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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Nov 06, 2016 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

25-Across : Emphatically, the key to making bozos boss? (9)

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 67
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© 2016, The New York Times

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Across
1
Revamped theme song for a TV series (4,2,7) : GAMEOFTHRONES
9
Outstanding disc flight (5) : OWING
10
Soda maker's pop swallowed by pet bird (6,3) : CANADADRY
11
Possibility of Lipton tea getting spilled (9) : POTENTIAL
12
Sign I placed amid large underwear (5) : LIBRA
13
Gainfully employed Grannie with juggling (7) : EARNING
15
University in New Orleans reportedly admitting traffic in both directions (3-4) : TWOLANE
17
Put together a pole on a ship in the sound (7) : AMASSED
19
Wide range in an arrangement of the Bard (7) : BREADTH
21
A bit of gin, a bit of rum, and thou (5) : GRAND
23
Genuine article concerning Iceland's parliament (4,5) : REALTHING
25
Emphatically, the key to making bozos boss? (9) : SFORZANDO
26
Pronounce "sheer" (5) : UTTER
27
Spy under pressure returned utensils (7,6) : DESSERTSPOONS
Down
1
Hanger-on damaged pirogue (7) : GROUPIE
2
Wet one's head in spray (5) : MOIST
3
Doctor ignores ad for cotton products (9) : ORGANDIES
4
Fabric used to make a pillowcase like a time bomb? (7) : TICKING
5
Adoring letter includes lock of hair (7) : RINGLET
6
Spanish tennis player with nothing left (5) : NADAL
7
Cabinet audibly made unhappy sounds, unenthused (9) : SIDEBOARD
8
"Yes, captain," I repeatedly said (3-3) : AYEAYE
14
Recite from a book to an audience: "Grass legal" (4,5) : READALOUD
16
Try for a trick with a public moon view? (9) : OVERTRUMP
17
Majestic gold rush (6) : AUGUST
18
Tossing grenade, drive around the bend (7) : DERANGE
19
Confirm act as "a debacle" (4,3) : BEAROUT
20
His gear changed flights (7) : HEGIRAS
22
Sleeps 12, north-to-south (5) : DOZES
24
Plain trousers revealing opening (5) : INTRO
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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