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New York Times, Monday, July 17, 2006

Author:
Larry Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Crossworder's crutch: Abbr.
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Larry Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQW} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 66%
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© 2006, The New York Times7/17/6 ( No. 20,705 )
Across
1
Rollick or frolic : ROMP
5
Singer Seeger : PETE
9
It's a no-no : TABOO
14
Cleveland's lake : ERIE
15
"Roots" writer Haley : ALEX
16
Summer TV fare : RERUN
17
Eat : DINE
18
Crossworder's crutch: Abbr. : DICT
19
Hopping mad : IRATE
20
Did accounting hanky-panky, to a housekeeper? : COOKEDTHEBOOKS
23
Chicken ___ king : ALA
24
Loaf with seeds : RYE
25
Free (of) : RID
26
Letters after els : EMS
28
Prefix with -gon : PENTA
30
Variety, in life, so it's said : SPICE
32
Visage overlooking Tiananmen Square : MAO
33
Made in the ___ : USA
35
___ v. Wade : ROE
36
Belgrade resident : SERB
37
Did crime scene work, to a housekeeper? : DUSTEDFORPRINTS
42
Popular pizza/grill chain, informally : UNOS
43
Newsman Rather : DAN
44
Speaks, informally : SEZ
45
Thirsty : DRY
46
Hägar the Horrible's wife : HELGA
48
Greek moralist : AESOP
52
... --- : SOS
53
& : AND
54
W-Z, e.g., in an encyc. : VOL
56
"Able was I ___ ?" : ERE
57
Handled Mob finances, to a housekeeper? : LAUNDEREDMONEY
61
Threw : FLUNG
62
Cape Town currency : RAND
63
Cartoon opossum : POGO
64
Right-hand page : RECTO
65
Chills and fever : AGUE
66
Jog : TROT
67
Classic theater : ODEON
68
Immodest look : LEER
69
Right-minded : SANE
Down
1
Baggage porter : REDCAP
2
Camden Yards player : ORIOLE
3
Dweller on ancient Crete : MINOAN
4
What not to do before December 25? : PEEK
5
Rice field : PADDY
6
Upper crusts : ELITES
7
Kind of support : TECH
8
Outside : EXTERIOR
9
Certain vacuum tube : TRIODE
10
Prefix with nautical : AERO
11
Some railroaders : BRAKEMEN
12
Defeat with cunning : OUTSMART
13
Air Force ___ : ONE
21
Rub out : ERASE
22
Muscle that's often shown off : BICEPS
27
Blubbers : SOBS
29
Sounds of reproof : TUTS
31
Part of a fork : PRONG
34
Part of a sum : ADDEND
36
Petite or jumbo : SIZE
37
Bombs without bangs : DUDS
38
Opened, as a carpet : UNROLLED
39
Chow mein flavorer : SOYSAUCE
40
Nonsense: Var. : FALDERAL
41
Domain : REALM
46
"Not so fast!" : HANGON
47
Madison in New York or New York in Washington : AVENUE
49
Title in Tijuana : SENORA
50
Beaver State : OREGON
51
Mescaline source : PEYOTE
55
Weirder : ODDER
58
Golden rule preposition : UNTO
59
Fury : RAGE
60
Chooses (to) : OPTS
61
Bushy do, for short : FRO

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

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