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New York Times, Friday, September 8, 2017

Author:
Sam Trabucco
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
First principal character encountered by Ishmael in "Moby-Dick"
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {V} Spans: 1 Scrabble average: 1.96 This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Trabucco. Friday freshness: 64%
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© 2017, The New York Times9/8/17 ( No. 24,776 )
Across
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Place to order sardinas and sangria : TAPASBAR
9
Poison ___ : SUMAC
14
Plenty of work ahead : ALOTTODO
15
Wordsmith William : SAFIRE
16
Tools for escaping the heat? : FIREAXES
17
Like apples and Afros : PICKED
18
Many a Volga native : TATAR
19
Abbr. in many an area measure : SQIN
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Rams fan? : EWE
22
Bare place on the side of a mountain : SCAR
25
Live, in a way : UNTAPED
27
Places to get wired, in two senses of the word : CYBERCAFES
31
Actor Cage, informally : NIC
32
"___ thousand times ..." : NOA
33
Wheelchair-bound "Glee" character : ARTIE
34
Tired : STALE
36
Things like "Which Disney Princess Are You?" : BUZZFEEDQUIZZES
39
Neighbor of a Bosnian : CROAT
40
Group around a king : COURT
41
Be a buzzkill? : ZAP
42
Length of a long wait, in hyperbole : EON
43
Amount before bonuses : BASESALARY
45
Dessert on a stick : CAKEPOP
47
Receipts : GATE
48
Double-platinum Steely Dan album : AJA
49
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective Diaz : ROSA
51
Padlock holders : HASPS
55
Meet up with again : REJOIN
57
"Adios!" : SAYONARA
60
A.F.C. North team : BROWNS
61
"D'oh!" : IMAMORON
62
Shooting game : SKEET
63
Something that's assumed : FAKENAME
Down
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Chief justice appointed by Harding : TAFT
2
Inter ___ : ALIA
3
Trading hub : PORT
4
Lolling : ATEASE
5
Hit sci-fi video game set around the 26th century : STARCRAFT
6
Crossword unit : BOX
7
Summertime cooler : ADE
8
Who set the standard for the United States? : ROSS
9
Valentine, e.g. : SAINT
10
Certain pay-per-view event organizer, for short : UFC
11
Catcher who won a record 10 consecutive Silver Slugger Awards : MIKEPIAZZA
12
"Capisce?" : AREWECLEAR
13
Gave up : CEDED
15
Does some postdebate political commentary : SPINS
20
First principal character encountered by Ishmael in "Moby-Dick" : QUEEQUEG
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Israeli city that shares its name with a unit of measure : ACRE
24
Some loan specifications : RATECAPS
26
Hit 1998 animated film : ANTZ
27
"Closing Bell" channel : CNBC
28
Intemperate put-down : YOUREAJERK
29
Comics character seen on gum wrappers : BAZOOKAJOE
30
Cousins of Spots : FIDOS
34
Not go out : SITATHOME
35
Spot : ESPY
37
Billy of "Titanic" : ZANE
38
___ Major : URSA
43
Unexpected benefits : BOONS
44
Pressure : LEANON
45
What whole-grain foods and sugary drinks have lots of : CARBS
46
Counterpart to digital : PRINT
50
Expression of doubt : ASIF
52
___ Lee : SARA
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Last dance? : PROM
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Not a candidate for the invoking of the 25th Amendment, say : SANE
56
"How much do I ___?" : OWE
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Supporter of the A.C.A. : AMA
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Go on and on : YAK

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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