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New York Times, Saturday, April 9, 2005

Author:
Bob Peoples
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : "Chatt'ring" birds in Shakespeare
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Bob Peoples

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQWXZ} This is puzzle # 30 for Mr. Peoples. Saturday freshness: 58%
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© 2005, The New York Times4/9/5 ( No. 20,241 )
Across
1
Jazz passage : HOTLICK
8
One who might try a 36-Across : FADDIST
15
Former Volkswagen model : EUROVAN
16
Used part of : ATEINTO
17
Display unit : ETAGERE
18
House style : CAPECOD
19
Trip producer : LSD
20
Dug, in a way : SPADED
22
Fix up : MEND
23
"Chatt'ring" birds in Shakespeare : PIES
25
P.T.A. concern: Abbr. : EDUC
26
Nonexistent : NIL
27
Assume : ADOPT
29
Solo : STAG
31
Old laborer : ESNE
32
Takes issue with : DENIES
34
Shore dinner selection : CRABLEGS
36
Major reduction plan : CRASHDIET
38
No longer pristine : DOGEARED
41
In conflict : ATODDS
45
___ Kreuger, the Match King : IVAR
46
Joys for hot-rodders, once : GTOS
48
Cedric ___ of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" : ERROL
49
Electrical unit : REL
50
Nursery stock : POTS
52
Variety show fare : OLIO
53
"Aphrodite and ___" (classic art subject) : EROS
55
Microsoft concern : PIRACY
57
Geom. measurement : ANG
58
Parliamentary procedure : CLOTURE
60
Out of one's gourd : MESHUGA
62
1997 Hollywood blockbuster : TITANIC
63
Designated driver, perhaps : ONEIRON
64
Trace : VESTIGE
65
Hair highlights : STREAKS
Down
1
Shoe accessory : HEELPAD
2
Like some pitches : OUTSIDE
3
Profit from : TRADEON
4
"Star Trek" record : LOG
5
"A Little Bitty Tear" hitmaker, 1962 : IVES
6
With 11-Down, motto of Horace : CARPE
7
Presses the flesh : KNEADS
8
King or queen : FACECARD
9
Not much : ATAD
10
Bank statement abbr. : DEP
11
See 6-Down : DIEM
12
Tick off : INCENSE
13
Old form of capital punishment : STONING
14
Moves a little unsteadily : TODDLES
21
Feature of some country kitchens : DUTCHDOOR
24
Chef, at times : SPICER
28
Prefix with hertz : TERA
30
Daughter of Chaos : GAIA
31
Part of Orange County, Calif. : ELTORO
33
Puppeteer Tony : SARG
35
Jean Renoir film "La ___ Humaine" : BETE
37
Part of stage scenery : SETPIECE
38
Major digital satellite service provider : DIRECTV
39
Cover : OVERLIE
40
Goons : GALOOTS
42
Popular advice-giver : DRLAURA
43
Enjoying some success : DOINGOK
44
Words to live by : SLOGANS
47
Actor John of sitcoms : STAMOS
51
Pine, e.g. : SCENT
54
E.R. order : STAT
55
Puritan : PRIG
56
W.W. I battle locale : YSER
59
Prefix with color : UNI
61
Take off in a hurry : HIE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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