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New York Times, Thursday, January 6, 2011

Author:
Mike Nothnagel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
13-Down : Falls (over)
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
569/4/20064/20/20125
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
442272566
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
431.6633377%
Mike Nothnagel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 35 Missing: {QVZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 43 for Mr. Nothnagel. Thursday freshness: 39%
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© 2011, The New York Times1/6/11 ( No. 22,339 )
Across
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Thirsty toddler's request : WAWA
5
Hurl curse words at? : JINX
9
With 65-Across, go against the group ... or what the shaded squares literally do in the answers to the starred clues : BREAK
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Reply suggesting "perhaps" : IMAY
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Big name in PCs : ACER
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Sister of the Biography Channel : AANDE
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*Average national earnings : PERCAPITAINCOME
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Let it all out? : EXHALE
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Mont. neighbor : WYO
22
"Hooked on Classics" record company : KTEL
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Era of ___ (period in Notre Dame football history) : ARA
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One who works in feet and meters : POET
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Chamber workers: Abbr. : SENS
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*Capital ENE of Jerusalem : AMMANJORDAN
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Olympic gymnast Paul or Morgan : HAMM
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Something for pairs to enter? : ARK
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Screw up : MISDO
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Organ donation site : EYEBANK
39
Genre for the Spice Girls and Oasis : BRITPOP
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"Slow and steady wins the race," e.g. : MORAL
42
Poker game memento, maybe : IOU
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Turn around : SLUE
44
*Symbol above a 5 : PERCENTSIGN
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Danish kroner, topologically speaking : TORI
52
Not look so good? : LEER
53
Partner of 40-Down, traffic-wise : HIT
54
Nervous as ___ : ACAT
55
Pole position holder? : ELF
56
Use a portion of, as one song in another : SAMPLE
59
*Easter basket treat : MARSHMALLOWPEEP
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Ex-governor Spitzer : ELIOT
63
Jerk : YOYO
64
Race assignment : LANE
65
See 9-Across : RANKS
66
Spotted : SEEN
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Ciudad del ___ (second-largest city in Paraguay) : ESTE
Down
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Exhaust, with "out" : WIPE
2
Green card, in brief : AMEX
3
Medieval close-combat weapon : WARHAMMER
4
Bart Simpson catchphrase : AYCARAMBA
5
Mock : JAPE
6
French "present" : ICI
7
Make some connections : NETWORK
8
Saw right through? : XRAYED
9
Shut out : BAN
10
Sets up, as pool balls : RACKS
11
Short online message : ENOTE
12
Pro pitchers : ADMEN
13
Falls (over) : KEELS
18
Actor Rickman of the Harry Potter films : ALAN
19
Bit : IOTA
24
Bill bloater : PORK
26
"Excuse me ..." : AHEM
27
Lunch spread, often : MAYO
28
Qtr. starter : JAN
29
Application letters : NMI
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"No sweat ..." : ITSSIMPLE
34
Some soup ingredients : SPLITPEAS
35
QB Flutie : DOUG
36
Place the first bet : OPEN
38
2006 Winter Olympics backdrop : ALP
39
Orange Free State settler : BOER
40
Partner of 53-Across, traffic-wise : RUN
42
Penguin's locale : ICEFLOE
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Ca, Co or Cu : ELEM
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Some races : RELAYS
47
Get out of the cold? : THAW
48
Circus chairperson? : TAMER
49
Florida's ___ National Forest : OCALA
50
___ to go : RARIN
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"There, there" : ITSOK
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Before you know it : SOON
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Time to give up? : LENT
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Thin blade : EPEE
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Cleveland ___, O. : HTS
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Caustic soda : LYE

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

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