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THE DOWNSIZING OF NATHANIEL AMES

New York Times, Sunday, January 8, 2017

Author:
Peter Broda and Erik Agard
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
49-Down : Like a handyman's projects, for short
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This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 71 Missing: {FQ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Broda. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Agard. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Sunday freshness: 95%
Constructor notes:
erik: it's always a pleasure to collaborate with peter (an indie crossword legend + one of the most brilliant people i have the good fortune of knowing) and this puzzle was no ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I was baffled for the longest time — was PROSE POETRY supposed to be PROSE ROSE POETRY or something? Headslap moment when I realized it was P. ROSE POETRY. Brilliant! So many celebs go by ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

I love the title on this one.

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© 2017, The New York Times1/8/17 ( No. 24,533 )
Across
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Loops in, in a way : BCCS
5
Goddess with a throne headdress : ISIS
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Tempo : PACE
13
Figs. on drivers' licenses : HTS
16
When repeated, a Pacific tourist destination : BORA
17
Fish whose name is a celebrity's name minus an R : OPAH
18
Old bandleader with an Egyptian-inspired name : SUNRA
19
Outrigger projections : OARS
20
Things smoked by singer Courtney? : CLOVECIGARETTES
23
Scandalmaker in 2002 news : ENRON
24
Speed demon : RACER
25
Headwear the N.B.A. banned in 2005 : DORAG
26
Game involving sharp projectiles and alcohol : BEERDARTS
28
Parrot's cry : AWK
29
1950s prez : IKE
31
"Charlie Hustle is my name / I am banned from Hall of Fame," e.g.? : PROSEPOETRY
33
Fist bump : DAP
34
"Yes, ___!" : SIRREE
36
Put a coat on : PAINT
37
"Eureka!" moments : AHAS
40
Press : IRON
42
Cloth colorist : DYER
43
Feature of Africa : HORN
44
___ oil : CANOLA
46
Televangelist Joel : OSTEEN
48
Alternative to "News" and "Maps" in a Google search : VIDEOS
50
Road restriction : NOUTURN
51
Pugnacious Olympian : ARES
53
Relative of a ferret : MINK
54
Cold and wet : DANK
55
F.B.I.'s div. : DOJ
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Hoopster Steph not playing at home? : SCURRYAWAY
60
Riffraff : SCUM
62
Japanese watchmaker : SEIKO
64
Like Granny Smith apples : TART
65
Endless chore : SLOG
66
Dickens's Uriah : HEEP
68
Sega Genesis competitor, in brief : SNES
69
Radiant : AGLOW
71
Intersect : MEET
73
The sport of boxing in the 1960s and '70s, essentially? : MALIEMPIRE
75
"Nothing to write home about" : MEH
76
Groups with co-pays, briefly : HMOS
78
Jockey strap : REIN
80
"Star Trek: T.N.G." role : TROI
81
Installment : EDITION
83
Personalized gifts for music lovers : MIXCDS
85
Valet in P. G. Wodehouse stories : JEEVES
89
Contemporary hybrid music genre : NUJAZZ
90
Sots' sounds : HICS
91
Nickname for Louise : LULU
93
Feast : DINE
94
Sail support : SPAR
95
In unison : ASONE
97
Echo effect : REVERB
99
El operator in the Windy City, briefly : CTA
100
Hat for pop singer Corey? : CHARTTOPPER
103
Anthem contraction : OER
104
"Uhh ..." : ERM
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Show what you know, say : TAKEATEST
107
"In all probability" : IDBET
109
Regular : USUAL
111
Obstinate one, astrologically : ARIES
112
Two-time Best Actor winner arriving early? : THANKSINADVANCE
115
Four-star rank: Abbr. : GENL
116
Monopoly purchase : HOUSE
117
Singer/songwriter Laura : NYRO
118
Little foxes : KITS
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Slump : SAG
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___ cosa (something else: Sp.) : OTRA
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Wanders (about) : GADS
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They begin in juin : ETES
Down
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Original airer of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" : BBCRADIO
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Pop competition : COLAWARS
3
Something smoked by comic Chris? : CROCKPOT
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Hang on to : SAVE
5
Org. against doping : IOC
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Spindly-limbed : SPIDERY
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Shakespeare villain : IAGO
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Photo of Canada's former prime minister Stephen? : SHARPERIMAGE
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"Stay ___" : PUT
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Aardvarks, by another name : ANTBEARS
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Enter surreptitiously : CREEPIN
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Press lightly, as the brakes : EASEON
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He was buried in 1915 and died in 1926 : HARRYHOUDINI
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Dressage gait : TROT
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Invoice figs. : SSNS
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___ lily : SEGO
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Fulminating : ONARANT
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Dwarf planet more massive than Pluto : ERIS
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Atypical : RARE
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Summer hrs. in Phila. : EDT
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Literary device used to address plot inconsistencies : RETCON
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Nephrologists study them : KIDNEYS
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Spies, informally : SPOOKS
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M.L.K.'s title: Abbr. : REV
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"Today" personality : ALROKER
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Shark's home : SANJOSE
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Close by : NEARTO
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Egg producer : HEN
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Arctic fliers : AUKS
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Blow it : ERR
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Like a handyman's projects, for short : DIY
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"Anything! Anything at all!" : NAMEIT
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Shade of pink : SALMON
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Sword fight, e.g. : DUEL
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Filament sites, in botany : STAMENS
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Imprisoned : CAGEDUP
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Underhanded use of someone else's domain name : URLHIJACKING
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Troubles : WOES
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Cherry for talk show host Chelsea? : CHANDLERBING
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Glimpsed : ESPIED
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Forswear : PERJURE
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Genius : WHIZ
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Arm muscle, informally : TRICEP
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___ drop : MIC
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Miney follower : MOE
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"Idomeneo" composer : MOZART
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"All My ___ Live in Texas" : EXS
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U.N.C. student : TARHEEL
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Figure at the center of a maze : MINOTAUR
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Tahoe, for one : SUV
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Entourage of a 1990s white rapper? : VICEUNIT
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Musical intermission : ENTRACTE
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Continuous : SEAMLESS
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Flamboyantly successful sort : HOTSHOT
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Trampolinist's wear : LEOTARD
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Start to -scope : STETHO
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Cincinnati squad : REDS
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Dude, in British lingo : BRUV
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Smallish batteries : AAS
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Long spear : PIKE
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Makes "it" : TAGS
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Zone : AREA
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"Dark Sky Island" singer : ENYA
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Drink sometimes served hot : SAKE
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"Snowden" org. : NSA
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___, cuatro, seis, ocho ... : DOS

Answer summary:
14 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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