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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Jan 21, 2001 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

5-Across : Hit 'er in the ear for sport (6)

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 67
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B
A
2
R
E
3
F
O
4
O
T
5
S
6
O
C
7
C
E
8
R
O
W
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V
R
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9
P
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A
G
R
E
E
N
10
A
L
U
M
N
A
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N
T
R
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E
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D
O
W
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P
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S
T
P
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P
A
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R
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G
I
14
B
R
O
A
D
C
A
15
S
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N
G
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I
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A
T
I
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H
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N
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M
A
S
S
H
Y
S
T
E
R
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A
M
T
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T
P
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T
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H
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A
L
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X
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A
N
D
R
A
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O
Z
O
N
E
N
R
P
G
W
L
A
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E
M
I
G
R
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R
E
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N
D
E
E
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N
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D
S
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T
A
K
I
N
G
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S
T
A
R
T
O
U
T
© 2001, The New York Times
Across
1
Kick around a football official with no shoes on (8) : BAREFOOT
5
Hit 'er in the ear for sport (6) : SOCCER
9
Writer holding match in shade (3,5) : PEAGREEN
10
Rewritten manual for woman graduate (6) : ALUMNA
11
Grant: "Stop, that hurts!" (5) : ENDOW
12
Tables for cereal maker with corn products (9) : POSTPONES
14
Playful song a catbird is sending over the air (12) : BROADCASTING
18
Panic as crooked lawyer interrupts Ms. Farrow (4,8) : MASSHYSTERIA
21
Brewpub offering "Kiss and Run" (a name for a lady) (9) : ALEXANDRA
23
Where Toto went with somebody for fresh air (5) : OZONE
24
Traveler changing countries before catching Russian plane (6) : EMIGRE
25
Drop honey, we hear, in Santa's drawers? (8) : REINDEER
26
Conveying thanks to the British monarch (6) : TAKING
27
Begin a journey with sailor aboard Intrepid (5,3) : STARTOUT
Down
1
Shepherdess with a bad smell - take a look (2-4) : BOPEEP
2
First of Reds stick with a country of Africa (6) : RWANDA
3
Texas city, on embracing Republican pair (4,5) : FORTWORTH
4
Bungled Verdi operas given too much applause (11) : OVERPRAISED
6
Alternatively, cut deck (5) : ORLOP
7
Arriving from the rear, I'm caught in trick trap (6,2) : COMINGIN
8
Give a new position to idiot in monarchy (8) : REASSIGN
13
C.I.A. operative center stage in new guise (6,5) : SECRETAGENT
15
How sniper shot dockside V.I.P. (9) : SHIPOWNER
16
Somewhat slim man entertains native (8) : IMMANENT
17
Inquire about Garr's star (8) : ASTERISK
19
Hullabaloo engulfs the French "holy" city? (6) : TOLEDO
20
Newspaper baron pays attention to Time (6) : HEARST
22
Expert wearing an article donned by cooks (5) : APRON
Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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