Replacing 80C188 and 68HC11

Fellow Techies, I have a device (a GPS-referenced clock) that uses an Intel N80C188-16 microprocessor, in a 68-lead PLCC package. Odd as it may sound, I suspect this chip of being defective, and I've been attempting to locate a match for it so I can prove or disprove that theory. The original part is, of course, no longer manufactured as far as I can tell. Hunting around on the 'net turned up a couple of modern equivalents, one of which is an Intel TN80C188EA20. As near as I can tell, the only difference with this chip is that it can be clocked a bit faster (20MHz instead of 16), and that it has an extended operating temperature range. There are two other possible candidates available, though not in stock at the moment. Both are made by Intel. One is the N80C188XL20, and the other is the other is the TN80C188XL20. I know just enough about these chips to be wary of differences in prefix and suffix letters. With that in mind, I have two questions for the group. (1) Of the above replacements I've mentioned, which one is most likely to be a direct plug-in replacement for the suspect chip?

from 80C188 to 80C188XL.

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