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New York Times, Friday, February 4, 2005

Author:
Robert Bridges
Editor:
Will Shortz
19-Across : Pronounced
TotalDebutLatest
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Robert Bridges

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 25 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Bridges. Friday freshness: 94%
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© 2005, The New York Times2/4/5 ( No. 20,177 )
Across
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Tom Wolfe catchphrase popularized in the 1970's : RADICALCHIC
12
Loan periods: Abbr. : MOS
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Like some corporate stock : CLOSELYHELD
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Letters for soldiers : APO
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Many people read at these : CATTLECALLS
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Very cool : DEF
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Pronounced : ORAL
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Deals in : SELLS
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Abbr. on a certain elevator button : PENT
22
Coasters : LUGES
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Trade grp. formed in the late 1950's : EEC
25
Two times, to Tomás : DOBLE
26
Relig. affiliation of 21/2 million Americans : AME
27
Ready to go free : POSTAGEPAID
30
___ Monroe, "Green Acres" role : ALF
31
No ___ (street sign) : STOPPING
32
Pronoun not in the king's English : HISSELF
36
Big name in desserts : SARALEE
37
Going out in waves? : ONTHEAIR
39
French pronoun : SES
40
Major disasters : TRAINWRECKS
42
Little dog, for short : POM
45
St. ___ Beach (Sunshine State vacation locale) : PETES
46
Water tester: Abbr. : EPA
47
Stand out : SHINE
49
Impressionist : APER
50
Center of a ball, maybe : BELLE
52
Red letters? : USSR
53
Alphabet trio : NOP
54
Enthused out loud : WAXEDPOETIC
56
Literary monogram : TSE
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"None of the above," essentially : WRITEINVOTE
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D.C. bigwig : SEN
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Office meeting place : WATERCOOLER
Down
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Old "Best by taste test" sloganeer : RCCOLA
2
"When the angry trumpet sounds ___": Shak. : ALARUM
3
Faltering condition : DOTAGE
4
Basket fiber : ISTLE
5
Frame that's sometimes framed : CEL
6
Stout ones : ALES
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Where les leçons are taught : LYCEES
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Places with fireplaces : CHALETS
9
Shrews : HELLCATS
10
Troubles : ILLS
11
Some Amazon.com sales, for short : CDS
12
Went free, at least for now : MADEBAIL
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It's not busy : OPENLINE
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Gentleness : SOFTEDGE
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Fathers, familiarly : POPPAS
23
Angers : SPLEENS
25
Bring down : DEPRESS
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Follower of rule or court : OFLAW
29
"___ Alice" (classic 1971 antidrug teen "diary") : GOASK
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More pallid : ASHIER
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1970's fashion item : HOTPANTS
33
At peace : INREPOSE
34
San Quentin or Attica : STATEPEN
35
Where to beat the heat? : FIREEXIT
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Brimming : REPLETE
41
Guggenheim sculptor : CALDER
42
Epitome of hotness : PISTOL
43
Like some inspections : ONSITE
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"Moon River" lyricist : MERCER
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Baja breakfast order : HUEVO
50
"A Fool There Was" star, 1915 : BARA
51
Grander than grand : EPIC
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Net letters : WWW
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Musician Yoko : ONO

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