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New York Times, Monday, November 12, 2007

Author:
Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Across : La ___, Bolivia
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Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 75, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQWX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 111 for Mr. Estes. Monday freshness: 99%
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© 2007, The New York Times11/12/7 ( No. 21,188 )
Across
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Pear variety : BOSC
5
Filthy place : PIGSTY
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Mardi ___ : GRAS
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Paul who sang "Puppy Love" : ANKA
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Win over : ENAMOR
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Bringing up the rear : LAST
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"Floral" film that was the Best Picture of 1989 : DRIVINGMISSDAISY
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Ran into : MET
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Some ales : STOUTS
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Wilderness photographer Adams : ANSEL
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Quit, with "out" : OPT
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Glossy alternative : MATTE
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"Again!" : ENCORE
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Gave utterance to : VOICED
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Customers : CLIENTS
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Celtic dialect : ERSE
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Regional dialect : PATOIS
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"Floral" film of 2006 with Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson : THEBLACKDAHLIA
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Cowboy contests : RODEOS
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"SportsCenter" channel : ESPN
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Feudal workers : VASSALS
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Traveling group of actors : TROUPE
49
Motown's Franklin : ARETHA
50
Newspapers, TV, radio, etc. : MEDIA
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Teacher's favorite : PET
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"Get lost!" : SCRAM
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System of government : POLITY
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La ___, Bolivia : PAZ
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"Floral" film of 1986 based on an Umberto Eco novel : THENAMEOFTHEROSE
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Swedish soprano Jenny : LIND
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Like some inspections : ONSITE
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___-friendly : USER
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"For" votes : YEAS
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Shorthand takers : STENOS
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Fictional detective Wolfe : NERO
Down
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"You'll regret that!" : BADMOVE
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Written up, as to a superior : ONREPORT
3
Easily startled : SKITTISH
4
Cleveland cager, for short : CAV
5
Group of five : PENTAD
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Bar of gold : INGOT
7
Entire range : GAMUT
8
Slug, old-style : SMITE
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___ and turn : TOSS
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1812, 2001, etc.: Abbr. : YRS
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Quick look : GLANCE
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___ d'être : RAISON
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State with conviction : ASSERT
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Shag, beehive, updo, etc. : STYLES
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"Woe ___!" : ISME
20
From Copenhagen, e.g. : DANISH
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Kazan who directed "On the Waterfront" : ELIA
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Grade between bee and dee : CEE
29
Atlantic swimmers : CODS
31
Cushions : PADS
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Hole-in-one : ACE
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W.B.A. decision : TKO
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The Creator, to Hindus : BRAHMA
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Name repeated in "Whatever ___ wants, ___ gets" : LOLA
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Virgo's predecessor : LEO
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Noncommittal agreement : ISUPPOSE
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One who's making nice : APPEASER
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EarthLink alternative : NETZERO
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To a huge degree : VASTLY
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Jughead's pal : ARCHIE
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One of tennis's Williams sisters : SERENA
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Bleachers : STANDS
47
Gives 10 percent to the church : TITHES
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Funnywoman Martha : RAYE
50
Bullwinkle, e.g. : MOOSE
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Spritelike : ELFIN
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"Me, too" : DITTO
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Shut (up) : PENT
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Calendar pgs. : MOS
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Hurry : RUN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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