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New York Times, Friday, May 6, 2011

Author:
Natan Last
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Indiana town that's home to the International Circus Hall of Fame
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Natan Last

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Last. Friday freshness: 18%
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© 2011, The New York Times5/6/11 ( No. 22,459 )
Across
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Gold watches, e.g. : BLINGBLING
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Natters : YAKS
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Cause of slacking off at school : SENIORITIS
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Inaugural feature : OATH
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Boardwalk buy : ITALIANICE
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Iris holder : UVEA
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"Singin' in the Rain" co-director : DONEN
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Hard : SEVERELY
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Chemical suffix : ENE
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Minnie Mouse's dog : FIFI
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Linda of Broadway : EDER
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Japanese port : KOBE
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Glass house, of sorts : ANTFARM
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Little fight : SKIRMISH
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Forcefulness : VIGOR
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"The moon is ___; I have not heard the clock": "Macbeth" : DOWN
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Pry : SNOOP
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See 41-Across : REST
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Bear : ABIDE
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Never stopping to 38-Across : TIRELESS
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Dodge trucks : DAKOTAS
45
Start of something : SEED
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Pond youngsters : EFTS
47
She punished Echo : HERA
48
Kelly Clarkson's record label : RCA
51
Nowheresville : TIMBUKTU
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Hung out, maybe : DRIED
56
Like skating rinks, typically : OVAL
57
"The nerve!" : SOMEPEOPLE
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Indiana town that's home to the International Circus Hall of Fame : PERU
61
Exposer of Standard Oil during the Progressive era : IDATARBELL
62
Desde Madrid a Mallorca : ESTE
63
All business : NONONSENSE
Down
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"Revolution" or "P.S. I Love You" : BSIDE
2
Pretend : LETON
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Dumb : INANE
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Lord Nelson, the Hero of the ___ : NILE
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Particularly like : GOINFOR
6
Top piece : BRA
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Vietnam War Memorial designer Maya : LIN
8
Formal response to "Who's there?" : ITISI
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"Well played!" : NICE
10
Powerful economic coalition, formerly : GSEVEN
11
TV catchphrase starting in 2004 : YOUREFIRED
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4.0's : AAVERAGES
13
"Super Hits" company : KTEL
14
Rural carriage : SHAY
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1999 Ron Howard satire : EDTV
24
Apples might be compared to them : IBMS
25
Bluffs : FEINTS
27
Classic Miles Davis album : KINDOFBLUE
28
What Richard III offered "my kingdom" for : AHORSE
29
"Friends" friend : ROSS
30
"Rocky III" actor : MRT
31
Japanese noodle : SOBA
32
Where Buzz Cola is sold : KWIKEMART
33
"___ Married an Axe Murderer" (Mike Myers film) : SOI
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___-blasted : DAD
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Lady, e.g. : PEER
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Accusatory words : ETTU
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Heads : LEADERS
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Doesn't slam the door on, maybe : ASKSIN
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___ nature : HUMAN
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Get fully ready : RIPEN
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Organules, e.g. : CELLS
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One-named singer with the 2010 hit "Rolling in the Deep" : ADELE
51
Raise one's spirits? : TOPE
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"A Little Bitty Tear" singer, 1962 : IVES
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List heading : TODO
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Belted attire : ROBE
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W.W. II inits. : ETO
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Camera angle shift : PAN

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

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