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New York Times, Friday, August 20, 2010

Author:
Brad Wilber
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
43-Across : Strands on a branch, perhaps
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21.6035482%
Brad Wilber

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 26 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 19 for Mr. Wilber. Friday freshness: 49%
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© 2010, The New York Times8/20/10 ( No. 22,200 )
Across
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Objet d'art at auction in "Octopussy" : FABERGEEGG
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Queens's ___ Stadium : ASHE
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Torn : INADILEMMA
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Grps. sponsoring many book fairs : PTAS
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What a lift may get you out of : LOWSPIRITS
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Languishes in the lockup : ROTS
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Big print: Abbr. : ENL
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Not procrastinating : ONIT
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Rosaceous ornamental : SPIREA
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European princely dynasty name : ESTE
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Ancient dynasty name : PTOLEMY
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Newspaper section : SPORTS
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Phil Mickelson specialty : FLOPSHOT
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Shake, as a tail : ELUDE
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Sweat blood : SLAVE
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Bit of bread : ONE
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Make less flamboyant : MUTE
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What a V may indicate : PEACE
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Doesn't look normal : MUGS
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Its HQ is in D.C.'s Federal Triangle : IRS
36
Origination point for many fireworks : BARGE
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Dogged : BESET
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It's played with 144 pieces : MAHJONGG
40
Reading-and-feeding occasions : SEDERS
41
Heir, legally : ALIENEE
42
Cosmetic extremes? : CEES
43
Strands on a branch, perhaps : TINSEL
44
Org. that subpoenaed Abbie Hoffman : HUAC
45
He outlawed 38-Across because it promoted gambling : MAO
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Rambos might wield them : UZIS
49
Lampshade blemish : SCORCHMARK
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"The Labors of Hercules" painter : RENI
53
Simple trattoria dressing : AGLIOEOLIO
54
What people are on during a nail-biter : EDGE
55
Common feature of a Dracula mask : WIDOWSPEAK
Down
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Put in the archives : FILE
2
Like many forum postings: Abbr. : ANON
3
Not just sniffle : BAWL
4
Masthead figs. : EDS
5
"Touché!" elicitor : RIPOSTE
6
Effects created by 43-Across : GLINTS
7
Unexplainable, maybe : EERIE
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Discharge : EMIT
9
Std. in chronometry : GMT
10
Pilot's setting : GASSTOVE
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Folks are often fooled when these arrive : APRILS
12
Magazine : STOREHOUSE
13
Prejudicial propagandist : HATEMONGER
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What cribs might be used for : ESSAYTESTS
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Venerated visitor : POPE
23
Himmel und ___ (apple-and-potato dish) : ERDE
24
Niche : PLACE
25
Still developing : SEMIMATURE
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Like men, women and children : PLURALIZED
27
Topping : OUTSHINING
28
Fannie who wrote "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" : FLAGG
30
It has a diagonal rib : SERGE
33
Plywood cutter : PANELSAW
34
Hospital administration, briefly : MEDS
36
A boxer may work on it : BONE
37
Triangular nut producers : BEECHES
39
Daughter in "'night, Mother" : JESSIE
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Creature with a paddlelike tail : SEACOW
42
"Antiques Roadshow" item : CURIO
44
You may hear Muzak when you're on it : HOLD
45
___ soprano : MALE
46
Soprano ___ : ARIA
47
Assent to relent : OKOK
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Hollywood techie's field, briefly : CGI
51
Disorderly do : MOP

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

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