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New York Times, Saturday, January 6, 2018

Author:
Peter Wentz
Editor:
Will Shortz
52-Down : Response to a joke, maybe
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Peter Wentz

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 29 for Mr. Wentz. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Saturday freshness: 65%
Peter Wentz notes:
This grid layout has become something of a go-to for me, with a similar one published about two years ago and another being written ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
A triple of MAJOR LABELS / DARE TO DREAM (love it!) / LITTERBOXES with a funny "kitty corner" clue makes for a great centerpiece. ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times1/6/18 ( No. 24,896 )
Across
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Champion's accessory : BELT
5
What you can do to "Moon River" : WALTZ
10
Follower of John : ACTS
14
"Don't rush in!" : ONEATATIME
16
One of the initial anchors of CNN's "American Morning" : ZAHN
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Something that might be replaced during car servicing : BRAKEFLUID
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Event in every Summer Olympics since 1900 : EPEE
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Rhythmic : CADENT
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Conflict : STRIFE
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Chaser of un trago de tequila : AGUA
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Determines (if) : SEES
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Misanthrope : HATER
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Lacking in passion : TEPID
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Garden sight : GNOME
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Block between shows : ADS
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Universal, Sony and Warner : MAJORLABELS
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Have high hopes : DARETODREAM
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Kitty-corner things? : LITTERBOXES
38
Lowly worker : COG
39
Something good for Charlie Brown? : GRIEF
40
Internal rule : BYLAW
44
Writing form even more constrained than a tweet : HAIKU
46
Results of some scans : PDFS
48
City at the foot of the Sierra Nevada : RENO
49
Recite : INCANT
51
Popular pricing game on "The Price Is Right" : PLINKO
53
Chesterfield, for one : COAT
54
Sticking point? : VOODOODOLL
58
Noted Brit in the news : HUME
59
Strength rating in video games : POWERLEVEL
60
Teeny : ITSY
61
Black piano key : GFLAT
62
Promising : ROSY
Down
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Ohio University player : BOBCAT
2
Tee off : ENRAGE
3
Prelim : LEADUP
4
Put in one's sights : TAKEAIMAT
5
Moves lightly through the air : WAFTS
6
Home of the world's busiest airport: Abbr. : ATL
7
Actress Lucy : LIU
8
"Did not need to know that" : TMI
9
Terminals at London Heathrow? : ZEDS
10
High-end Hyundai : AZERA
11
Main feature of the Gmail logo : CAPITALM
12
National force, informally : THEFEDS
13
Mocking responses : SNEERS
15
Blue-striped ball : TEN
21
English channel : THEBEEB
24
Something only I can go on? : EGOTRIP
25
In vestments : ENROBED
26
Liquidated : SOLDOFF
29
Park ranger's weapon : DARTGUN
31
Who said "Revolutions are the locomotives of history" : MARX
34
Foul call : JEER
35
1960s movie with the tagline "A man went looking for America. And couldn't find it anywhere" : EASYRIDER
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Devices that hurt sales at Kodak : DIGICAMS
37
Give for a bit : LOANOUT
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Precious : CHICHI
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Dell competitor : LENOVO
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Places for braces : ANKLES
43
Like some caterpillars : WOOLLY
45
Sagal of "Futurama" : KATEY
47
Friendly term of address : SPORT
50
What suggestive dialogue may result in : TVPG
52
Response to a joke, maybe : LOL
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"You got me good!" : OOF
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"Wide-staring" one in a Wordsworth poem : OWL
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Deal breakers, for short? : DEA

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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