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Miriam Estrin
Miriam Estrin
John Ewbank
John Ewbank

NY Times, Sun Nov 26, 2023 Cryptic Crossword

25-Across : Military brass irritate heads of law enforcement (5)

Author:
Miriam Estrin and John Ewbank
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 67
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Across
1
A seal pup swimming and clapping (8) : APPLAUSE
5
Outlaw carrying cash dispenser is a hero (6) : BATMAN
8
Song by noted trumpet player brings rewards from American? (3,5) : AIRMILES
9
Technical details for glasses (5) : SPECS
10
Marijuana found in South American country restaurant (8) : CHIPOTLE
11
Leo, too, disturbed Irish actor (6) : OTOOLE
12
Bit of poetry at the beginning of "It Ain't Me Babe" (4) : IAMB
14
Hamburger ingredient from floor served with complaint (6,4) : GROUNDBEEF
17
Pop star Swift with assistant on the radio - that's original! (6-4) : TAILORMADE
20
Oak or maple targeted to get pruned regularly (4) : TREE
23
Demon embraces religion, initially becoming Quaker (6) : FRIEND
24
A Republican state? (8) : ARKANSAS
25
Military brass irritate heads of law enforcement (5) : BUGLE
26
Factory concerned with fancy clothes (8) : REFINERY
27
Show up when it's all over, after he's gone (6) : ATTEND
28
Enter tub after repositioning dark-haired woman (8) : BRUNETTE
Down
1
Agitator's scant hair tousled (9) : ANARCHIST
2
Fade put into curly do every day (3,4) : PERDIEM
3
Mexican comrades in Miami gossiping (6) : AMIGOS
4
Rust led me to change calypso pan (5,4) : STEELDRUM
5
Musical instrument is blessing when corralling donkey (7) : BASSOON
6
After French tea, tramp briefly sank teeth into fantasy novel (3,6) : THEHOBBIT
7
Half of Swedish band leave to figure out excuse (7) : ABSOLVE
13
Flier with toasted bagel deal (4,5) : BALDEAGLE
15
Dare we run all over the place in just this? (9) : UNDERWEAR
16
Kind of swimming irritated steely ref (9) : FREESTYLE
18
Tumbler from taco bar smashed (7) : ACROBAT
19
Mistakenly, he dared Prince Harry, for example (7) : REDHEAD
21
Admire muscle during break (7) : RESPECT
22
Not in a crazy country (6) : NATION
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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