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New York Times, Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Author:
Nancy Stark and Will Nediger
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
37-Down : Cracks
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
73/14/201912/21/20227
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2003200
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.714248%
Nancy Stark
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515/27/20069/18/202414
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2303102211
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
161.7239669%
Will Nediger

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Stark. This is puzzle # 29 for Mr. Nediger. Wednesday freshness: 61%
Constructor notes:
NANCY: Remember me? I'm the co-constructor of the March 14, 2019, NYT "Black Hat" puzzle, created with the very talented, versatile ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I spent some time thinking about what other movies might fit a LACK OF CHARACTER theme — nothing came to mind. Tight ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times6/12/19 ( No. 25,418 )
Across
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Getting close : WARM
5
Having obligations : INDEBT
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Antiquated : OLD
14
Making a crossing, maybe : ASEA
15
Not so savvy about the ways of the world : NAIVER
16
Top of an outfit, for short? : CEO
17
1938 Alfred Hitchcock mystery : THELADYVANISHES
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Air : TELEVISE
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Well-padded coat : PARKA
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Fictional Charles : NORA
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Assert openly : PROFESS
25
1999 Garry Marshall comedy : RUNAWAYBRIDE
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They can be dangerous when split : ATOMS
30
Cabin-building items : LOGS
31
Bussing on a bus, e.g., for short : PDA
34
Scandalous suffix : GATE
35
Conveyances on and off base : JEEPS
37
Silent type : CLAM
38
"___ sells seashells ..." : SHE
39
List for the forward-thinking : AIMS
40
Like some oil and remarks : CRUDE
41
1933 James Whale sci-fi horror film, with "The" : INVISIBLEMAN
44
Dutch master who painted "Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window" : VERMEER
47
Czech or Pole : SLAV
48
Self-evident truth : AXIOM
49
Appealing to lascivious desires : PRURIENT
53
Amorality ... as suggested by 17-, 25- and 41-Across? : LACKOFCHARACTER
56
"Rocks" : ICE
57
Mathematician John who discovered logarithms : NAPIER
58
Stationery shade : ECRU
59
The shakes, for short : DTS
60
Former friend : EXALLY
61
Clog or pump : SHOE
Down
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Light amount? : WATT
2
Eponym of the world's largest tennis stadium : ASHE
3
Part of a film archive : REEL
4
August, e.g., but not May or June : MALENAME
5
One of the Gandhis : INDIRA
6
Contradict : NAYSAY
7
Cruddy joint : DIVE
8
Adán's mate in la Biblia : EVA
9
Jerry's partner in the frozen food aisle : BEN
10
Camera stabilizers : TRIPODS
11
Shade in a desert landscape : OCHRE
12
Relatives of shallots : LEEKS
13
Crepes in Indian cuisine : DOSAS
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Asserts openly : AVOWS
19
On base : SAFE
23
Top hat, to a magician : PROP
24
Fixes wrongly? : RIGS
25
Uses for worn-out T-shirts : RAGS
26
Geographical entity with six straight sides : UTAH
27
Reminder to oneself, perhaps : NOTE
28
Grace word : BLESS
31
Coveted, as a position : PLUM
32
"Anti-art" art movement : DADA
33
"Preach!" : AMEN
35
Don't you believe it! : JIVE
36
Title meaning "commander" : EMIR
37
Cracks : CREVICES
39
Sea creature resembling a flower : ANEMONE
40
Santa ___, Calif. : CLARA
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"Don't worry, everything's fine" : IMOK
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Country that, according to its tourist bureau, has the highest number of museums per capita : ISRAEL
43
Not sharp : BLURRY
44
Not yet expired, say : VALID
45
Spot-on : EXACT
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Chops finely : RICES
49
Dr. ___ : PHIL
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Make a lasting impression : ETCH
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Builder of the Domus Aurea : NERO
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Faithful : TRUE
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Copier option : FAX
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Help in filing, maybe : CPA

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

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