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Daniel Raymon
Daniel Raymon

NY Times, Sun, Jun 30, 2019 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS

48-Across : 's a bit of wordplay

Author:
Daniel Raymon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 26
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P
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© 2019, The New York Times
Across
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Cellmates : PENPALS
8
Sam who phrased many award-winning films : SHEPARD
15
Rings in Leo area : AREOLAE
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Magical land that can heal one : HONALEE
17
Is super ready to rebel : RISESUP
18
Soundless, as a male offspring of an insect : ASONANT
19
Start to end : ATT
20
Their predictions are so clear : ORACLES
22
Letter in a spelling contest : BEE
23
Indian "sirs" : SRIS
25
A greeting either way you look at it : ALOHA
26
Piece of NW Pa. : PAWN
27
Some smokes for Superman's family : KENTS
29
Sign in theater's roped-off area : SRO
30
Strive for an Amati : AIMAT
31
One eager concurrence : IAGREE
33
Show sudden fear of true plan : TURNPALE
35
Trait? You bet! : ATTRIBUTE
37
Golden flavorers : AUSPICES
40
Apt IBM computer image : BITMAP
44
Country a Pisan might travel west to visit : SPAIN
45
Flip-top : POT
47
Utter "teats" : STATE
48
's a bit of wordplay : SPUN
49
Tax-free bonds, in sum : MUNIS
51
Lifesavers for the Mets : EMTS
52
School in Tuscany : USC
53
Gets rid of seedlet : DELETES
55
Actor in muscle shirt outside : MRT
56
Dames, in their youth : MAIDENS
58
AOL a bit ... bubbly : ATABOIL
60
'E spilled almost all of it coming back : ELLIPSE
61
Small piece of Indian bread : NANETTE
62
Relaxing retreats for a sad spy : DAYSPAS
63
Sees the color red : SEETHES
Down
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Door opener in the French capital, so it's said : PARASKI
2
Tearier land : ERITREA
3
Any police operation : NESTING
4
A poet, mostly : POE
5
In addition, Laos : ALSO
6
She has a glow after 50 : LAURA
7
__upport__rs of __et__ __ __ : SEPALS
8
Actor Tony from HBO's "Hula" : SHALHOUB
9
Trick a Hebrew prophet : HOSEA
10
This one's a grandson of Adam : ENOS
11
Rest up : PAN
12
Where to find a research site and doctor group : ALABAMA
13
We learn from this library option : RENEWAL
14
Improving relations with teen Ted : DETENTE
21
C = 1 or T = 1 : CORTISONE
24
Secure, as print : STRAPIN
26
Reply to "What's 3.1416, darling?" : PIPETTE
28
Take hold with tines : SETIN
30
Those __gai__s__ th__ng__ : ANTIS
32
Ketchup contents and the like : ETC
34
Massage in Aruba : RUB
36
Beats again : REPULSES
37
Like the name "M" used as an alias : ASSUMED
38
A U.S. Lapp from a city in Sweden : UPPSALA
39
How an impertinent maker of gravy might reply : SAUCILY
41
Huge 3M oath : MAMMOTH
42
I tatter and wear away : ATTRITE
43
Estee peels and pounds with these : PESTLES
46
It's a TN football team : TITANS
49
This means "smart people" : MENSA
50
Tease stiff hairs : SETAE
53
Amt. put in the bankk : DEPP
54
What are the odds for a Shawnee? : SANE
57
Not dat insult : DIS
59
Gamble on a cable channel : BET
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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