SOLUTION 7

The first step in this puzzle is solving the crossword. The crossword mechanics are a bit unusual. Each entry in the crossword corresponds to two clues below; if you add the number from column A and column B you will know where to put the answer in the crossword.

The crossword clues are meant to be fairly easy, and in any case you can usually get yourself unstuck by figuring out which word in the other column hasn't matched up yet.

The solved crossword looks like this:

             LOOT
       B  SHOE
      JOINT  GUM
       O  R
       T WISE
          P
        SPEAK
         I
       GIN
       U
    EASY

Once you have a list of words, it's tricky to know what to do with them.
Hopefully you will notice that the words seem to form natural pairs:
speak easy
wise guy
gin joint
gum shoe
pin stripe
boot leg

There is only one word left over: LOOT