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New York Times, Monday, April 17, 2006

Author:
Larry Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
21-Across : Proceeds furtively
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Larry Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QVXZ} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 97%
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© 2006, The New York Times4/17/6 ( No. 20,614 )
Across
1
Club in "Casablanca" : RICKS
6
Impel : URGE
10
Heading on a list of errands : TODO
14
Nerdy, say : UNHIP
15
Ballyhoo : TOUT
16
Music box? : IPOD
17
Acted incautiously : SKATEDONTHINICE
20
Sum up : RECAP
21
Proceeds furtively : SNEAKS
22
Letter after chi : PSI
24
Believer with a turban : SIKH
27
Sees romantically : DATES
28
Jokes : JESTS
31
Garlicky mayonnaise : AIOLI
33
When a plane is due in: Abbr. : ETA
34
Arab or Jew : SEMITE
36
Aquarium fish : LOACH
38
Grew tired : RANOUTOFSTEAM
42
Wash hard : SCRUB
43
Did fill-in work : TEMPED
45
"The Early Show" airer : CBS
48
Muslim's holy book : KORAN
50
Lose-weight schemes : DIETS
51
Clock/radio feature : ALARM
53
Creature that goes "ribbit!" : FROG
55
Fam. member : REL
56
Bequest receivers : DONEES
58
Low opera voices : BASSI
61
Experienced trouble : GOTINTOHOTWATER
66
Genesis garden : EDEN
67
Praise : LAUD
68
Have ___ of gab : AGIFT
69
Gives hue to a do : DYES
70
Unrestrained revelry : ORGY
71
Big faux pas : GAFFE
Down
1
Moscow's home: Abbr. : RUS
2
It's more permanent than pencil marks : INK
3
Personal magnetism : CHARISMA
4
Toy with a tail : KITE
5
Design detail : SPEC
6
Perfect world : UTOPIA
7
Hollywood's Howard : RON
8
Pit of the stomach : GUT
9
Ordinal endings : ETHS
10
Skin problem : TINEA
11
Drug that dulls the brain : OPIATE
12
Court calendar : DOCKET
13
City on the Black Sea : ODESSA
18
"___ Kapital" : DAS
19
Charged with a crime : INDICTED
22
Bedwear, informally : PJS
23
Futures analyst? : SEER
25
Unit of pressure : KILOBAR
26
Horse's foot : HOOF
29
Cookie containers : TINS
30
Cowboys : STOCKMEN
32
Endure : LAST
35
21st-century currency : EURO
37
Prefix with sphere : HEMI
39
Gang land : TURF
40
Absinthe or ouzo : APERITIF
41
Parcel (out) : METE
44
Alternate to dial-up, for short : DSL
45
Sponged : CADGED
46
Red from an injury : BLOODY
47
Dakota tribe : SANTEE
49
Nonentity : NOBODY
52
Coachman's handful : REINS
54
Gangster's gun : GAT
57
Normandy town : STLO
59
Booty : SWAG
60
Drawn-out drama : SAGA
62
Crew member : OAR
63
"Welcome home" greeting : HUG
64
Grade below dee : EFF
65
Hwy. : RTE

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

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