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New York Times, Friday, November 4, 2005

Author:
Martin Ashwood-Smith
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Say something personally embarrassing
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Martin Ashwood-Smith

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 32 Missing: {HJQXYZ} Spans: 5, (1 triple stack) This is puzzle # 52 for Mr. Ashwood-Smith. Friday freshness: 11%
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© 2005, The New York Times11/4/5 ( No. 20,450 )
Across
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Sing, in a way : NAMENAMES
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___ Court (London district) : EARLS
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How campers may sit : INACIRCLE
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Blocks : AREAS
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Say something personally embarrassing : PUTONESFOOTINIT
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Commemorative piece : STELE
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Concerts : UNISONS
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Suffix with señor : ITA
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Mole : PLANT
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Scottish Peace Nobelist John Boyd ___ : ORR
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Seine tributary : OISE
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Bones, anatomically : OSSA
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It's written with acid : POISONPENLETTER
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Popular Florida amusement park : ADVENTUREISLAND
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Let hang : LEAVEINSUSPENSE
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Oxford foundation? : SOLE
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Over the hill, maybe : AFAR
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Film director Russell : KEN
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African capital : RABAT
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Darn : SEW
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Power structure : APPARAT
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Bag carrier : SANTA
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Chosen : ELECT
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Second class, perhaps : LESSONTWO
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Jag : SPREE
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Do-or-die effort : LASTSTAND
Down
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Barely catches : NIPS
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"Sometimes you feel like ___ ..." : ANUT
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Pal : MATE
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Digestive bacteria : ECOLI
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Long odds : NINETOONE
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Not just look : ARE
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Intro providers : MCS
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___-locks (tangled hair) : ELF
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1988 Olympics site : SEOUL
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Like some kitchens : EATIN
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Originator of the maxim "One swallow does not make a summer" : ARISTOTLE
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Civil War general Jesse : RENO
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Rested : LAIN
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Retired fleet : SSTS
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___ hunch : ONA
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Reply to "You're a stinker!" : AINTI
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Eyes : PEERSAT
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Girasols : OPALS
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Megabucks event? : RODEO
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Try to beat : RIVAL
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Had a quick turn : SPUN
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Was really awful : STANK
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Smarts : SENSE
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"As You Like It" setting : ARDEN
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Kind of package : SEVERANCE
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Dix preceder : NEUF
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Old Apple computers : LISAS
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Strong brews : ESPRESSOS
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Rocky ridge : ARETE
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Nonfunctioning : BAD
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Ever : ATALL
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"Rome ___ ..." : WASNT
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Gets on : AGES
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Insect organ : PALP
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Brighton landmark : PIER
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Actress Talbot : NITA
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Hamlet's big brother : TOWN
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Give ___ to (acknowledge) : ANOD
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Goddess, to Gaius : DEA
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Workload for eds. : MSS
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Suffix with special : IST

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

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