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New York Times, Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Author:
Roy Leban
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Roy Leban

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Leban. Tuesday freshness: 83%
Roy Leban notes:

I wasn't sure that Pepper Martin (baseball player) was up there with Ginger Rogers (dancer) and Rosemary Clooney (singer) but it was important to me that the three people had different professions. While he's not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, he was still pretty well known. Playing his entire MLB career for the Cardinals, he was an All-Star four times and a World Series Champion twice.

Turned out Will had a different concern, specifically, were ginger and pepper spices while rosemary was an herb? And that raised the question of whether PEPPER was the one that stands out? What about the fact that ginger is a root, pepper is a seed, and rosemary is a leaf? In the end, we decided that calling all three seasonings was fine and the clues of "Seasoned ..." were nice.

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© 2005, The New York Times12/13/5 ( No. 20,489 )
Across
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Urban pollution : SMOG
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Booster, to a rocket : STAGE
10
Winter home of the Chicago Cubs : MESA
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Volcanic flow : LAVA
15
Hang in the air : HOVER
16
"We deliver for you" sloganeer: Abbr. : USPS
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Ruthless personnel director : AXER
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The Hunter : ORION
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Genesis twin : ESAU
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Seasoned dancer? : GINGERROGERS
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Frequently : OFTEN
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Austrian peaks, locally : ALPEN
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Ancient writing material : PAPYRUS
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Spacecraft to Jupiter : GALILEO
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Missed by ___ (was way off) : AMILE
34
Mantra sounds : OMS
35
Cockpit datum: Abbr. : ALT
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Seasoned singer? : ROSEMARYCLOONEY
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Missing button on an iPod: Abbr. : REC
42
Monday night game org. : NFL
43
Extra, as a bedroom : SPARE
44
The Washington Monument, e.g. : OBELISK
47
Emily Dickinson's home, in Massachusetts : AMHERST
49
Police weapon : TASER
50
Bridge authority Charles : GOREN
51
Seasoned baseball player? : PEPPERMARTIN
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Portend : BODE
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___-ground missile : AIRTO
61
Anise-flavored liqueur : OUZO
62
Sierra Club co-founder : MUIR
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___-O-Matic (baseball game company) : STRAT
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Sitting on : ATOP
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Victories : WINS
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Approval power : SAYSO
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"Yo, ___!" : DUDE
Down
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Waste material : SLAG
2
Passé skirt style : MAXI
3
Breadmaking place : OVEN
4
Quaint building decoration : GARGOYLE
5
Vowel sound in "puzzle" : SHORTU
6
Spanish constructions : TORRES
7
Par ___ (how to send mail to France) : AVION
8
Atlas maker's subj. : GEOG
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White-tailed eagle : ERNE
10
Nutritious breakfast cereal : MUESLI
11
Double curve : ESS
12
Resort : SPA
13
Tempe sch. : ASU
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___ Zimbalist Jr. : EFREM
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"Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-___" : RAL
25
Two-dimensional : PLANAR
26
Conger catchers : EELERS
27
Possible answer to "Are we there now?" : NOTYET
28
Polly, who wants a cracker : PARROT
29
Protozoan : AMOEBA
30
Sign after Aquarius : PISCES
31
Maker of Yukon SUV's: Abbr. : GMC
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Communication for the deaf: Abbr. : ASL
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Olive ___ : OYL
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Opposite of a ques. : ANS
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Washington's ___ Stadium : RFK
39
Milo of "Barbarella" : OSHEA
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Route that invites speeding : OPENROAD
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Pariahs : LEPERS
46
Rage : IRE
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Main arteries : AORTAS
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Peter Lorre role in eight movies : MRMOTO
50
President Ford, informally : GERRY
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Free ticket : PASS
53
Round bread : PITA
54
Ballet attire : TUTU
55
Popular shirt label : IZOD
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"Uh-uh!" : NOPE
57
Autobahn auto : BMW
58
Yes, in Québec : OUI
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Clamor : DIN

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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