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New York Times, Saturday, January 14, 2012

Author:
Mark Diehl
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
17-Across : Start practicing, as bad habits
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Mark Diehl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 62, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JKQZ} Average word length: 6.32 This is puzzle # 56 for Mr. Diehl. Saturday freshness: 100%
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© 2012, The New York Times1/14/12 ( No. 22,712 )
Across
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Aldrin, Armstrong and Collins : CREWMATES
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Large parts of some support systems? : DCUPS
15
Bit of the magic of Disney : PIXIEDUST
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Increased : RANUP
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Start practicing, as bad habits : LAPSEINTO
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University next to the Centers for Disease Control headquarters : EMORY
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A.B.A. team that signed Moses Malone out of high school : UTAHSTARS
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Yellow fever carrier : AEDES
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"Vexations" composer : SATIE
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Cause people to disbelieve, with "on" : CASTDOUBT
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Flintstones vitamins maker : BAYER
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Pull up stakes, informally : RELO
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U.S. United Nations representative, 2005-06 : BOLTON
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Pfizer brand since 1997 : LIPITOR
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Dunce-cap-shaped : CONOID
33
"The Great Santini" author : CONROY
34
Nutty as can be : IDIOTIC
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Kept slightly open artificially, maybe : WEDGED
37
Storms on the road : GEOS
38
Spanish uncle? : NOMAS
40
Anne Brontë's first novel : AGNESGREY
42
The U.S.S. Constitution has three : MASTS
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Grounation Day celebrant : RASTA
48
Snack item next to a dip bowl : NACHOCHIP
50
With lid rattling, say : ABOIL
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These days : INOURTIME
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Waterfall or rapid : SAULT
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Feature of many a pizzeria : STONEOVEN
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Builds up : HYPES
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Sticks firmly : HOLDSFAST
Down
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A little above average : CPLUS
2
Loop taken on a drive? : RIATA
3
Gertrude Stein or Alice B. Toklas : EXPAT
4
"___ could" (expression of regret) : WISHI
5
Thornburgh's predecessor as attorney general : MEESE
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Mine entrance : ADIT
7
Makeshift cat dish : TUNACAN
8
Animal that has escaped from its owner : ESTRAY
9
Fox Business Network show : STOSSEL
10
Horrible : DREAD
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Provider of relief for a finger? : CAMEORING
12
Roman count? : UNODUETRE
13
All in the family? : PUREBLOOD
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Le Carré specialty : SPYSTORY
23
Flashes : TRICES
24
Ominous : BODING
26
Coastal setting of "The Birds" : BODEGABAY
27
Bistro offering : ONIONSOUP
28
Bathroom item on a honey-do list : LOOSETILE
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Bit of retribution : TIT
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Locust tree feature : POD
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Cuban remnant : CIGARASH
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From Land's End, e.g. : CORNISH
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Aces, nowadays : WAYCOOL
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Will, if intentions bear out : MEANTO
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De-ices, perhaps : SALTS
42
Rules of conduct : MORES
43
Lead-in to God or Congress : ACTOF
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Trinity member : SHIVA
45
Post-marathon posts : TIMES
46
Wiped out : SPENT
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"Best friend" from Germany? : HUND

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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