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New York Times, Friday, April 23, 2004

Author:
Alan Olschwang
Editor:
Will Shortz
63-Across : Protect
TotalDebutLatest
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Alan Olschwang

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Olschwang. Friday freshness: 31%
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© 2004, The New York Times4/23/4 ( No. 19,890 )
Across
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Interest amounts : ACCRUALS
9
Show astonishment : GOGGLE
15
Bargain for leniency : COPAPLEA
16
Unlikely to judge : AMORAL
17
Exit indicator, e.g. : ROADSIGN
18
"Grand" place : BAHAMA
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Cab alternatives : ELS
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___ Sea, near the Greater Barsuki Desert : ARAL
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London production : NOVEL
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Don't dawdle : LOSENOTIME
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"Whew!" : OHMAN
29
Drop-off point : EDGE
30
Nevada's second-largest county : ELKO
33
Gob : SEADOG
35
First name in Hollywood dirt : RONA
37
Rehearsed : PAT
38
Get to know : MAKEFRIENDSWITH
41
Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne's "___ Never Forgotten" : IVE
42
Kind of bean : FAVA
43
Opposite of fluster : SOOTHE
44
Tax, in Britain : CESS
46
Symbol of domination : FIST
48
G.I.'s reply : NOSIR
49
Ashen : WHITEFACED
52
Noted diamond family : ALOUS
54
Casa part : SALA
55
End of a parent's order : NOW
58
#39 in a series : CARTER
60
Final proposals : ULTIMATA
63
Protect : INSURE
64
Makes a party to : LETSINON
65
Excavate : DEEPEN
66
Do some courtroom work : TRYACASE
Down
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Some of a lot : ACRE
2
Hip : COOL
3
They often fill out schedules : CPAS
4
90's kids' catchword : RAD
5
Good times : UPS
6
Criminal's creation : ALIAS
7
Stowe villain : LEGREE
8
Source of some serious shaking : SANANDREASFAULT
9
Tittle-tattle : GAB
10
Rial spender : OMANI
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"Get out of here!" : GOHOME
12
Quarrying locales : GRAVELPITS
13
Pathetic : LAME
14
It's known for its security : ELAL
21
What some surfers do : LOGON
23
Put on cargo : LADE
24
Switch words : ONOFF
25
Inclines : TENDS
26
With 52-Down, microscopic staining compound : OSMIC
27
Pitch : HEAVE
28
Aggravates : MAKESWORSE
31
Blues singer McDonald : KATHI
32
Survey category : OTHER
34
Payola : GRAFT
36
Not separately : ASONE
39
Wallflower producers? : IVIES
40
Club option : WOOD
45
"Zip it!" : SHUTUP
47
More fanciful : TALLER
50
Alpine river : ISERE
51
Malicious : CATTY
52
See 26-Down : ACID
53
Track assignment : LANE
55
Baby spoiler, perhaps : NANA
56
Platte River people : OTOS
57
Draw to a close : WANE
59
Cartoon canine : REN
61
"What ___ Man?" ("Pal Joey" tune) : ISA
62
Hearing aid, briefly : MIC

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

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