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New York Times, Friday, December 1, 1995

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : Exchange
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611.571,613877%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQWY} This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 62%
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© 1995, The New York Times12/1/95 ( No. 16,824 )
Across
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Diet-breaking dessert : BANANASPLIT
12
End of the Tudor line? : ZED
15
High-"grossing" film of 1978 : ANIMALHOUSE
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Prefix with biology : EXO
17
"Amadeus" director : MILOSFORMAN
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Desktop items : PCS
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Transvaal trekkers : BOERS
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Social : TEA
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Per unit : APOP
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Fitting measurement : INSEAM
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One way to get captured : ONCAMERA
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P.G. & E. and Con Ed : UTILS
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Where heros are made : DELIS
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Third of three : LAST
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D.C. record-keeping org. : GSA
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English actress Johnson et al. : CELIAS
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When the swallows leave Capistrano : OCTOBER
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Met : RANINTO
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Kitties : STAKES
39
Arg. neighbor : BOL
40
"A hillside near ___ farm" (opening "Peer Gynt" scene) : ASES
41
Trevanian's "The ___ Sanction" : EIGER
42
Apostles' follower? : CREED
44
"Trilby" character : SVENGALI
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Pickled, in a way : BRINED
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Small fry : TADS
52
Balloon filler : GAS
53
"___ time!" : ONEMO
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Admiral Yuko ___ : ITO
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Exchange : MARKETPLACE
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1995 Jane Smiley novel : MOO
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It gives the going rate : SPEEDOMETER
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Be off base : ERR
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Party : GETTOGETHER
Down
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Disney character : BAMBI
2
Electrolysis particle : ANION
3
Ohio birthplace of William McKinley : NILES
4
"That's ___" : AMORE
5
___ Hall (historic Princeton site) : NASSAU
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80's sitcom : ALF
7
Yokums' "Yes, indeed" : SHO
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California explorer Gaspar de ___ : PORTOLA
9
Light measures : LUMENS
10
Shorthand inventor Pitman : ISAAC
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Perfection, to some : TEN
12
Airships : ZEPPELINS
13
Tongue-lash : EXCORIATE
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Lost Generation writer John : DOSPASSOS
21
First name in aviation : AMELIA
23
Bank holdings: Abbr. : MTGES
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Old British colony : ADEN
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Leb. neighbor : ISR
29
Falls behind : LOSESTIME
30
Catalyst : ACTIVATOR
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Broadway hangout : STAGEDOOR
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Appreciation units? : TOKENS
34
Biblical spy : CALEB
36
"Wozzeck" composer : BERG
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Potential perch : ROE
39
Braised dish : BRISKET
42
Deep red : CLARET
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"___ a line" : DROPME
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Patently amazed : AGAPE
47
Bay : INLET
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Not o'er : NEATH
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Roast leader : EMCEE
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Harriet ___, author of "Stones for Ibarra" : DOERR
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Controversial flavor enhancer : MSG
56
Conductor de Waart : EDO
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Dress (up) : TOG

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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