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New York Times, Saturday, December 4, 2010

Author:
Doug Peterson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
23-Down : American leader?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
572/20/200610/13/202435
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
6383313183
RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.6226368%
Doug Peterson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 28 Missing: {FQX} This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Peterson. Saturday freshness: 3%
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L
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J
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U
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N
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P
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P
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P
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B
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© 2010, The New York Times12/4/10 ( No. 22,306 )
Across
1
Capital NE of the Gulf of Trieste : LJUBLJANA
10
Housemate in Steinbeck's "Tortilla Flat" : PABLO
15
With nothing on : AUNATUREL
16
Outfit : TROOP
17
Fiery rhetoric : BRIMSTONE
18
"You're nothing but a pack of cards!" speaker : ALICE
19
Becomes fixed : SETS
20
File stuff : EMERY
22
Sparkle : ELAN
23
With 3-Down, collectively : ASA
24
Fringe group? : TASSELS
26
Easter egg design : SWIRL
30
Spell : STINT
32
Stop running : DIE
33
Victoria's "Dallas" role : PAMELA
35
Some shirt pocket problems : INKSPOTS
37
Presbyterian-founded Michigan college : ALMA
38
Stir : BUDGE
40
Puma rival : AVIA
41
Mrs. Dalloway in "Mrs. Dalloway" : CLARISSA
43
Treasure : ESTEEM
45
Get down : EAT
46
Kitchen mishap : SCALD
48
Not flowery : TERSE
49
Dress down like a sailor? : SWEARAT
51
Co. with many keywords : AOL
53
Wrong : HARM
54
Wind sounds : MOANS
56
Monarchy since the 1740s : OMAN
60
Collection of 24 books : ILIAD
62
Russian famously played by an Egyptian : DRZHIVAGO
64
Superhighway service site : PLAZA
65
Like many former friends : ALIENATED
66
"Days of Our Lives" town : SALEM
67
It may have you in an awkward position : YOGACLASS
Down
1
Culture development sites : LABS
2
De ___ (by law) : JURE
3
See 23-Across : UNIT
4
Smashing sounds : BAMS
5
Some capts.-to-be : LTS
6
Old Isle of Wight settlers : JUTES
7
Invisible enticements : AROMAS
8
New Mexican? : NENE
9
Red flag's purpose : ALERTING
10
Ed supporter : PTA
11
"Cafe Terrace at Night" setting : ARLES
12
Hit the roof : BOILEDOVER
13
Settings : LOCALITIES
14
"Let me in," facetiously : OPENSESAME
21
One noted for ingenuity : YANKEE
23
American leader? : ALL
25
GPS data: Abbr. : STS
26
"Avatar" craft : SPACESHIPS
27
Home of Whitman College : WALLAWALLA
28
Neither here nor there : IMMATERIAL
29
Can : REAR
31
Like some pools : TIDAL
34
Sting in 1980 headlines : ABSCAM
36
Brie alternative : PATE
39
It has color-coded sections : USATODAY
42
Its highest mtn. is Meron : ISR
44
Card letters : STL
47
Birthplace of Günter Grass : DANZIG
50
Floor : AMAZE
52
Tony-winning Tessie : OSHEA
55
Joan followed him at Woodstock : ARLO
56
Like olives : OVAL
57
___ Hari : MATA
58
Dating service data : AGES
59
Signs an agreement? : NODS
61
Stop from running : DAM
63
Letterhead abbr. : INC

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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