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Richard Silvestri
NY Times, Sun, Oct 21, 2018 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
29-Across : A male in a teepee making amends (9)
Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 65
1 P | O | 2 S | T | 3 E | R | 4 I | O | 5 R | | 6 A | N | 7 T | I | 8 C |
R | | C | | N | | S | | E | | D | | R | | H |
9 O | P | E | R | A | T | I | N | G | | 10 O | M | A | H | A |
V | | N | | M | | S | | I | | R | | N | | R |
11 E | I | T | H | E | R | | 12 I | M | M | E | R | S | E | D |
N | | | | L | | | | E | | | | P | | |
13 D | E | 14 T | A | I | L | | 15 A | N | T | 16 I | P | O | D | 17 E |
E | | O | | S | | 18 C | | T | | N | | R | | X |
19 R | E | L | A | T | I | O | N | | 20 S | T | A | T | I | C |
| | E | | | | N | | | | E | | | | E |
21 P | E | R | M | 22 E | A | T | E | | 23 P | R | O | 24 P | E | L |
E | | A | | A | | E | | 25 T | | C | | E | | L |
26 C | A | T | E | R | | 27 S | T | A | L | E | M | A | T | E |
A | | E | | L | | S | | C | | D | | C | | N |
28 N | A | S | T | Y | | 29 A | T | O | N | E | M | E | N | T |
© 2018, The New York Times
Across
1
Placard about South American city at the back (9) :
POSTERIOR6
Opposed to Conservative caper (5) :
ANTIC9
Ring for each giant contraption in use (9) :
OPERATING10
In from a Hawaiian city (5) :
OMAHA11
One or the other one in number? (6) :
EITHER12
Beginning to move, cooked slowly and plunged into water (8) :
IMMERSED13
Particular editor flipped over last part (6) :
DETAIL15
Hint, in one poem, the exact opposite (8) :
ANTIPODE19
20
It acts oddly inert (6) :
STATIC21
French father consuming veal or beef spread (8) :
PERMEATE23
Move to support the Spanish (6) :
PROPEL26
Provide food for Kitty, the Cockney woman (5) :
CATER27
28
An overturned pigpen is filthy (5) :
NASTY29
A male in a teepee making amends (9) :
ATONEMENT
Down
1
In favor of one who sells food (9) :
PROVENDER2
Reportedly delivered bouquet (5) :
SCENT3
Artist initially erased celebrity register (9) :
ENAMELIST4
Goddess exists (lives) (4) :
ISIS5
Group of soldiers let soldier and me inside (8) :
REGIMENT6
Fuss about love (5) :
ADORE7
One leaving railways left ship (9) :
TRANSPORT8
Funny fellow swallowing hot vegetable (5) :
CHARD14
Bears are found in two groups heading north (9) :
TOLERATES16
Act as a mediator, bury and give up (9) :
INTERCEDE17
Golden wing in the center of former coin (9) :
EXCELLENT18
High-born Italian opposed to returning something of value (8) :
CONTESSA21
Write about California nut (5) :
PECAN22
Old, like a nobleman? (5) :
EARLY24
Quiet bit for the audience (5) :
PEACE25
The way to eat cold Mexican food (4) :
TACO
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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