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Miriam Estrin
John Ewbank
NY Times, Sun Nov 26, 2023 Cryptic Crossword
5-Across : Outlaw carrying cash dispenser is a hero (6)
Author:
Miriam Estrin and John Ewbank
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 67
1 A | P | 2 P | L | 3 A | U | 4 S | E | | 5 B | A | 6 T | M | 7 A | N |
N | | E | | M | | T | | | A | | H | | B | |
8 A | I | R | M | I | L | E | S | | 9 S | P | E | C | S | |
R | | D | | G | | E | | | S | | H | | O | |
10 C | H | I | P | O | T | L | E | | 11 O | T | O | O | L | E |
H | | E | | S | | D | | | O | | B | | V | |
12 I | A | M | 13 B | | 14 G | R | O | 15 U | N | D | B | E | E | 16 F |
S | | | A | | | U | | N | | | I | | | R |
17 T | 18 A | I | L | O | 19 R | M | A | D | E | | 20 T | 21 R | E | E |
| C | | D | | E | | | E | | 22 N | | E | | E |
23 F | R | I | E | N | D | | 24 A | R | K | A | N | S | A | S |
| O | | A | | H | | | W | | T | | P | | T |
| 25 B | U | G | L | E | | 26 R | E | F | I | N | E | R | Y |
| A | | L | | A | | | A | | O | | C | | L |
27 A | T | T | E | N | D | | 28 B | R | U | N | E | T | T | E |
© 2023, The New York Times
Across
1
A seal pup swimming and clapping (8) :
APPLAUSE5
Outlaw carrying cash dispenser is a hero (6) :
BATMAN8
Song by noted trumpet player brings rewards from American? (3,5) :
AIRMILES9
Technical details for glasses (5) :
SPECS10
Marijuana found in South American country restaurant (8) :
CHIPOTLE11
Leo, too, disturbed Irish actor (6) :
OTOOLE12
Bit of poetry at the beginning of "It Ain't Me Babe" (4) :
IAMB14
Hamburger ingredient from floor served with complaint (6,4) :
GROUNDBEEF17
Pop star Swift with assistant on the radio - that's original! (6-4) :
TAILORMADE20
Oak or maple targeted to get pruned regularly (4) :
TREE23
Demon embraces religion, initially becoming Quaker (6) :
FRIEND24
25
Military brass irritate heads of law enforcement (5) :
BUGLE26
Factory concerned with fancy clothes (8) :
REFINERY27
Show up when it's all over, after he's gone (6) :
ATTEND28
Enter tub after repositioning dark-haired woman (8) :
BRUNETTE
Down
1
Agitator's scant hair tousled (9) :
ANARCHIST2
Fade put into curly do every day (3,4) :
PERDIEM3
Mexican comrades in Miami gossiping (6) :
AMIGOS4
Rust led me to change calypso pan (5,4) :
STEELDRUM5
Musical instrument is blessing when corralling donkey (7) :
BASSOON6
After French tea, tramp briefly sank teeth into fantasy novel (3,6) :
THEHOBBIT7
Half of Swedish band leave to figure out excuse (7) :
ABSOLVE13
Flier with toasted bagel deal (4,5) :
BALDEAGLE15
Dare we run all over the place in just this? (9) :
UNDERWEAR16
Kind of swimming irritated steely ref (9) :
FREESTYLE18
Tumbler from taco bar smashed (7) :
ACROBAT19
Mistakenly, he dared Prince Harry, for example (7) :
REDHEAD21
Admire muscle during break (7) :
RESPECT22
Not in a crazy country (6) :
NATION
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.
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