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New York Times, Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Author:
Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
23-Across : Dropped a size
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1205/2/200610/26/202414
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
713254116108
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
6331.5658749%
Peter A. Collins
vote
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
877/7/20066/14/201815
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4147242621
CircleScrabDebutFresh
51.4849785%
Joe Krozel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQZ} This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Collins. This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Krozel. Tuesday freshness: 91%
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© 2008, The New York Times11/4/8 ( No. 21,546 )
Across
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Summer drinks : ADES
5
___ the aisle (bipartisanly) : ACROSS
11
Like William Howard Taft : FAT
14
Actress Polo who played a presidential candidate's wife on "The West Wing" : TERI
15
Wilderness home : LEANTO
16
Ginger ___ : ALE
17
Early November occasion in the U.S. : ELECTIONDAY
19
Zero : NIL
20
Singer Mann : AIMEE
21
The Blue Jays, on scoreboards : TOR
22
Ribicoff and Lincoln, familiarly : ABES
23
Dropped a size : SLIMMED
26
Forestall : PREVENT
28
Corrode : EAT
29
Actor Rob who played a presidential aide on "The West Wing" : LOWE
31
Italian battery pioneer : VOLTA
32
It went up in the 1960s : HEMLINE
35
Inaugural ball holder : VICTOR
36
What many Americans will do on 17-Across (as hinted at by highlighting all the V's in this puzzle's answer) : CASTAVOTE
38
Where the "Mona Lisa" hangs : LOUVRE
41
Leaves early, as an office : VACATES
44
Cause for celebration: Abbr. : ANNIV
45
___ cava : VENA
46
Japanese moolah : YEN
48
Deprive, as through a loss : BEREAVE
50
"View of Toledo" painter : ELGRECO
53
I.R.S. workers : CPAS
54
Jr.'s Jr. : III
56
"Holding Out for ___" (1984 Bonnie Tyler hit) : AHERO
57
Cereal bit : OAT
58
Sights at polling places : BALLOTBOXES
61
35 is the minimum one to be U.S. president : AGE
62
New York lake : ONEIDA
63
7/4/1776, for one : DATE
64
Sen. Kennedy : TED
65
Most likely to raise eyebrows : ODDEST
66
Iowa college town : AMES
Down
1
Relaxed : ATEASE
2
Samson's undoer : DELILAH
3
Religious recluse : EREMITE
4
"Attack, Rex!" : SICEM
5
___ Baba : ALI
6
Co. captain? : CEO
7
Tirade : RANT
8
High, in a way : ONDOPE
9
Beatles drummer : STARR
10
Nondairy milk source : SOY
11
Water pump turner : FANBELT
12
Not recognizable by : ALIENTO
13
Kennedy-era launch : TELSTAR
18
President pro ___ : TEM
22
Long-legged shorebird : AVOCET
24
Beethoven dedicatee : ELISE
25
"___ Stop" (Bill Clinton theme song) : DONT
27
Mrs. Perón : EVITA
30
Zigzag : WEAVE
33
Musicians John and Christine : MCVIES
34
Baby buggy? : LARVA
35
Outspoken : VOCAL
37
Barn topper : VANE
38
Researcher's wear : LABCOAT
39
Short, as an article : ONEPAGE
40
Not yet having gone before an M.P.A.A. board : UNRATED
42
It involves reading letters out loud : EYEEXAM
43
Hide : SECRETE
45
Hidden : VEILED
47
Hangmen's needs : NOOSES
49
Article of food : VIAND
51
Gossip : GAB
52
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spinoff : RHODA
55
"Would ___?" : ILIE
58
Bad sound at a campaign rally : BOO
59
Takes too much, briefly : ODS
60
"Mom" in a heart, maybe, for short : TAT

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

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