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New York Times, Saturday, May 13, 2006

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Across : Follow priestly orders?
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Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 27 Missing: {JQY} This is puzzle # 105 for Mr. Quigley. Saturday freshness: 89%
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© 2006, The New York Times5/13/6 ( No. 20,640 )
Across
1
He wrote "I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy" : FRANZKAFKA
11
N.L. East nine : NATS
15
Lloyd's of London locale : LIMESTREET
16
It gets notions : ETUI
17
Short-lived constructions : ICECASTLES
18
Natives call it Mongibello : ETNA
19
It's no marathon : TENK
20
It's unlikely to be realized : PIPEDREAM
22
Hall of fame : EDD
23
Takers of Tenochtitlán : SPANIARDS
25
Formed : SHAPEN
26
Literally, "baked" : COTTA
29
Inclines : DISPOSES
32
Isn't delicate with : PAWSAT
33
Editor : ALTERER
34
TV cop with a pet cockatoo named Fred : BARETTA
35
Word after "attached" : HERETO
36
A week's worth of groceries, perhaps : CARTLOAD
37
German town : STADT
38
Lot : PARCEL
39
One may be striking : PROTESTER
41
Bank security aid, briefly : CAM
44
Follow priestly orders? : DOPENANCE
46
Municipality, in some financial names : CITI
47
Maker of running shoes : AVIA
48
"Way Out West" co-star, 1937 : STANLAUREL
51
Move merchandise : VEND
52
Cramped locale : SARDINECAN
53
Units in Physics 101 : ERGS
54
Really bug : EXASPERATE
Down
1
Top-___ golf balls : FLITE
2
Like some potatoes : RICED
3
Better : AMEND
4
Make out : NECK
5
Half-sister of Eva? : ZSA
6
Figures from 1 to 24: Abbr. : KTS
7
Stationer's supply : ARTPAPER
8
Stealthy ones : FELINES
9
Not drop : KEEPIN
10
Confounded : ATSEA
11
12
Substantiates : ATTESTSTO
13
Casserole option : TUNA
14
Old kingdom name : SIAM
21
Noah Wyle's "ER" role : DRCARTER
23
It has a slightly heavier British counterpart : SHORTTON
24
Entrance march into a bullfighting arena : PASEO
25
Gets through quickly, in a way : SPEEDREADS
27
"I'm history" : TATA
28
Somewhat : ATAD
29
Code bits : DAHS
30
Abba's "___ the Music Speak" : ILET
31
Robust : STRAPPING
32
___ que (because, in Brest) : PARCE
34
Makes the rounds? : BARTENDS
36
Buckthorn variety : CASCARA
38
Olympus competitor : PENTAX
40
It may hold the thé : TASSE
41
Around : CIRCA
42
Really bugged : ATEAT
43
"It's Too Late Now" literary autobiographer : MILNE
44
Comedian Chappelle : DAVE
45
During : OVER
46
One calling the moves for a round dance : CUER
49
Bell part : LIP
50
Twa into twa : ANE

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

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