10
Rebounds and field goal average : STATS
11
Started : FIRSTBEGAN
12
Too : ALSO
13
Free ___ (total control) : REIN
18
Symbol of Aries : RAM
22
Secluded valley : GLEN
24
___ v. Wade : ROE
25
Scam artists : CONMEN
27
Being litigated : ATBAR
28
Choreographer Tharp : TWYLA
29
Top dog : HEADHONCHO
31
Dry, white Italian wine : SOAVE
32
Matador : TORERO
34
Writer Jong : ERICA
35
Odysseys : TREKS
37
N.Y.C. airport code : LGA
38
C.I.A. : U.S. :: ___ : Soviet Union : KGB
41
Maiden who raced Hippomenes, in myth : ATALANTA
43
Uproar : RIOT
44
Mobile accommodations, for short : RVS
46
Scrooges : MISERS
49
Put on the payroll : HIRED
51
Long in the tooth : OLD
52
Modern journal : BLOG
53
Volvo or Volt : AUTO
54
___ the Red : ERIK
55
City at the foot of the Sierra Nevada : RENO
57
Itar-___ news agency : TASS
58
"I'm ___ you!" : ONTO
59
River to Hades : STYX
62
Traffic-stopping org. : DEA
63
It might be bookmarked : URL

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