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New York Times, Saturday, December 22, 2007

Author:
Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
49-Across : Comparison basis
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Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 56, Blocks: 37 Missing: {FJKQVWXZ} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Minimum word length: 4 Average word length: 6.71 This is puzzle # 113 for Mr. Estes. Saturday freshness: 99%
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© 2007, The New York Times12/22/7 ( No. 21,228 )
Across
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Lobby, say : PRESSURE
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Where one can retire young? : CRIB
13
Made further advances? : RELOANED
14
Singles player : PHONO
15
Lofty pursuit : IDEALISM
16
Really moving, musically : PRESTO
17
"The Treachery of Images" painter : MAGRITTE
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Whipps candy bar maker : REESES
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Some Tuscans : SIENESE
20
Caret indication : INSERT
21
Sporting news : TRADES
22
French teacher : MAITRE
23
Gizmo that measures gas properties : AEROMETER
25
Back to back: Fr. : DOSADOS
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Online registration creations : USERIDS
32
Tony-nominated "Pippin" actress : IRENERYAN
34
Watergate judge : SIRICA
35
San Diego suburb : LAMESA
40
Deck figure : SEAMAN
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Puts down : ABASHES
43
Kind of hero : UNSUNG
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Big herbicide producer : MONSANTO
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Mushroom producers : ATESTS
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Natural wave catcher : OUTEREAR
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Impetuses for some outrageous acts : DARES
49
Comparison basis : STANDARD
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They, in São Paulo : ELAS
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Eyeballs : ASSESSES
Down
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Perhaps a little too neat : PRIM
2
"His eyes are ___ fire with weeping": Shak. : REDAS
3
Creditor's writ : ELEGIT
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One on the way up? : SOARER
5
Kansas city : SALINA
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One : UNITED
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Is relaxed : RESTSEASY
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Dick Thornburgh's predecessor in the cabinet : EDMEESE
9
Worse in quality, slangily : CHEESIER
10
Artist who was a founder of the Pre-Raphaelites : ROSSETTI
11
Encrypted? : INTERRED
12
Stages of space exploration : BOOSTERS
14
Tom, Dick or Harry : PRENAME
16
Upper parts of piano duets : PRIMOS
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Roadsters : RUNABOUTS
25
Opposite of encourage : DISSUADE
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___ shorthair (cat breed) : ORIENTAL
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Que follower : SERASERA
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Hostilities : ANIMUSES
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Transfers to another vessel, maybe : DECANTS
30
Long-armed redheads : ORANGS
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Colorado city on the Rio Grande : ALAMOSA
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Targets of those catching some rays? : MANTAS
37
Early Palestinian : ESSENE
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Museum of archaeology display : SHARDS
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Son of Aphrodite : AENEAS
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Indication of wonderment : STARE
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Traffic regs., e.g. : ORDS

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

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