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New York Times, Friday, December 6, 1996

Author:
M. Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Down : "Vienna Blood" composer
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 26 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 58 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 80%
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© 1996, The New York Times12/6/96 ( No. 17,195 )
Across
1
Monopoly property next to Community Chest : STJAMES
8
Fill the bill : SATISFY
15
Old-fashioned contraction : TWERENT
16
Scott novel or Sullivan opera : IVANHOE
17
Most upbeat : ROSIEST
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Jurassic Park terrors : RAPTORS
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Money in the bank : ASSET
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Start of a laugh : HAR
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Seeded : SOWED
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Elec. company, e.g. : UTIL
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Fictional salesman : LOMAN
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Sassy : WISE
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N.Y.S.E. regulator : SEC
28
In a way : SOMEHOW
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Teachers' grp. : NEA
31
It's touched by the thumb : SPACEBAR
33
Noodge : NAGGER
35
Squander : DISSIPATE
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Kiddingly : INJEST
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Succeeded, as a wish : CAMETRUE
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Pasture plaint : MAA
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Dangerous one : MENACER
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___-Locka, Fla. : OPA
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Little introduction : MINI
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Olympic milieus : RINKS
51
"The War of the Worlds" base : MARS
52
News subject : EVENT
54
It rides the rails : CAR
55
City dept. : SANIT
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Christmas light? : REDNOSE
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Say yes : APPROVE
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Certain cordial : SLOEGIN
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Detective : TRACKER
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Graffiti or litter : EYESORE
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Actress Ann who played Maisie : SOTHERN
Down
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"Vienna Blood" composer : STRAUSS
2
Fox trot, e.g. : TWOSTEP
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"Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" rabbit : JESSICA
4
Sylvia Plath title : ARIEL
5
Face up to : MEET
6
Dash sizes : ENS
7
Charlotte Amalie's island : STTHOMAS
8
Shakespearean term of address : SIRRAH
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Actress Gardner : AVA
10
Night music : TAPS
11
Being led : INTOW
12
Obviously pregnant : SHOWING
13
Emulate Cassandra : FORESEE
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Spouse's assent : YESDEAR
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Britannica alternative : AMERICANA
24
Maine export : LOBSTER
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Obscurities : NONAMES
28
Earthquake : SEISM
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No-cal drink : WATER
32
Alphabet trio : CDE
34
Pick up : GET
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Collectors, informally : PACKRATS
37
Dunk : IMMERSE
38
Without understanding the consequences : NAIVELY
39
Anonymous lady : JANEDOE
41
Island where Virginia Dare was born : ROANOKE
42
Like St. Paul, vis-a-vis St. Louis : UPRIVER
43
Washington time : EASTERN
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Christians' ___ Creed : NICENE
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"The Wreck of the Mary Deare" author Hammond ___ : INNES
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Drillmaster's command : MARCH
53
Like some deli orders : TOGO
55
Little row : SPAT
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Herr, here : SIR
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Adept : PRO

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

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