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New York Times, Friday, December 7, 2007

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Down : First-year men
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Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 2 Minimum word length: 4 This is puzzle # 105 for Mr. Berry. Friday freshness: 72%
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© 2007, The New York Times12/7/7 ( No. 21,213 )
Across
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Confectioner's offering : SAMPLER
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Affecting the heart : CARDIAC
15
Item in a 1-Across : PRALINE
16
Two-character Mamet play : OLEANNA
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Cause of overreactions? : ALLERGY
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Matching accessory for a slicker : RAINHAT
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Traditional Monday meal in Creole cuisine : REDBEANSANDRICE
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"Oh! Susanna" closer : KNEE
22
World Cup highlight : GOAL
23
Podiatric problem, for some : ODOR
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Urges : YENS
25
Grand Lodge Convention attendees : ELKS
26
Big tier? : TWINE
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Fair diversion : RIDE
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Time off : RANDR
29
First major-league team to sign Satchel Paige : INDIANS
33
1992 New Hampshire primary winner : TSONGAS
35
Intimidate : DAUNT
36
Frequent Styne collaborator : CAHN
37
Speaks with a pleasing rhythm : LILTS
38
Bundle up : BALE
39
Jimi Hendrix's style : AFRO
43
Reese's "Legally Blonde" role : ELLE
44
Synagogue cabinets : ARKS
45
Timer sound : BEEP
46
He said "How can anyone govern a nation that has 246 kinds of cheese?" : CHARLESDEGAULLE
50
Underground nesters : HORNETS
51
Required reading for 007 : DOSSIER
52
Offering just the right amount of resistance : ALDENTE
53
Wire, at times : ANTENNA
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Give a whirl : TESTOUT
55
They hold at least two cups each : TEASETS
Down
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Radar's radio contact on "M*A*S*H" : SPARKY
2
Longtime "What's My Line?" name : ARLENE
3
Brando's "On the Waterfront" co-star : MALDEN
4
First-year men : PLEBES
5
Money replaced by euros : LIRE
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Practice : ENGAGEIN
7
Noted English portraitist : REYNOLDS
8
Beach shop souvenirs : CORALS
9
Playwright Ayckbourn : ALAN
10
Frist's successor as majority leader : REID
11
TV host who told viewers "Look that up in your Funk & Wagnalls!" : DANROWAN
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Lying low : INHIDING
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Montana county seat named for a nonnative creature : ANACONDA
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Hosts' hirees : CATERERS
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Purpose : SAKE
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1982 film and arcade game : TRON
27
"I hate it when that happens!" : RATS
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Cocktail party exchanges : IDLECHAT
30
Board opening? : NAILHOLE
31
Intellectuals' opposites : DULLARDS
32
Site site : INTERNET
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Had a one-sided conversation with : TALKEDAT
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1976 Hall & Oates hit : SHESGONE
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Funny fellow : CARD
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Dog breed whose name literally means "rather low" : BASSET
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Wrongs : ABUSES
40
Ocelot, for one : FELINE
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Come around : RELENT
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Palais Garnier offerings : OPERAS
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Celebrity who testified at the 2005 Michael Jackson trial : LENO
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Some famous last words : ETTU
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Four-legged Hammett character : ASTA

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

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