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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun Jan 21, 2024 Cryptic Crossword

10-Across : Pair of sportsmen present ball (6)

Author:
Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 65

ACROSS: 1. a saw hole 5. rev. snoops 9. pl(a tin) um 10. sp + here 12. hidden clear lenses 13. Si + mu(late) d 14. anag. merchants 15. anag. siren 17. O + per + a 19. t(other)ear 22. anag. the U.S. Open 24. rev. poor + T 25. pas + try 26. st. + and + a + rd. 27. anag. slayer 28. p(roper)ly

DOWN: 1. ap(peas)e 2. a + tag + lance 3. anag. the rain 4. anag. spurious tale 6. pop(U.)lar 7. over + T 8. s + held on 11. amp hit heater 16. anag. gas routes 17. anag. propane 18. pig Latin trash 20. E. + anag. peanut 21. rap + idly 23. NASA + L

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© 2024, The New York Times
Across
1
In its entirety, an opening made with a toothed blade? (2,1,5) : ASAWHOLE
5
They stir busybodies from the East (6) : SPOONS
9
A can coated with purple metal (8) : PLATINUM
10
Pair of sportsmen present ball (6) : SPHERE
12
Songwriter seen through clear lenses (5) : ARLEN
13
Mock delinquent stuck in silicon sludge (9) : SIMULATED
14
Austrian physicist reorganized merchants (5,4) : ERNSTMACH
15
Siren fixed up (5) : RISEN
17
Love, according to a Verdi work (5) : OPERA
19
Back rent covers alien (2,3,4) : TOTHEREAR
22
Luxury apartment the U.S. Open renovated (9) : PENTHOUSE
24
Scout group brought back bad time (5) : TROOP
25
Dads sample baker's offering (6) : PASTRY
26
Typical street and a road (8) : STANDARD
27
Mutant slayer passes on (6) : RELAYS
28
Lasso tosser in practice the right way (8) : PROPERLY
Down
1
Calm parrot swallowing little round, green vegetables (7) : APPEASE
2
A label cut open on sight (2,1,6) : ATAGLANCE
3
Headwear the rain ruined (7) : HAIRNET
4
French chemist corrected spurious tale (5,7) : LOUISPASTEUR
6
Wood pens university in (7) : POPULAR
7
Clear above the capital of Texas (5) : OVERT
8
"The Big Bang Theory" role Parsons ultimately kept going (7) : SHELDON
11
Arena rock venue condensed report on the cause of an accidental electrical fire? (12) : AMPHITHEATER
16
Gas routes disturbed fossilized reptile (9) : STEGOSAUR
17
Propane recycled, theoretically (2,5) : ONPAPER
18
Where people park their butts, trash-talking in pig Latin? (7) : ASHTRAY
20
Devoured English peanut crackers (5,2) : EATENUP
21
Emulate Drake without thinking fast (7) : RAPIDLY
23
Group of astronauts - 50 on the nose? (5) : NASAL
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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