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New York Times, Friday, April 21, 2006

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : Antique sources of light
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JQVXZ} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 232 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 74%
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© 2006, The New York Times4/21/6 ( No. 20,618 )
Across
1
Tiny margin : EYELASH
8
Tacit : UNSAID
14
Teens' hangout, once : SODASHOP
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Fret : REPINE
17
Tribe around Lake Superior : CHIPPEWA
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College ___ : BOARDS
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Doesn't keep : ROTS
20
Historical word forms : ETYMA
22
Hot rod? : SPIT
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"Lookee here!" : OHO
24
Joints : PRISONS
26
Francis ___, "Love Story" composer : LAI
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"Which is ___ ...?" : WORSE
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"Holy Toledo!" : MAN
30
Over : AGAIN
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Cost of something dear : APRETTYPENNY
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Early lesson in foreign language instruction : DAYSOFTHEWEEK
37
Court session : TENNISLESSON
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Conference: Abbr. : ASSOC
39
Night spot : INN
40
Recitals showing promise : OATHS
44
Mint : NEW
45
Monodactylous : ONETOED
48
Old truck maker : REO
49
Andean peak ___ Cruces : TRES
51
Query found in Matthew : ISITI
52
The Philippines' ___ Archipelago : SULU
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Endangered : ATRISK
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Antique sources of light : OILLAMPS
57
Second shot : RETAKE
58
March Madness contest : NCAAGAME
59
They travel by air : AROMAS
60
Some soil contaminants : ETHANES
Down
1
Certain account : ESCROW
2
Refrain from piracy? : YOHOHO
3
Post office worker? : EDITOR
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Goes one up on : LAPS
5
Poison source : ASP
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Utter : SHEER
7
"It's getting late" : HOWTIMEFLIES
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Concentrated, in a way : URBAN
9
___-Kantian : NEO
10
Bath features : SPAS
11
Place for cabins : AIRPLANE
12
Calligrapher's medium : INDIAINK
13
Lot : DESTINY
15
Focuses : PAYSATTENTION
21
Landlord's entitlement, with "a" : MONTHSNOTICE
24
Tropicana's parent : PEPSICO
25
Whence maple syrup : SAPWOOD
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Refuse : SAYNO
31
Oscar winner Davis : GEENA
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Children's author/ illustrator Asquith : ROS
34
Cry made with a fist-pump : YES
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Court-martial candidate : DESERTER
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Be supervised by : ANSWERTO
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Brassy blast : TANTARA
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"Plain Speaking" biographee : TRUMAN
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Signal for a good samaritan : HELPME
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Pickled specimens : SOUSES
46
Some sneaks : NIKES
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Gulf of Aqaba city : EILAT
50
Musical kingdom : SIAM
52
Siegfried and Sigmund's story, e.g. : SAGA
54
Music for Mods and Skinheads : SKA
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"Well, ___-di-dah!" : LAH

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

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