a duty); CLOSEDIN (53A. Got ready to pounce); SLASHER (12D. Horror movie character) and ASTOUNDED (26D. In a daze), an apt entry. Six-letter entries include FAISAL (15A. Mideast royal name); STARTS (32A. Cy Young had a record 815); ELWOOD (34A. One of the Blues Brothers); OFYORE (52A. Long gone); UNIATE (2D.