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New York Times, Monday, January 7, 2013

Author:
Jim Peredo
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
21-Across : "There ___ an old woman ..."
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JQX} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Peredo. Monday freshness: 86%
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© 2013, The New York Times1/7/13 ( No. 23,071 )
Across
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Sudden impulse : WHIM
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Applauds : CLAPS
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Imperfection : FLAW
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Multinational coin : EURO
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Just now : NEWLY
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Misplace : LOSE
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Result of tanning : BRONZESKIN
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Wailing cry : YOWL
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Nifty : NEAT
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"There ___ an old woman ..." : WAS
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"Just messin' with you!" : IKID
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The fourth letter of "cancel," but not the first : SOFTC
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Pipe-playing god : PAN
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___ nous : ENTRE
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Kimono sash : OBI
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Generous spirit, metaphorically : HEARTOFGOLD
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"Oui, oui," across the Pyrenees : SISI
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Dispose (of) : RID
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Mythical bird of prey : ROC
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Citizen of Canada's capital : OTTAWAN
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Nobody doesn't like her, in a slogan : SARALEE
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Dairy farm sound : MOO
42
Long-distance letters : ATT
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Use a Kindle, say : READ
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Hit 1980s exercise video : BUNSOFSTEEL
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"___ Maria" : AVE
50
Standoffish : ALOOF
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German city where Einstein was born : ULM
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Elizabeth of cosmetics : ARDEN
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Sulfuric ___ : ACID
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Santa ___ winds : ANA
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"I don't THINK so!" : ASIF
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"Venerable" English historian : BEDE
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Baldie's nickname : CHROMEDOME
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Locale : AREA
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Touch base after a pop fly, say : TAGUP
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Prod : GOAD
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"It's ___ state of affairs" : ASAD
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Deletion undoers : STETS
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Caesar's words to Brutus : ETTU
Down
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Fly catcher : WEB
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"Ben-___" : HUR
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What a tyrant rules with : IRONFIST
4
Impressionist Claude : MONET
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Tech news site : CNET
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"Au Revoir ___ Enfants" : LES
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Singsongy comment in a sticky situation : AWKWARD
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Flexible : PLIANT
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Thesaurus offerings: Abbr. : SYNS
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"Vehicle of the future" since the 1950s : FLYINGCAR
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Consult : LOOKTO
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Spinning dizzily : ASWIRL
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United with a blowtorch : WELDED
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Galifianakis of "The Hangover" : ZACH
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Meh : SOSO
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Black-bordered news item : OBIT
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Ache : PAIN
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Get an ___ effort : EFOR
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___ Good Feelings : ERAOF
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Make a big speech : ORATE
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"My parents are going to kill me!" : IAMSODEAD
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Great Dane sound : WOOF
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Green part of a flower : STEM
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Speed demon : LEADFOOT
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Christmas light site : EAVE
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Garden of ___ : EDEN
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Not yet apprehended : ATLARGE
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Black sheep's cry : BAABAA
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Worriers' problems, it's said : ULCERS
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"Heck if I know" : NOIDEA
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Wide-brimmed summer headgear : SUNHAT
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Do surgery on with a beam : LASE
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Klingon forehead feature : RIDGE
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Does stage work : ACTS
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Sound boxes at a concert : AMPS
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Not at home : OUT
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Wrestling surface : MAT
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End of a school e-mail address : EDU

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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