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Richard Silvestri
NY Times, Sun, Oct 30, 2022 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
30-Across : Door support: a lintel, in part (6)
Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
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12 S | T | E | W | A | R | D | | 13 A | S | I | N | I | N | E |
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R | | T | | | | E | | E | | | | C | | 18 O |
| | 19 A | R | 20 S | E | N | I | C | | 21 S | H | E | E | R |
22 M | | R | | P | | | | I | | A | | | | I |
23 U | M | B | R | A | G | 24 E | | 25 D | O | G | G | 26 O | N | E |
S | | O | | R | | L | | E | | U | | V | | N |
27 C | H | A | I | R | | 28 T | E | S | T | A | M | E | N | T |
L | | R | | O | | O | | | | R | | R | | A |
29 E | N | D | O | W | I | N | G | | 30 P | O | R | T | A | L |
© 2022, The New York Times
Across
1
Note endless source of milk above the ground (6) :
MIDAIR4
Girls from K.C. - the epitome of slowness (8) :
MOLASSES9
11
Better person imposing a penalty (5) :
FINER12
Caretaker set apart hospital area (7) :
STEWARD13
14
Make certain, losing right to succeed (5) :
ENSUE16
Deranged relative abducting Italy's first president (7) :
MADISON19
As nice as Dotty bearing right (7) :
ARSENIC21
Very thin cut by the ear (5) :
SHEER23
Start off stupid, express anger and annoyance (7) :
UMBRAGE25
Confounded boxer no longer here (7) :
DOGGONE27
Department head beginning to compose rock musical (5) :
CHAIR28
Will try to embrace gentle knight (9) :
TESTAMENT29
Being philanthropic, wind up in debt (8) :
ENDOWING30
Door support: a lintel, in part (6) :
PORTAL
Down
1
Mere nuts, crackers and cheese (8) :
MUENSTER2
Doctor a queen's attendant (5) :
DRONE3
Repeat, i.e., treat anew (7) :
ITERATE5
Norma turned in extra reports (5) :
OPERA6
Really good, really bad, average and satisfactory social events (7) :
AFFAIRS7
A few words written about independent awareness (9) :
SENTIENCE8
Watches "Around Rhode Island," a weekly TV show (6) :
SERIES10
Stomach disorder - bad sign (7) :
ABDOMEN15
Luminary introducing meals right on deck (9) :
STARBOARD17
Makes a choice 30 days after Nov. 13? (7) :
DECIDES18
Eastern ring I found in leased car (8) :
ORIENTAL20
21
Powdered sugar covering a round cactus (7) :
SAGUARO22
Something to pull shellfish from the sound (6) :
MUSCLE24
John, the Spanish heavyweight (5) :
ELTON26
On time, for all to see (5) :
OVERT
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