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New York Times, Saturday, November 11, 1995

Author:
Nancy Nicholson Joline
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Across : Meaningless chatter
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Nancy Nicholson Joline

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {FKQZ} This is puzzle # 74 for Ms. Joline. Saturday freshness: 67%
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© 1995, The New York Times11/11/95 ( No. 16,804 )
Across
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Rustic : CLODHOPPER
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Saxon contemporary : JUTE
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Shopper's mecca : RODEODRIVE
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Grad : ALUM
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Tried out : AUDITIONED
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Clever : CUTE
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Jacqueline Bouvier, in 1947 : DEB
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Female ovine : EWE
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Spray alternative : ROLLON
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Zoo animal : LLAMA
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"___ Blues" (1973 Fonda film) : STEELYARD
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Scarlett's mother and others : ELLENS
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Kind of vote : ABSENTEE
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Like the ocean : SALINE
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They're near the bottom of the scale : RES
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Byrnes of "77 Sunset Strip" : EDD
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Thrusts : RAMS
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Indulgences for 54-Across : NIPS
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River across the Lake of Brienz : AAR
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Deli order : BLT
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Nag : NOODGE
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Meaningless chatter : BLAHBLAH
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Biological subdivisions : GENERA
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Dummy : IGNORAMUS
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Rummy : TOPER
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"Mrs. Miniver" Oscar winner : GARSON
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Hunters of AWOL's : MPS
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Electrical unit : REL
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Indy champ Luyendyk : ARIE
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Yield : CAPITULATE
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Actor-songsmith Novello : IVOR
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Presidents : EXECUTIVES
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"___ Dance" (Benny Goodman theme) : LETS
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Carolers : SERENADERS
Down
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Birthplaces : CRADLES
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Hedda's rival in gossip : LOUELLA
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Weirdo : ODDBALL
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___ gratia : DEI
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Stolen : HOT
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Cartoon dog : ODIE
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Bows : PROWS
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Roofer's supply : PINETAR
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Preceding period : EVE
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Giving indemnification : REDRESSING
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Actress Smith : JACLYN
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Howl : ULULATE
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Educated : TUTORED
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Freed from errors : EMENDED
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Folk song "The ___ Grey Goose (Is Dead)" : OLE
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Dayan contemporary : MEIR
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"Finnegans Wake" wife : ANNA
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"Desire Under the Elms" son : EBEN
29
Aspects : SEMBLANCES
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Putdown : SLAM
37
Frost, e.g. : POET
38
Prefix with gram or meter : SONO
39
An Adams : ABIGAIL
40
Portugal's holiday coast : ALGARVE
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Grew profusely : RANRIOT
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Bambi's pal : THUMPER
45
Corrupt : DEPRAVE
46
Host : GREETER
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Like some seals : EARLESS
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Firefighters, at times : HOSERS
50
Soul mate : BRO
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Zip : SPICE
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Kind of gun : STUN
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Dismiss : AXE
62
Marathoner Pippig : UTA
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It may be flipped : LID

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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