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New York Times: Friday, May 15, 2020
Below is the full solution for the Friday, May 15, 2020 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Christopher Adams
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Secular
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Secular
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7
Lines on a record
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Lines on a record
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"These feelings have got me pretty down"
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"These feelings have got me pretty down"
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Work through, as feelings
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Work through, as feelings
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What to do just before you're done
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What to do just before you're done
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How bowstrings are strung
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How bowstrings are strung
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It's used for kicks
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It's used for kicks
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Certain second attempt success
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Certain second attempt success
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Follower of greater or lesser
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Follower of greater or lesser
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Gilbert and Sullivan princess
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Gilbert and Sullivan princess
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Stand on deck
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Stand on deck
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Golfer's consideration
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Golfer's consideration
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First lady between Bess and Jackie
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First lady between Bess and Jackie
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FWIW part
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FWIW part
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"The Great Movies" author
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"The Great Movies" author
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First film collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro
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First film collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro
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An official color of the University of Texas
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An official color of the University of Texas
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Anna Wintour, e.g.
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Anna Wintour, e.g.
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Coup d'état group
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Coup d'état group
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Mixed martial arts org.
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Mixed martial arts org.
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Impress
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Impress
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Body art, slangily
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Body art, slangily
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Without words
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Without words
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Portuguese king
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Portuguese king
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Superhero role for 50-Across
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Superhero role for 50-Across
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Actor Hemsworth
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Actor Hemsworth
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"We said the same thing!"
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"We said the same thing!"
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More chichi
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More chichi
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Clear out
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Clear out
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Albert Einstein or Enrico Fermi
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Albert Einstein or Enrico Fermi
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What about 40% of the U.S. corn crop is used for
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What about 40% of the U.S. corn crop is used for
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Fixes a mislabeling of on social media
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Fixes a mislabeling of on social media
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They make waves in the ocean
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They make waves in the ocean
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Rapper on the 2001 #1 hit "Lady Marmalade"
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Rapper on the 2001 #1 hit "Lady Marmalade"
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Mother in Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie"
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Mother in Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie"
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Clothing line
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Clothing line
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Avian shelter
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Avian shelter
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Contact information symbols, nowadays
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Contact information symbols, nowadays
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Tons, informally
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Tons, informally
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Nail care brand
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Nail care brand
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Messenger ___
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Messenger ___
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"Where did ___ my keys?"
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"Where did ___ my keys?"
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One who's used to adding pressure?
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One who's used to adding pressure?
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Desserts made with pâte à choux
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Desserts made with pâte à choux
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Rogue computer system in "The Terminator"
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Rogue computer system in "The Terminator"
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Wasn't a stranger
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Wasn't a stranger
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Lowest rating for PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter
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Lowest rating for PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter
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Opposite of laissez-faire
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Opposite of laissez-faire
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Tailgater's headgear
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Tailgater's headgear
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Really small
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Really small
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"___ confess ..."
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"___ confess ..."
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Brought forth, biblically
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Brought forth, biblically
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Bad "Wheel of Fortune" buy for NATURAL RESOURCE
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Bad "Wheel of Fortune" buy for NATURAL RESOURCE
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Univ. peer leaders
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Univ. peer leaders
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"That's a sure bet"
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"That's a sure bet"
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2015 winner of Best Musical
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2015 winner of Best Musical
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Nervous feeling
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Nervous feeling
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Singer Grande
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Singer Grande
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Guide
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Guide
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Video spots
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Video spots
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Approximately three for a baseball field
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Approximately three for a baseball field
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Six-part exams, for short
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Six-part exams, for short
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World capital where Lettish is spoken
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World capital where Lettish is spoken
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Strait of ___ de Fuca, waterway separating Washington State from Vancouver Island
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Strait of ___ de Fuca, waterway separating Washington State from Vancouver Island
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Little bit of work
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Little bit of work
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Comedian Margaret
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