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New York Times, Friday, April 14, 2006

Author:
James E. Buell
Editor:
Will Shortz
47-Down : Ward of Hollywood
TotalDebutLatest
611/9/20025/6/2006
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0000015
ScrabDebutFresh
1.493484%
James E. Buell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 25 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Buell. Friday freshness: 89%
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© 2006, The New York Times4/14/6 ( No. 20,611 )
Across
1
Eclipse : BEST
5
Not reliable : HITANDMISS
15
Ophthalmologic study : UVEA
16
"Really!" : IKIDYOUNOT
17
Get back : REAP
18
Shrub with richly fragrant purple flowers : REDJASMINE
19
Lowlife : INSECT
21
Festive time : YULE
22
Make use of : TAP
23
Guy's feminine side : ANIMA
24
100 kurus : LIRA
25
Hoppers, e.g. : BINS
26
It's quite attractive : LODESTONE
28
Dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way : DRACO
29
Member of a TV high-school clique : SWEATHOG
30
Fleeced : WOOLEN
31
Pre-1939 atlas name : SIAM
32
Some Congressional spending : PORK
33
Emotional upheaval : TUMULT
36
Ready to play : WARMEDUP
40
Harden : ENURE
41
Stroke of luck? : HOLEINONE
42
Olympic gold-medal swimmer ___ Borg : ARNE
43
Stew : FUME
44
Wag a finger at : CHIDE
45
Stern word to Spot : BAD
46
Movement part : CODA
47
Trial balloon : FEELER
48
Fred MacMurray's "Singapore" co-star : AVAGARDNER
51
Del ___ (Los Angeles suburb) : AIRE
52
Figure in the Capitol's Statuary Hall : GENERALLEE
53
Rules, quickly : REGS
54
Having trouble staying up : SLEEPYEYED
55
Chinese menu possessive : TSOS
Down
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Time capsule ceremonies : BURIALS
2
As we speak : EVENNOW
3
Where some vacations are spent : SEASIDE
4
Rule that can be bent : TAPEMEASURE
5
"Our Man in New Orleans" jazzman : HIRT
6
Behar of men's fashion : IKE
7
Putting in order : TIDYING
8
Beseech : ADJURE
9
White-striped antelope : NYALA
10
Doctor's order : DOSE
11
Buttoned up : MUM
12
Sign off on : INITIAL
13
Voice : SONANCE
14
Stamps : STEPSON
20
Isabella's realm : CASTILE
24
Hang over one's head : LOOM
25
Result of a split, maybe : BROKENHEART
27
"What's ___?" : THAT
28
Small squirrellike animals : DORMICE
30
Modeled : WORE
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Washed out : PALE
33
They often have strings attached : TEABAGS
34
Decipher : UNRAVEL
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Everyday : MUNDANE
36
Feminine : WOMANLY
37
Some are under plates : DOILIES
38
Live through : UNDERGO
39
She ranks : PEERESS
41
Football conference : HUDDLE
43
Sudden strike : FORAY
46
Cousin of a shiner : CARP
47
Ward of Hollywood : FRED
49
"Really?!" : GEE
50
Wide spec. : EEE

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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