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New York Times, Monday, October 24, 2011

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
39-Down : Boo Boo's buddy in Jellystone Park
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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91.61331220%
Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 55 for Ms. Lempel. Monday freshness: 63%
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© 2011, The New York Times10/24/11 ( No. 22,630 )
Across
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Elba or Capri : ISLE
5
Pleasant, weatherwise : BALMY
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Measure of sugar: Abbr. : TBSP
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Reduction of sugar intake, e.g. : DIET
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Trojan War epic : ILIAD
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Pro ___ (proportionately) : RATA
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Where sad trash collectors get together? : INTHEDUMPS
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Savings options for the golden yrs. : IRAS
20
Stadium area : TIER
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Cow sound : MOO
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Mends, as socks : DARNS
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The "P" of PT boat : PATROL
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Put to good effect : UTILIZE
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Rock's ___ Rose : AXL
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Where future motorists get together? : DOWNTHEROAD
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Architect I. M. ___ : PEI
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Fencer's sword : EPEE
33
End of a student's e-mail address : EDU
34
Living off the land? : ASEA
36
Smidgen : BIT
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Org. for a Big Apple cop : NYPD
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Sir ___ McKellen : IAN
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Snap up : GRAB
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Rousing cry at a ring : OLE
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Where elderly picnickers get together? : OVERTHEHILL
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Hair spiffer-upper : GEL
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Holey brewing gadget : TEABALL
55
Spa treatment that might include two cucumber slices : FACIAL
57
Group of eight : OCTAD
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Cries of surprise : OHS
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Arrests : NABS
62
Soul singer Redding : OTIS
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Where stranded canoeists get together? : UPTHECREEK
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Lacking company : LONE
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"I feel the same" : METOO
68
Gentleman's partner : LADY
69
Basic work units : ERGS
70
Colorado skiing town : ASPEN
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Yankee superslugger, to fans : AROD
Down
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Coup leader ___ Amin : IDI
2
Extra costs of smoking and drinking : SINTAXES
3
"Just forget about this" : LETITLIE
4
Once-popular anesthetic : ETHER
5
Offer on eBay : BID
6
Grad : ALUM
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Chauffeur-driven auto : LIMO
8
Plan, as an itinerary : MAPOUT
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Fabric amts. : YDS
10
Preliminary test : TRIALRUN
11
Hispanic neighborhood : BARRIO
12
One of four for "The Star-Spangled Banner" : STANZA
13
Got a D or better : PASSED
18
Wash away, as soil : ERODE
22
Conked out : DIED
23
Elderly Smurf : PAPA
24
Cut (off) : LOP
26
French tea : THE
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Spider's creation : WEB
30
Whinny : NEIGH
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Sites for military flights : AIRBASES
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Prefix with athlete : TRI
39
Boo Boo's buddy in Jellystone Park : YOGIBEAR
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"Go right ahead" : PLEASEDO
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Texas computer giant started in a dorm room : DELL
43
Not much : ATAD
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Stanley Cup org. : NHL
46
Furry extraterrestrial in a 1980s sitcom : ALF
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Mel with "1,000 voices" : BLANC
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Actor Peter of "Becket" : OTOOLE
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Course taken by a plane or missile : VECTOR
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Dining : EATING
52
Gets hitched in haste : ELOPES
56
French president Nicolas Sarkozy's wife : CARLA
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URL starter : HTTP
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Pump or loafer : SHOE
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"Kill Bill" co-star Thurman : UMA
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Seemingly forever : EON
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Elizabethan dramatist Thomas : KYD

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

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