Author:
John Westwig
Editor:
Will Shortz
“Finally, I decided to buy a grocery store on an intersection, but a rival had …”
Across
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Begin to flower : BUD
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In conflict : ATWAR
9
Basketball stats category : ASSISTS
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Neckwear provided at some restaurants : BIB
19
Pikes Peak people : UTE
20
One-dish meal : CHILI
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“You’re playing with fire!” : WATCHIT
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Game night cry : UNO
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“First, I founded an aerospace start-up, but I never …” : GOTITOFFTHEGROUND
26
Messy room : STY
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Make the first bet : OPEN
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Go back over : REREAD
29
Proverbial hard workers : ANTS
30
Bourne’s employer in “The Bourne Identity,” in brief : CIA
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Popular indoor tree : FICUS
33
Total revolution? : YEAR
34
Ardennes assent : OUI
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Singer’s asset : RANGE
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Daughter of Muhammad : FATIMA
39
“When that fell through, I tried my hand at fishmongering, but we …” : DIDNTSCALEWELL
43
Sensitivity : TACT
45
Common resolutions : DIETS
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Squat, so to speak : SIT
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Pop singer with noted bangs (and bangers!) : SIA
48
Go back down : EBB
51
J. M. Barrie, for one : SCOT
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What Ralph represents in a Freudian analysis of “Lord of the Flies” : EGO
54
Betrays : FLIPSON
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“Next, I pivoted into breakfast restaurants, but competitors …” : POACHEDOUREMPLOYEES
61
Passages : CORRIDORS
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Medal-earning mettle : VALOR
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Purchase printout: Abbr. : RCPT
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New Year’s Day : ONEONE
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Place of prayer : PEW
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Sat ___ (GPS system) : NAV
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Behind : TUSHIE
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Library section : TEEN
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Broski : HOMIE
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There are 768 of these in a gallon : TEASPOONS
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“When I tried candlemaking, all my workers …” : SUFFEREDFROMBURNOUT
81
Section of the nosebleed seats : LASTROW
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Poetic preposition : ERE
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Lead-in to zone : EURO
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Some music collectibles, for short : LPS
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Whiz : ACE
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Counterpart of science, they say : ART
88
Freight, e.g. : GOODS
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Uncles, in Uruguay : TIOS
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“I decided to try operating an airport, but just before launch we …” : RANOUTOFRUNWAY
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Goes first : STARTS
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Wrote, as a bad check : KITED
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Moose’s mating season : RUT
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Universal donor’s designation, informally : ONEG
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Betray one’s standards : STOOP
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Bridge component : BID
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“We’ll see” : IMAY
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Backdrop : LOCALE
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Exclamation before an ill-advised action, maybe : YOLO
111
Creature that swallows its prey whole : BOA
112
“Finally, I decided to buy a grocery store on an intersection, but a rival had …” : CORNEREDTHEMARKET
115
“Wise” one : OWL
116
“Enjoyed” some humble pie : ATECROW
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Bolting Bolt : USAIN
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Union contract? : IDO
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Counterpart of “thx” : PLS
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Corrupting influence : BADSEED
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Full ___ : MONTY
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Over time period? : EON
Down
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“Leave me alone!” : BUGOFF
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Heaven on earth : UTOPIA
3
Pick up on : DETECT
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State lines? : ACT
5
Hammer wielder of myth : THOR
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The missus : WIFEY
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___ Butts, inventor of Scrabble : ALFRED
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CVS competitor : RITEAID
9
Thunderstruck : AWED
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Slump : SAG
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Big name in jeans : STRAUSS
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Quintessential : ICONIC
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Turn (off) : SHUT
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Spam holders : TINS
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Health class subj. : STD
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Sloan or Wharton : BUSINESSSCHOOL
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Opposite of relief, in printmaking : INTAGLIO
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___ wonder : BOY
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Traditional makers of anoraks : INUIT
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Like kale vis-à-vis lettuce : HARDIER
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Call of a raven : CAW
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Break, as a window : SMASHIN
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Aid in getting a leg up? : OTTOMAN
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Knot again! : RETIE
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Pizazz : ELAN
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Bow (to) : ACCEDE
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Desert bordering Sinai : NEGEV
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Regarding : ASFOR
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Harry Potter’s mother : LILY
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Hubbub : TODO
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Disney theme park : EPCOT
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Yankees manager Aaron : BOONE
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Absolute minimum required : BAREESSENTIALS
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Listlessness : TORPOR
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Soul : PERSON
57
Portmanteau pastry : CRONUT
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1972 Bill Withers hit whose title sounds like a command : USEME
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“Allegory of the cave” philosopher : PLATO
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1956 Elvis hit whose title sounds like a command : LOVEME
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Centerfold, say : PINUP
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Bits of troubleshooting : TESTS
68
Football receiver : WIDEOUT
70
Yiddish word meaning “woe” : TSURIS
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Eradicates starting from the bottom : UPROOTS
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Follow closely : HEWTO
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Zac of “Baywatch” : EFRON
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Share a side : ABUT
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Identity theft, for one : FRAUD
79
Snow day project : FORT
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The 380-foot-tall Hyperion, for one : REDWOOD
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Bit of carefree fun : LARK
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Trendy treat of Brazilian origin : ACAIBOWL
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Swiss cheese : GRUYERE
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Man cave, maybe : SANCTUM
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Bacchanalian beast : SATYR
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Ref. work that began as a Philological Society project : OED
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Swiss “cheese” : FRANCS
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“Whatcha gonna do about it?” : YEAHSO
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Cub or colt : ROOKIE
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“Holy ___!” : TOLEDO
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Perfect in every way : SPOTON
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Extract : GLEAN
106
Tiniest bit : IOTA
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Talking horse of ’60s TV : MRED
108
Apt rhyme of “nude” and “crude” : LEWD
109
Send off : EMIT
111
Catchy song, in slang : BOP
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Thing to catch in a city : CAB
113
Tobiko or masago : ROE
114
___ second : ANY
