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New York Times, Friday, March 4, 2011

Author:
Joe Krozel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1-Across : Certain contracts
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
877/7/20066/14/201815
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4147242621
CircleScrabDebutFresh
51.4849785%
Joe Krozel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 32 Missing: {BJQUY} Spans: 8, (2 quad stacks) This is puzzle # 42 for Mr. Krozel. Friday freshness: 67%
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© 2011, The New York Times3/4/11 ( No. 22,396 )
Across
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Certain contracts : SALESAGREEMENTS
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Procrastinator's comment : IDONTFEELLIKEIT
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Last of Nordhoff and Hall's "Bounty Trilogy" : PITCAIRNSISLAND
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East Germany and such : SATELLITESTATES
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Infant follower? : ILE
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Source of collectible deposits : HEN
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"Please?" : CANI
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What may be put on before spelling? : WIZARDHAT
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Prefaced : LEDTO
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One of Frank's four wives : AVA
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Book before Phil. : EPH
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___ times : OLDEN
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Turn down : NIX
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Get off the mark? : ERASE
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Philanthropist/art collector ___ Broad : ELI
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"Fabien ___ Franchi" (Oscar Wilde poem) : DEI
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ColorQube maker : XEROX
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Port terminal? : WINEGLASS
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They may hold many pks. : CTNS
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Unknown name : DOE
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Latin pronoun : MEA
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Term popularized by Jesse Jackson : AFRICANAMERICAN
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Much that has to get done : ALOTONONESPLATE
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City on the Niagara Escarpment : HAMILTONONTARIO
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Strain to see, in a way : STANDONONESTOES
Down
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Uses a 39-Across : SIPS
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#3 hit from the 1997 album "Surfacing" : ADIA
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He followed Dole in the Senate : LOTT
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Pregnant : ENCEINTE
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Casanova : STALLION
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Have ___ on (track the activities of) : AFILE
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"The Facts of Life" actress Jewell : GERI
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It may be stabilized : RENT
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Further : ELSE
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Wonder-working biblical figure : ELISHA
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Buddy : MISTER
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Bond girl player in "The Man With the Golden Gun" : EKLAND
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Smart : NEAT
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Point of eating? : TINE
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Regular things: Abbr. : STDS
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They're straddled in pits : CELLI
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Contribute : ADDIN
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Film fish : WANDA
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Brown's group : IVIES
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Depth finder? : ZAXIS
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"La Cage aux Folles" Tony winner : HEARN
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Lhasa ___ (supposed good luck bringers) : APSOS
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"___ Factor" (TV talent show) : THEX
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MGM co-founder : LOEW
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Clips : EXCERPTS
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Go for : RETAILAT
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Make part of the manuscript : EDITIN
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Lose momentum : GOCOLD
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Rough roof : LEANTO
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Intervening, in law : MESNE
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Music to masseurs' ears : AAHS
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Needing to get keyed up? : FLAT
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See 52-Down : ROMA
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Hand-passing time : NOON
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A dozen mesi : ANNO
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"Turnin ___" (2009 Keri Hilson hit) : MEON
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One loved in 48-Down : CARO
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Play to ___ : ATIE
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Traditionalists' opposite, briefly : NEOS

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

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