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New York Times, Friday, March 31, 2006

Author:
Gilbert H. Ludwig
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : Shrew
TotalDebutLatest
185/29/19977/21/2008
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0123552
ScrabDebutFresh
1.589863%
Gilbert H. Ludwig

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQYZ} This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Ludwig. Friday freshness: 29%
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© 2006, The New York Times3/31/6 ( No. 20,597 )
Across
1
See 17-Across : CAP
4
Beaux : SWAINS
10
Office figure: Abbr. : ASST
14
Old featherweight champion Attell : ABE
15
Actor Lyle of 1950's TV's "The Bob Cummings Show" : TALBOT
16
Half of a fish? : MAHI
17
With 1-Across, mutual fund category : MID
18
One way to shop : ONLINE
19
Quotation designation: Abbr. : ANON
20
Los Angeles Opera director beginning in 2000 : PLACIDODOMINGO
23
Shrew : HELLCAT
24
Hot topic of the 1992 presidential campaign : NAFTA
26
Service status : ONEA
27
Shines : STANDSOUT
31
Deepens, in a way : REDIGS
34
Multi-generational diamond name : ALOU
35
78 letters : RPM
36
Emulate 20- or 55-Across? : MAKEPEACE
39
Fourth qtr. ender : DEC
42
Eavesdropping aid : MIKE
43
Good guy : MENSCH
47
Banking officials : EXAMINERS
50
Daughter of Maggie and Jiggs : NORA
51
Keep under wraps : SITON
52
Latin masses? : POPULUS
55
One of two smashing siblings? : SERENAWILLIAMS
59
Barbara Kingsolver's "___ América" : OTRA
60
Cross the novelist : AMANDA
61
Radar, say: Abbr. : CPL
62
Winners' flashes : VEES
63
Enter all at once : PILEIN
64
Opposite of AAA : EEE
65
Takes on : ADDS
66
End table accompanier : SETTEE
67
Kind of deviation, in stats. : STD
Down
1
Itch reliever : CAMPHOR
2
Eisenhower's boyhood home : ABILENE
3
Did footwork? : PEDALED
4
Far from demonstrative : STOIC
5
Sykes of stand-up comedy : WANDA
6
Sets apart : ALLOTS
7
Footnote abbr. : IBID
8
Moral philosophy topic : NONO
9
Supporter of nature : STEM
10
Some ranges : AMANAS
11
Entertained, in a way : SANGFOR
12
Grow by leaps and bounds : SHOOTUP
13
Some smiths work in it : TIN
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Staked thing : CLAIM
22
Make happen : INDUCE
25
Green-keeping device? : ATM
28
Spire or obelisk, e.g. : TAPER
29
Public offering : ALE
30
First name in linguistics : NOAM
32
Saucy little girl : GAMINE
33
Body protector : SKIN
37
Scratch (out) : EKE
38
Lack of excitement : ENNUI
39
___ Peres (St. Louis suburb) : DES
40
Was : EXISTED
41
Like many a reception : CATERED
44
Cheers : SOLACES
45
Split and toasted treat : CRUMPET
46
Bothered : HASSLED
48
Progress-impeding situation : MORASS
49
Upright cousin : SPINET
53
Chestnut : OLDIE
54
Smoother : PLANE
56
Is off guard : NAPS
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Valéry's valentine : AMIE
58
Wall Street Journal columnist Mossberg : WALT
59
Fertility clinic stock : OVA

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

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