New York Times, Thursday, November 27, 2014 <AUTHOR> Stanley Newman, Will Shortz (Ed.) <COPYRIGHT> <SIZE> 15x15 <GRID> .PLEASE.SOPPED. .OAXACA.PRESTO. .MUCHASGRACIAS. PERU.MERITS.IAN ALES...ATE.OLGA ROLE.BUZZ.SKEET ESS.MAGI.HOARSE ...JUDGEJUDY... SPOUSE.MAMA.TSP POUTS.FIBS.RHEA ETTE.ILL...ERRS DOS.SCYLLA.TOAT .MERCIBEAUCOUP. .ALBANY.GEORGE. .CLINGS.SLOTHS. <ACROSS> Kindly Absorbed, with "up" State south of Veracruz Upwards of 170 beats per minute Thanksgiving phrase Mario Vargas Llosa's home Pluses Somerhalder of "The Vampire Diaries" Newcastle and others Absorbed Sister of the grand duchess Anastasia Capacity [Wrong] ___ shooting Dangerous curve ahead, say Parts of a Nativity scene Having roared too much, say Highest-paid TV star of 2014, by far Half of some partnerships "When You're Good to ___" ("Chicago" tune) Bit of honey, perhaps: Abbr. Classic diva performances? Minor inventions Second-largest moon of Saturn Relative of -kin Unkindly Goes off Pigtails and ponytails Monster in the "Odyssey" On the money Thanksgiving phrase Eastern terminus of the Erie Canal Actual first name of Tom Seaver and Orson Welles Holds on Idlers <DOWN> Big citrus fruits Honors Pretext "That hits the spot" Put one over on Disburden Bit of perfume Sermonize What bench presses enhance Symbol for Freud's field Merchandiser that's never closed Doctors' orders Thanksgiving phrase Take a coat off Statistician Silver Word that can be a noun, verb, adjective, adverb or interjection Directed Big name in boots Word before bread or water Tousle Operates perfectly Coffee sack material Skewer Went like lightning It meets the Shenandoah at Harper's Ferry Beat in the market Over and done with Clothing items with fringes Over and done with Visits by Voyager 1, e.g. Counter with a sharp edge One use for marzipan Certain JPEG Hangs back Writer about Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals Hitter's stat Corp. manager <NOTEPAD> http://www.xwordinfo.com/Crossword?date=11/27/2014