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Andrew Ries
Andrew Ries

NY Times, Sun, Sep 23, 2018 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS

18-Across : P, Q, R, S, T ...

Author:
Andrew Ries
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 27
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M
2
A
3
R
4
G
5
A
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R
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I
8
T
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A
10
R
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A
12
N
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C
14
H
15
A
R
E
A
C
O
D
E
S
16
A
P
O
L
O
17
D
O
U
B
T
L
E
S
S
18
P
E
T
A
L
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C
U
B
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S
E
A
T
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M
I
X
E
R
S
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A
S
E
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A
24
S
L
A
25
T
E
D
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P
I
T
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P
E
N
N
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E
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S
T
I
R
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S
A
N
E
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G
A
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L
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E
N
G
34
E
N
D
E
R
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C
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H
37
E
L
S
E
38
A
39
S
E
X
I
S
T
S
40
H
O
N
E
Y
D
E
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W
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R
I
P
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O
L
D
S
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G
R
A
45
D
46
T
E
47
S
48
L
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A
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P
O
P
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P
E
O
R
I
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A
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D
O
O
R
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S
C
O
55
P
E
S
56
Z
O
L
57
A
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N
U
N
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H
E
S
S
E
60
D
O
N
T
L
61
E
A
V
E
62
O
N
T
A
P
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A
N
N
O
T
A
T
E
S
64
P
E
S
T
S
65
T
E
E
N
S
T
A
R
S
© 2018, The New York Times
Across
1
Woman's drink : MARGARITA
10
Lutheran church center : RANCH
15
Numbers that aces adore : AREACODES
16
Oh no! A game on horseback : APOLO
17
Lotus beds, for sure : DOUBTLESS
18
P, Q, R, S, T ... : PETAL
19
Three-fifths of a cubit : CUB
20
Stewart's oddities : SEAT
21
Parties for 10 emirs : MIXERS
22
__ __hor__'s __ntithesis : ASEA
24
On Delta's schedule : SLATED
26
What goes before the fall : PIT
27
___ pincher (one handling pasta) : PENNE
29
Cast-iron core : STIR
30
Outskirts of Saint Augustine : SANE
31
Back trail : GAL
33
Aging or raving : ENGENDER
35
Clinton's leaches : CHELSEA
39
Six sets of pigs : SEXISTS
40
"___ we have any of that melon left?" : HONEYDEW
42
Mr. Tide : RIP
43
Car once sold by G.M. : OLDS
44
Follower of Lenin : GRAD
46
Big name in tales of electricity : TESLA
50
What Dad's root beer is, aptly : POP
51
Will one opera play there? : PEORIA
53
Start to die : DOOR
54
R feels overwhelmed, while ... : SCOPES
56
Writer in gonzo language : ZOLA
58
Bar ___ (dispenser of drinks in a convent) : NUN
59
Part of Germany involved in chess events : HESSE
60
Impossible request to a tree in the spring : DONTLEAVE
62
Available to strike lightly, after parts reversed : ONTAP
63
Makes comments at an onset : ANNOTATES
64
__ __rsi__ten__ one__ : PESTS
65
Young celebrities in a Sears tent : TEENSTARS
Down
1
Headgear for Alfred E. Neuman : MADCAP
2
Build, as euro interest : AROUSE
3
Sandwich you can burn with ease : REUBEN
4
Catch up : GAB
5
Performs in "Cats," e.g. : ACTS
6
"Tootsie" ___ (parts in a sweet Dustin Hoffman film) : ROLES
7
They're perfect ladies : IDEALS
8
Texas or Tennessee : TESTATE
9
Sassy, at heart : ASS
10
Like a pace that's the opposite of a drip : RAPID
11
Gorilla signature : APEX
12
Writing aids that are pasted on : NOTEPADS
13
One central instrument in an orchestra : CLARINET
14
Adherents of composer Gustav : HOLSTERS
21
Bessemer/Gerber business combination : MERGER
23
Gleans perspectives : ANGLES
25
Me__al conta__ __er__ : TINS
28
Like getting a yes from a sycophant : EASY
30
Criticized what I spend : SNIPED
32
Outer parts - 50 outer parts : LEDGES
34
Former chaser in tag : EXIT
35
C jump S jump : CHOPSHOP
36
Echelon "0" of a geologic time : HOLOCENE
37
Shut down Washington's main newspapers : ENDPOSTS
38
Green ___ (sleek superhero) : AERO
41
Battleground that Ezra won : WARZONE
45
She can be found in Burundi on New Year's : DIONNE
47
Musical piece written not as a vocal composition : SONATA
48
Vent at a museum with a switch at the end : LOUVER
49
Quality of the letter after "cue" : ARNESS
51
Tiny complaints from one's friends : PEEPS
52
Guy who's not Al : ALTON
55
Exam that college-bound students get past : PSAT
57
Last figs. for pilots : ALTS
60
Pronoun that's a tad informal : DAT
61
East, not south : EAT
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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