Puzzle 39

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ClueSolution
medieval legislative bodiesDIETS
DIETS
like a jalopy, maybeRUSTY
RUSTY
old theater chainLOEWS
LOEWS
it's taken by a chaperoneHEADCOUNT
HEADCOUNT
one equipped with binocularsSIGHTSEER
SIGHTSEER
dishes named for cookwareCASSEROLES
CASSEROLES
dime novelist's alias NedBUNTLINE
BUNTLINE