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New York Times, Monday, March 12, 2007

Author:
Kevin Der
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Kevin G. Der

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQWZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Der. Monday freshness: 70%
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© 2007, The New York Times3/12/7 ( No. 20,943 )
Across
1
More eccentric : ODDER
6
"Moby-Dick" captain : AHAB
10
Reaction to a knee-slapper : HAHA
14
Old pal : CRONY
15
Food that may come in small cubes : TOFU
16
Giant-screen film venue : IMAX
17
Sign for a person in therapy? : CONTENTSFRAGILE
20
___, due, tre ... : UNO
21
Abominable Snowman : YETI
22
Turtle's covering : SHELL
23
Like college aptitude tests, for many students : RETAKEN
26
Highway : ROAD
28
Compete in a slalom : SKI
29
Moist : DAMP
31
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATTY
35
Together : INTANDEM
38
"Well, then ..." : ANYHOO
40
By way of : VIA
41
Sign for a recovering alcoholic? : KEEPDRY
43
Annoy : IRK
44
Completely cover : ENCASE
46
"Hmmm ..." : LETMESEE
48
Japanese drink : SAKE
49
Numbered hwys. : RTES
51
Faux ___ : PAS
52
Perlman of "Cheers" : RHEA
54
Comedian's gimmick : SCHTICK
58
Candidate Stevenson of '52 and '56 : ADLAI
61
Level : TIER
63
Rhetorical question, possibly : DOI
64
Sign for a gangster? : PROTECTFROMHEAT
68
Fork prong : TINE
69
Washington daily : POST
70
___ Ste. Marie, Mich. : SAULT
71
Went fast : SPED
72
Aussie jumpers : ROOS
73
___ Rose Lee : GYPSY
Down
1
Happen : OCCUR
2
Pilotless aircraft : DRONE
3
Sign for a jury selector? : DONOTSTACK
4
Suffix with differ : ENT
5
Seedy loaf : RYE
6
Eventgoer : ATTENDEE
7
Party thrower : HOST
8
Uphold : AFFIRM
9
Prickly seed cover : BUR
10
Religious time : HIGHDAY
11
French girlfriend : AMIE
12
Room connector : HALL
13
Skating jump : AXEL
18
Science guy Bill : NYE
19
Cool ___ cucumber : ASA
24
Letters before an alias : AKA
25
Twists to be worked out : KINKS
27
Eye-catching designs : OPART
30
Enough : AMPLE
32
Sign for a sunbather? : THISSIDEUP
33
Went fast : TORE
34
Oxen connector : YOKE
35
Currier and ___ : IVES
36
Companion of the Pinta and Santa Maria : NINA
37
Plowmaker John : DEERE
39
Pretty maiden of Greek myth : NYMPH
42
Mousse and mud pie : DESSERTS
45
Exposed to oxygen : AERATED
47
Consume : EAT
50
Skin art : TATTOO
53
Go quickly : HIE
55
___-Magnon : CRO
56
They're stirred in the fire : COALS
57
Meower : KITTY
58
Many urban homes: Abbr. : APTS
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Annoyance from a faucet : DRIP
60
"The ___ Ranger" : LONE
62
In that case : IFSO
65
E.M.T.'s skill : CPR
66
"No ___" (Chinese menu notation) : MSG
67
It's pitched with a pitchfork : HAY

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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