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New York Times, Friday, December 26, 2014

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
44-Down : Yuletide team member
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981.541,84281%
Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 192 for Mr. Berry. Friday freshness: 44%
Jeff Chen notes:
Ah, such a pleasure to see Patrick's name on a byline, indicating that I'm in for 15-20 minutes of an awesome PBJ (Patrick Berry Jam). ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times12/26/14 ( No. 23,789 )
Across
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Take measures : ACT
4
Deeply offended : STUNG
9
Did a little housekeeping : SWEPT
14
One who gets upset twice? : SORELOSER
16
Thick smoke : CIGAR
17
Ladylove : INAMORATA
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Love ballad from the 1973 album "Goats Head Soup" : ANGIE
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Way to bear arms : AKIMBO
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Frank Capra title character : MRDEEDS
22
Oscar nominee Rowlands : GENA
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They're often underfoot : SHOES
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Bobs, e.g. : DOS
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Some slurry stuff : ORE
27
Vessels of the Napoleonic Wars : SLOOPS
29
Silent "ick" : MOUE
30
Based on instinct and guesswork : SEATOFTHEPANTS
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Letter's capital? : RENTMONEY
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Page with many views : OPED
40
Most treacherous for driving, maybe : ICIEST
41
Trendy : NOW
43
Fitting : APT
44
Hides : VEILS
45
Maximum on a hurricane wind scale : FIVE
46
Detail-oriented : PRECISE
48
Caduceus carrier : HERMES
50
Soft white mineral : BORAX
51
Operation Neptune Spear group : NAVYSEALS
54
Like aspen leaves : OVATE
55
Stand-up guy Dave : CHAPPELLE
56
First inert gas made into a compound : XENON
57
In the pit of one's stomach? : EATEN
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Instrument in Glenn Miller's "Pennsylvania 6-5000" : SAX
Down
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Often-grated cheese : ASIAGO
2
Game played by British schoolkids : CONKERS
3
Recent staff addition : TRAINEE
4
Home wrecker? : SLOB
5
John Deere rival : TORO
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Ryder Cup side : USA
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URL ending : NET
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Record holders of old : GRAMOPHONES
9
A whole bunch : SCADS
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"It makes a man mistake words for thoughts," per Samuel Johnson : WINE
11
Given encouragement : EGGEDON
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Disbursed : PAIDOUT
13
Head set? : TRESSES
15
Miss Woodhouse of Highbury : EMMA
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Forwards : RESENDS
23
Psychology or sociology : SOFTSCIENCE
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Web-based service succeeded by Outlook in 2013 : HOTMAIL
27
Acronymic weapon name : STEN
28
Winter underwear, informally : LONGIES
29
Ingredient in Marie Rose sauce : MAYO
31
Uninteresting : ARID
32
Hide : PELT
34
Something to express views on : SOAPBOX
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O.K. : APPROVE
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Longtime : VETERAN
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Fabled characters? : ANIMALS
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Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," e.g. : NOVELLA
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Alfred the Great's kingdom : WESSEX
44
Yuletide team member : VIXEN
45
Not occupied : FREE
47
Punic War agitator : CATO
48
Talk up : HYPE
49
"Outside the Lines" broadcaster : ESPN
52
Sound of a light going on? : AHA
53
Tanyard sight : VAT

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

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