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New York Times, Thursday, January 5, 2012

Author:
Dan Schmiedeler
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
44-Across : French city near the Belgian border
TotalDebut
11/5/2012
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0000100
ScrabDebutFresh
1.41379%
Dan Schmiedeler

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKPQX} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Schmiedeler. Thursday freshness: 91%
Jim Horne notes:

This Three Musketeers theme "all for one, one for all" tripped up many solvers. It means that each occurrence of ONE is replaced with ALL and vice versa. Apparently the Kansas City Star staff was so confused they published an apology for some of the clues being "switched."

1
M
2
D
3
I
4
T
5
E
6
L
7
A
8
T
9
T
10
I
11
C
12
A
U
N
13
T
B
E
E
14
G
O
O
D
A
15
L
16
L
17
L
E
S
I
O
N
S
18
E
U
R
A
S
I
A
19
A
L
T
O
N
20
S
21
O
N
G
22
I
V
S
23
C
L
O
S
E
24
E
N
T
H
25
R
26
O
N
E
S
27
H
E
N
28
T
R
E
S
29
A
N
G
L
O
30
I
D
E
31
S
32
O
O
F
33
M
I
S
S
Y
34
A
35
L
L
F
O
36
R
O
N
E
37
N
38
O
R
A
D
39
R
E
A
40
T
41
I
42
T
43
O
44
D
O
U
A
I
45
S
A
A
B
46
N
W
A
47
E
N
T
H
R
48
A
L
L
S
49
T
50
V
S
E
T
51
B
O
G
52
M
I
L
S
53
B
I
T
E
S
54
U
N
R
55
A
56
T
E
D
57
I
58
N
A
D
A
Z
E
59
G
O
O
D
O
N
E
60
G
A
L
I
L
E
E
61
W
O
O
D
S
62
N
H
L
63
L
S
D
© 2012, The New York Times1/5/12 ( No. 22,703 )
Across
1
Year in a voyage by Amerigo Vespucci : MDI
4
Business card abbr. : TEL
7
Top of a ladder, maybe : ATTIC
12
Resident of Mayberry : AUNTBEE
14
"That was funny!" : GOODALL
17
Results of some cuts : LESIONS
18
Turkey's home : EURASIA
19
___ B. Parker, Theodore Roosevelt's 1904 opponent for president : ALTON
20
What you might break into : SONG
22
Medical drips : IVS
23
Ending : CLOSE
24
Captivates : ENTHRONES
27
Biddy : HEN
28
Figure of a Spanish count? : TRES
29
White : ANGLO
30
"The ___ of March are come" : IDES
32
Gut reaction? : OOF
33
Grammy winner Elliott : MISSY
34
With 21-Down, catchphrase that provides a hint to eight answers in this puzzle : ALLFORONE
37
Org. featured in 1983's "WarGames" : NORAD
39
Actor Stephen : REA
40
Marshal ___, cold war leader : TITO
44
French city near the Belgian border : DOUAI
45
Swedish manufacturer of the 90, 900 and 9000 : SAAB
46
Early gangsta rap group featuring Dr. Dre : NWA
47
Crowns : ENTHRALLS
49
Zenith product : TVSET
51
Quagmire : BOG
52
Minuscule lengths : MILS
53
Quick snacks : BITES
54
Like some movie versions : UNRATED
57
Stupefied : INADAZE
59
Jane who wrote "In the Shadow of Man" : GOODONE
60
Much of northern Israel : GALILEE
61
It's nice to be out of them : WOODS
62
Blues org. : NHL
63
Acid : LSD
Down
1
Book after Zechariah : MALACHI
2
Fought à la the Three Musketeers : DUELLED
3
Set up, as software : INSTONE
4
Schoolyard game : TBONE
5
Time o' day : EEN
6
___ two evils : LESSEROF
7
00s, e.g. : AGENTS
8
"Deal with it!" : TOUGH
9
Rocky peak : TOR
10
Suffragist ___ B. Wells : IDA
11
Shells of shells : CASINGS
13
Spanish uncles : TIOS
15
Spirited : LIVELY
16
It may be thrown in a ring : LASSO
21
See 34-Across : ONEFORALL
25
Picnic spoiler : RAIN
26
Opening : ONSET
28
Ratted : TOLD
31
Singer/songwriter McLachlan : SARAH
33
Kingdom in ancient Jordan : MOAB
35
Retreat : LAIR
36
Move to a new position : REASSIGN
37
"You're doing it completely wrong!" : NONONO
38
Get too big for : OUTGROW
41
Fixed : INSTALL
42
Plucks, in a way : TWEEZES
43
Cereal grain : OATSEED
44
Clean up, as a program : DEBUG
45
Some jungle gym exits : SLIDES
48
Alter : AMEND
49
Certain steak : TBALL
50
Part of a Caesarean trio : VIDI
55
Trouble : ADO
56
As well : TOO
58
"Prob'ly not" : NAH

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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