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New York Times, Saturday, January 4, 2014

Author:
Kyle Dolan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
59-Across : Photometry unit
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Kyle T. Dolan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Dolan. Saturday freshness: 43%
Kyle T. Dolan notes:
This is my third Times puzzle, and the first to appear on a Saturday. When I constructed this puzzle in late 2012, MTV's "Jersey ... read more
Will Shortz notes:
"Jersey Shore" cast members Snooki and The Situation have both appeared in Times crosswords before (Snooki four times), but this is a ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Very fun puzzle today, aside from my willful ignorance of "Jersey Shore". I couldn't finish the NE corner of the puzzle and am proud ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times1/4/14 ( No. 23,433 )
Across
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Like cork trees and flying lizards : ASIAN
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"Jersey Shore" housemate's music-biz name : DJPAULYD
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Jersey Shore vacation option : CONDO
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Big Dipper's setting : GREATBEAR
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One offering help in passing? : TUTOR
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Take up enthusiastically : LATCHONTO
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See 34-Down : USER
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Where Lee Harvey Oswald was a lathe operator : MINSK
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City where some believe Cain and Abel are buried : ADEN
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Warden in drab clothes : PARKRANGER
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Take down with a charge : TASE
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Spring event in the Summer Olympics? : VAULT
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Setting that makes things right? : TAB
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Less agreeable : CRABBIER
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Be a lush : TIPPLE
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Chicken à la rey? : POLLO
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Buzzes, say : DOS
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Tiny amount : GRAIN
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Was revolting : ROSEUP
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Was a rocker? : TEETERED
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Tie ___ : TAC
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Up : ALOFT
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Hyperbola parts : ARCS
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House meeting place : THECAPITOL
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Theoretical : MOOT
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Predictor of fame : DIXON
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Elasticity : GIVE
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School meeting places : AUDITORIA
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Photometry unit : LUMEN
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Be an unhelpful interrogee : STONEWALL
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Lack life : ARENT
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Life or death : SENTENCE
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Leaf part : VERSO
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Go on the fritz : ACTUP
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Monty Python theme composer : SOUSA
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Gaps : INTERVALS
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Like cute nerds, in slang : ADORKABLE
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"___ did you nothing hear?": Hamlet : NOR
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Stress, to Strauss : DRANG
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First-class regulars : JETSET
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Keeping buff? : PACKRAT
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Jock: Abbr. : ATH
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Raider in the battle of the St. Lawrence : UBOAT
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"___ Paw" (Oscar-winning Disney short) : LENDA
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"Eyewitness" director Peter : YATES
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Hurdy-gurdy sound : DRONE
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Flashed : GLINTED
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Tuareg rebellion locale of 2012 : MALI
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Erase : RUBOUT
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Three-ring setting : BIGTOP
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Some rescue work : CPR
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Neighbor of Rabbit : ROO
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Bunk : ROT
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Foreshadow : PREFIGURE
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One not getting benefits, say : PARTTIMER
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Make baloney? : LIE
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With 18-Across, software developer's concern : END
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Constituent of molding sand : SEACOAL
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Touching scene at an airport? : PATDOWN
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Animation : ELAN
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European president who attended Harvard : CHIRAC
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Bank : AMASS
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Path : ROUTE
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One of 64 in a genetic table : CODON
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Piece of work : STINT
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Napoleon, notably : EXILE
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Where things may be heating up : OVENS
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Molto adagio : LENTO
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Bit of sportswear : TEE
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Head : LAV

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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