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Andrew Ries
Andrew Ries

NY Times, Sun, May 31, 2020 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS

45-Across : What you may do to pals' backs

Author:
Andrew J. Ries
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33
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© 2020, The New York Times
Across
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Place to play in the Embarcadero : ARCADE
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Passport for music celebrities : POPSTARS
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Remove M and O but ___ : LEAVEN
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A neutral tone in music : ENATURAL
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A lock of hair pulled back : ASSERT
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Set off #3, #5 and #7 of this answer : DETONATE
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Music system reset to "0" : STEREO
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Gave credit to cab rides : ASCRIBED
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Head of a regatta craft, say : SKULL
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Mot__ __r chicke__ : HEN
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A C.I.A. food : ACAI
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Dorm V.I.P.: Sp. : RASP
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Threads in a sugar bowl : GARB
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Alternatives to Dos Equis 'n' a Coors : CORONAS
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Bed attachment : LAM
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Miller's half measurement : MIL
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Primitive period of a region : IRONAGE
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Condoleezza's palindromic sister : AVARICE
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Pen opening : DAM
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Counter-agent : PER
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Good places to keep gas, gear, etc. : GARAGES
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What you may do to pals' backs : SLAP
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Dover ___ (Delaware-based music genre) : SOUL
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Throw to shortstop : TOSS
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Mr. Low : HAL
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Raises bottoms : REARS
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"Wanna go out sometime?," e.g. : DATELINE
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Skim N. Afton : NONFAT
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Related to co. income : ECONOMIC
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Stick together, like Cal and Eve : CLEAVE
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Lake discovered in the 1930s over in California : VERONICA
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Honest winner of a Best Actor Oscar : HESTON
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Instrument showing how far 'e motored : ODOMETER
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E 10 10 D : EXTEND
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What many a lad is said to want : ALAS
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Score "stop," essentially : REST
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Something legal aces work on : CASE
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A type of hostility : AVERSION
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Good name for an oil driller : DEREK
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Attendants in a green auto : ENTOURAGE
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Sells audio : PEDALS
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Individual's nose : ONES
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It covers most of chapter : PATCH
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Save or set aside for later : STORE
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Creating animated characters, by the sound of it : TUNING
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Sah__ __ __ inha__itant : ARAB
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80 m.p.h. tear, e.g. : RATE
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Transport in which the South finished first : SLED
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Some equipment in Los Angeles's emergency rooms : LASERS
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They balance bases using a disc : ACIDS
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Favorite shade of Carol : CORAL
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It drifts from a city in Italia : AROMA
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Something medical workers hope to get a leg up on : PLAGUE
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Am I good to begin a relationship in Mexico? : AMIGO
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Breaks down and cries : RICES
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Like alloys vis-à-vis ballboys : BLESS
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Knock back : NAP
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It can halve a skiing party in an instant : AVALANCHE
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"Batter up!" : MAR
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Ran tests, making a mess : RATSNEST
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Wunderkind on hemp : PHENOM
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Vehicle unlikely to speed or race : ORECAR
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Like O'Neal and nobody else : ALONE
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A maximum of 51 Northeast students study here : LIMIT
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Luxury brand with a part unknown : ROLEX
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Musical group I removed from video : DEVO
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Made no mistakes on four musical keys : ACED
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Ma__ad__ __'s f__e : TORO
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Pleasant place in France : NICE
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___ accompli (predestination realized) : FATE
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"Nova" retrospective : AVON
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Be likely to dent : TEND
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