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THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY

New York Times, Thursday, September 3, 2015

Author:
Merl Reagle (1950-2015)
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Key to understanding the theme of this puzzle
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Merl Reagle
Merl Reagle

This puzzle:

Rows: 17, Columns: 17 Words: 94, Blocks: 56 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Reagle. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Thursday freshness: 56%
Notepad: In honor of the late, beloved crossword constructor Merl Reagle, today we present a classic puzzle of his from the 1999 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.
Jeff Chen notes:
As many of you already know, the great Merl Reagle passed away a few weeks ago; a huge loss for the crossword community. Only having gotten into ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times9/3/15 ( No. 24,040 )
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Small group, as of trees : CLUMP
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Hibernating : DORMANT
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Lush : BOOZER
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Greek god of bondage? : MANACLES
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Greek goddess of learning? : ERUDITE
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Greek goddess of communication? : TELEPHONE
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Slogging areas : MIRES
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"You want to go ___?" : WHERE
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Had wings : ATE
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23-Across and others : OTTS
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Wear away : ERODE
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Slugger's first name : MEL
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Young 'un : TOT
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Does a number on : SCAMS
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Greek god of fertility? : GAMETES
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Greek goddess of messages? : ENVELOPE
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Used bookstore containers : BINS
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Pep rally cry : RAH
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Catch some rays : SUN
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Bumpy : ROUGH
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Sicilian's millions : LIRE
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Key to understanding the theme of this puzzle : REPRONUNCIATION
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Title villain of a "Star Trek" film : KHAN
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May, for one : MONTH
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Peeping ___ : TOM
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1940s war zone: Abbr. : EUR
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Prepares to fire : AIMS
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Greek god of equal opportunity? : ANTIBIAS
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Greek god of electricity? : AMPERES
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Actor Ryan : ONEAL
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Hit bonus, for short : RBI
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Poison indicators, on bottles : XES
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Butler's last words : ADAMN
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Goad gently : COAX
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___ alai : JAI
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Acting exercise : SCENE
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Cut a rug : DANCE
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Greek god of healthy hair? : FOLLICLES
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Greek god of mercy? : SPAREUS
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Greek god of tangy drinks? : LIMEADES
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Goof-offs : IDLERS
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Weapon-free : UNARMED
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Fabric meas. : SQYDS
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Cable channel that broadcasts trials : COURTTV
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Silver streaks : LODES
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Weapons in action films : UZIS
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Trysted : MET
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Do before, as a gift chore : PREWRAP
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Bumpers of Arkansas : DALE
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Common lunch hour : ONE
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Grammys category : RAP
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Lt. commander of '60s TV : MCHALE
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Frequently : ALOT
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Hawaiian goose : NENE
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Poet on whose work "Cats" is based: Abbr. : TSE
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Tony Blair, for one : BRITON
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Nothing more than : MERE
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Be a ham : EMOTE
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Kennedy and others : TEDS
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Base clearers : HOMERUNS
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Cuts in expenses : ECONOMIES
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Macy's Parade locale : MANHATTAN
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Dash units : EMS
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Disparaging remark : SLUR
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Best Picture of 1958 : GIGI
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Rock's Police or Cream, e.g. : TRIO
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Get through work : EARN
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"Does" or "doesn't" follower : SHE
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Where to see "Outside the Lines" : ESPN
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America's only bachelor president : BUCHANAN
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Province opp. Detroit : ONT
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Life's partner : LIMB
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Baba au ___ : RHUM
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Tombstone lawman : EARP
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Club aliases, for short : NOMS
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Work hard : TOIL
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Mauna ___ : KEA
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"Facts ___ facts" : ARE
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Moriarty, to Holmes : NEMESIS
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Wrinkle removers : IRONERS
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You can count on it : ABACUS
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"Boxcars" : SIXES
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Performer of a banishing act : EXILER
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"To Spring" and others : ODES
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Air force heroes : ACES
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Had feelings (for) : CARED
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Sign up : JOIN
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___ mater : ALMA
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Hillside thrill-ride need : SLED
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Emmy-winning Tyne : DALY
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Winter woe : FLU
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"___ shocked ... shocked!" : IAM
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String between B and F : CDE
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"By yesterday" : PDQ

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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