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New York Times, Friday, December 5, 2008

Author:
Joe Krozel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
22-Across : Rear
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
877/7/20066/14/201815
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4147242621
CircleScrabDebutFresh
51.4849785%
Joe Krozel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {HJQVXZ} This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Krozel. Friday freshness: 43%
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K
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© 2008, The New York Times12/5/8 ( No. 21,577 )
Across
1
Way to fill out a form : ININK
6
Claim exclamation : DIBS
10
"___ hear" : SOI
13
They may run home, informally : MENON
14
Not at all : BYNOMEANS
16
Mario Bros. brother : LUIGI
17
Requirement for some memberships : ANNUALFEE
18
It's often framed : ART
19
Scene starter : FADEIN
21
Strike mark : DELE
22
Rear : TAILEND
24
Manages to add : EDGESIN
26
Wellsian race : ELOI
27
Not like Ike: Abbr. : DEM
29
Former Ford : TORINO
30
Reconsideration declaration : MAYBENOT
33
Glistener on a blade : DEW
34
Pleasure plus : GLEE
36
1989-90 Broadway play : TRU
37
1984 Physics co-Nobelist Simon van der ___ : MEER
39
One not seen at a stag party? : DOE
40
Submissive : RESIGNED
43
Footnote phrase : ETALIA
45
Letters of patent? : TAE
46
Some laptops : IBMS
50
Certain cheaters : COPIERS
52
Ring pair : TAGTEAM
54
"Keep dreaming!" : ASIF
55
Crazes : FURORS
57
Head of state? : TRI
58
One often picked up at the airport : RENTALCAR
60
Before : UNTIL
62
Fraternity cry : LETSPARTY
63
Younger sister of the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix : IRENE
64
Prefix with meter : ODO
65
One not making the cut? : EPEE
66
Weight considerations : TARES
Down
1
Cry from the White Rabbit : IMLATE
2
Kind of network : NEURAL
3
Ab ___ (from the start) : INITIO
4
Celebration libation : NOG
5
Cut : KNIFE
6
Unit of force : DYNE
7
Omphalos variety : INNIE
8
Almost certainly gonna : BOUNDTO
9
Minute, to Macdonald : SMA
10
Cautious people try to stay on it : SAFESIDE
11
Quick delivery : ONELINER
12
"Oh, so that's it" : ISEENOW
14
Lenders' banes : BADDEBTS
15
Communion assistant : ELDER
20
British royal, informally : ANDY
23
Twist choice : LIME
25
"I haven't the foggiest!" : GOTME
28
Criterion for a raise : MERIT
31
Flight takeoff and landing spot : AERIE
32
Inconsequential : NUGATORY
34
Decay : GOTOSEED
35
Take up enthusiastically : LEAPINTO
38
Use a 21-Across, e.g. : EDIT
39
Gwynne's co-star on "The Munsters" : DECARLO
41
Certain hat feature : EARFLAP
42
About : NEAR
44
Hitchhikers' hopes : LIFTS
47
Sound again : BETTER
48
Devil dog : MARINE
49
Prepares to be shot? : SMILES
51
Somme sweet stuff : SUCRE
53
Aviator's protection : GSUIT
56
Hotel hunter's concern : RATE
59
Take off on : APE
61
Packers' org.? : NRA

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

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