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New York Times, Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Author:
Martin Schneider
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : The Joads, e.g., in "The Grapes of Wrath"
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Martin Schneider

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QVZ} This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Schneider. Tuesday freshness: 88%
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© 2004, The New York Times12/14/4 ( No. 20,125 )
Across
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The "one" in a one-two : JAB
4
White Rabbit's words : IMLATE
10
Médoc or muscatel : WINE
14
___ Lingus : AER
15
From Genève, par exemple : SUISSE
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Emcee Trebek : ALEX
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Actress Peeples : NIA
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20
Columnist Maureen : DOWD
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They follow Aprils : MAYS
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The Joads, e.g., in "The Grapes of Wrath" : OKIES
24
State capital since 1959 : JUNEAU
26
___-a-brac : BRIC
27
33
Nasal partitions : SEPTA
36
Punxsutawney groundhog : PHIL
37
Old Roman road : ITER
38
Sharer's word : OUR
39
Uses again, as Tupperware : RESEALS
42
Fairway position : LIE
43
"Mila 18" author : URIS
45
58-Down digs : DORM
46
With cunning : SLYLY
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51
Ste. Jeanne ___ : DARC
52
And others : ETALII
56
Accused's response : WHOME
58
Defunct gridders' org. : USFL
61
Race of about 6.2 mi. : TENK
62
65
Massachusetts' Cape ___ : ANN
66
Aweather's opposite : ALEE
67
Alchemist's potion : ELIXIR
68
Carnival city : RIO
69
Duck's place : POND
70
"Duck Soup" performers : MARXES
71
Just hired : NEW
Down
1
Band-Aid co. : JANDJ
2
Kindergarten quintet : AEIOU
3
Muscleman's quality : BRAWN
4
Words before and after "rose" : ISA
5
10-Down dress : MUUMUU
6
___ fire (started burning something) : LITA
7
Pale as a ghost : ASHY
8
General ___ chicken : TSOS
9
Auction conclusion? : EER
10
Hawaiian surfing mecca : WAIKIKI
11
In an unlawful way : ILLICITLY
12
Hawaii's state bird : NENE
13
Alimony senders, maybe : EXES
19
Eve's opposite : MORN
21
It may be something of great interest : DEBT
25
Winged : ALAR
26
Masquerader's event : BALL
28
___ salts : EPSOM
29
Col. Potter of "M*A*S*H," to pals : SHERM
30
Home of the N.B.A.'s Heat : MIAMI
31
Buzz's moonmate : NEIL
32
___ Poupon mustard : GREY
33
"Du jour" item : SOUP
34
International money : EURO
35
Used a crowbar on : PRIEDOPEN
40
Cabinet dept. since 1979 : EDUC
41
Army N.C.O. : SSGT
44
Ready for the post office : STAMPED
47
Hurdle for an aspiring J.D. : LSAT
49
Canadian tribe : CREE
50
World traveler Bly : NELLIE
53
Pick up : LEARN
54
Many a navel : INNIE
55
"That's not news!" : IKNOW
56
End of filming : WRAP
57
Angelic topper : HALO
58
The Bruins' sch. : UCLA
59
Evening, in Paris : SOIR
60
Comic Redd : FOXX
63
Dream state, for short : REM
64
High school yearbook sect. : JRS

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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