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    <title>cryptic apartment abbreviation</title>
    <summary>So the apartment hunt continues. It&apos;s actually kind of fun, figuring out Ad-Speak. I&apos;m pretty good with acronyms and abbreviations, (and you&apos;d be hard-pressed to...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[<p>So <strong>the apartment hunt continues</strong>. It's actually kind of fun, figuring out Ad-Speak. I'm pretty good with acronyms and abbreviations, (and you'd be hard-pressed to find a vowel in any of the words in a typical real estate ad in the Times...) but I must admit I was stumped at first to see an apartment described as <strong>WBFPLC</strong>.</p>
<p>Go ahead, guess... I'll wait. <strong>Here's a hint</strong>: the apartment in question is in the 70's on the West Side. <a href="javascript:alert('Within Blocks From central Park and Lincoln Center');" onmouseover="window.status='Click for Answer' ; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true"><strong>Answer</strong></a>.</p>]]>
      
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