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New York Times, Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Author:
Jay Giess
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : Goofball
TotalDebutLatest
29/13/200412/29/2004
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.64620%
Jay Giess

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Giess. Wednesday freshness: 32%
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© 2004, The New York Times12/29/4 ( No. 20,140 )
Across
1
Nerd : DWEEB
6
Colorless : DRAB
10
Sign of poor schoolwork : EFFS
14
Philly footballer : EAGLE
15
___ of Sandwich : EARL
16
Plains cylinder : SILO
17
Strasbourg school : ECOLE
18
Nay sayer : ANTI
19
Bell sound : PEAL
20
Places for American Beauties : ROSEGARDENS
23
Slalom : SKI
24
"Country Grammar" rapper : NELLY
25
Cleaned up : DUSTED
27
Dolt : ASS
30
Tarzan portrayer Ron : ELY
31
Proof part, sometimes : LEMMA
32
Pals : CHUMS
34
Military strength in the sky : AIRPOWER
37
Cloak for Claudius : TOGA
38
What the starts of 20- and 53-Across and 11- and 29-Down are : BOWLS
40
Intoxicating Polynesian drink : KAVA
41
Painting with crashing waves, maybe : SEASCAPE
43
Rosie of "White Men Can't Jump" : PEREZ
44
Mode of hobo transportation : RAILS
45
Conflict : WAR
47
Buffalo-to-Rochester dir. : ENE
48
Modern phone feature : REDIAL
50
Enjoy greatly : SAVOR
52
Little ___, who sang "The Loco-Motion" : EVA
53
Breakfast staple : ORANGEJUICE
58
Bunks : BEDS
60
Food product that melts : OLEO
61
Died down : EBBED
62
Computer correction command : UNDO
63
An eclipse, some think : OMEN
64
Static ___ : CLING
65
Charon's river : STYX
66
Snickers alternative : MARS
67
Hardly easygoing : TESTY
Down
1
Bucks and does : DEER
2
Baylor's home : WACO
3
They may be involved in shouting matches : EGOS
4
Popular 1990's sitcom : ELLEN
5
"Saturday Night Fever" trio : BEEGEES
6
So very much : DEARLY
7
Lustful : RANDY
8
"Vissi d'___," "Tosca" song : ARTE
9
Horse focuser : BLINDERS
10
Mind-reading skill, for short : ESP
11
Colorful dishes : FIESTAWARE
12
Goofball : FLAKE
13
Like a rock : SOLID
21
Everyone : ALL
22
Cesspool : SUMP
26
Sign of an engine problem : SMOKE
27
Follower of John : ACTS
28
Pump : SHOE
29
Wealthy boyfriend, perhaps : SUGARDADDY
31
Dogpatch diminutive : LIL
33
Kenyan tribe : MASAI
34
Wonderment : AWE
35
On a par : EVEN
36
Tear down : RAZE
38
Dance venue : BALLROOM
39
Photo ___ : OPS
42
"Ta-ta!" : CIAO
43
Speak so the back row can hear : PROJECT
45
Conestogas : WAGONS
46
Michigan, e.g., in Chicago: Abbr. : AVE
48
Picture puzzle : REBUS
49
Shot put or 100-meter dash : EVENT
50
Curl one's lip : SNEER
51
Moscow money : RUBLE
54
___ mater : ALMA
55
Wading bird : IBIS
56
1/100 of a euro : CENT
57
Like some modern filmmaking : EDGY
59
White or Red follower : SOX

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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