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New York Times, Friday, January 3, 1997

Author:
M. Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Down : Reddish-brown
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611.571,613877%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 33 Missing: {BJQXZ} This is puzzle # 59 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 56%
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© 1997, The New York Times1/3/97 ( No. 17,223 )
Across
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Just sit, as soup or coffee : GETCOLD
8
Empire State leader : PATAKI
14
Island song a k a "Farewell to Thee" : ALOHAOE
15
Emulate Bobby Shaftoe : GOTOSEA
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Becomes bored with : TIRESOF
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Like Romeo and Juliet, in Act II : ELOPING
18
1980's Attorney General : EDMEESE
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Takes care of : TENDSTO
20
Tank carrier? : DEEPSEADIVER
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Toodle-oo : TATA
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Bugs in lines : ANTS
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Flickering : AGLIMMER
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Easily tripped up : UNWARY
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Jam-packed : CRAMMED
36
Think about, at night : SLEEPON
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Mountaineer's descent : RAPPEL
38
Well-schooled : LITERATE
39
Prefix with scope : ENDO
40
Aforementioned : SAID
42
Certain mounts : SADDLEHORSES
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1988 earthquake site : ARMENIA
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Cry at a basketball arena : DEFENSE
54
Ahead : LEADING
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Blow up : INFLATE
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One out? : PAROLEE
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Pussyfooted : SNEAKED
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Kitchen drawer gadget : OPENER
59
Monthly since 1850 : HARPERS
Down
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Protected, as an estate : GATED
2
Skip : ELIDE
3
"Careless Hands" singer, 1949 : TORME
4
Aviary sound : CHEEP
5
Desert dreams, perhaps : OASES
6
Of doubtful morals : LOOSE
7
Got the better of : DEFEATED
8
Engage in bar-hopping? : POLEVAULT
9
Expiate, with "for" : ATONE
10
A-one : TOPDRAWER
11
Without warranty : ASIS
12
Fictional suit-changer : KENT
13
Globe plotter : IAGO
15
Boorish jokester's question : GETIT
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___ es Salaam : DAR
24
Wine county : NAPA
25
Race pace : TROT
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"Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
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Growing room : ACRE
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Mom's mom : GRAN
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"Dragnet" org. : LAPD
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Took unfair advantage of : IMPOSEDON
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Fr. title : MME
32
Alice's restaurant? : MELSDINER
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Word in society : NEE
36
Fries, usually : SIDEDISH
38
Count Basie's "___ Darlin'" : LIL
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"Haste makes waste," e.g. : ADAGE
43
Like a crone : ANILE
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Reddish-brown : HENNA
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Submit : OFFER
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Pass twice : RELAP
47
Weave in and out : SNAKE
48
Aromatic chemical : ESTER
49
Offspring : SEEDS
50
Chow chow, maybe : ALPO
51
Bring in the sheaves : REAP
52
Moon feature : MARE

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

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