TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: "And remember, gifts made before December 31, 1992, will still provide you with maximum tax deduction benefits."

SOLUTION: "Remember, gifts made before December 31, 1992 provide tax deduction benefits."

PROBLEM: The word Yiddish derives from the German judisch ' Jewish. ' The principal parent of Yiddish is High German, the form of German encountered by Jewish settlers from northern France in the eleventh century.

SOLUTION: Yiddish derives from the German judisch 'Jewish. Principal parent of Yiddish is High German, the form encountered by Jewish settlers from northern France

PROBLEM: Clue syntax deserves a more thorough examination than space permits; but perhaps it would be best to comment on some aspects of the ethics of compiling clues.

SOLUTION:
Clue syntax deserves a better ; it would be best to comment on some aspects of the ethics of compiling clues.