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John Forbes
NY Times, Sun, Dec 25, 2022 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
21-Across : Australian islander's tans at sea to hide enthusiasm (9)
Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
1 S | P | 2 R | I | 3 N | T | 4 E | R | | 5 R | 6 A | B | 7 B | I | 8 T |
I | | A | | A | | T | | 9 G | | B | | A | | E |
10 D | I | V | E | R | S | E | | 11 E | P | S | I | L | O | N |
E | | E | | R | | R | | A | | T | | L | | A |
12 D | I | N | G | O | | 13 N | A | R | R | A | T | I | O | N |
| | | | W | | A | | | | I | | S | | T |
| 14 T | 15 I | N | S | E | L | | 16 D | O | N | A | T | E | S |
| | N | | | | L | | A | | | | I | | |
17 T | E | S | T | 18 I | F | Y | | 19 V | E | 20 N | I | C | E | |
O | | I | | M | | | | E | | U | | | | |
21 T | A | S | M | A | N | 22 I | A | N | | 23 M | E | 24 A | N | 25 T |
T | | T | | G | | A | | P | | E | | D | | A |
26 E | V | E | N | I | N | G | | 27 O | A | R | S | M | E | N |
R | | N | | N | | O | | R | | A | | I | | G |
28 S | E | T | T | E | R | | 29 S | T | I | L | E | T | T | O |
© 2022, The New York Times
Across
1
Small computer attachment - such a fast runner! (8) :
SPRINTER5
Teacher adding time to hopper (6) :
RABBIT10
Different poetry after pair of idioms brought back (7) :
DIVERSE11
One slip spoiled letter (7) :
EPSILON12
Wild dog partly concealed in gorge (5) :
DINGO13
14
Rocky inlets' glittering material (6) :
TINSEL16
Gives Mafia leader a trial that's endless (7) :
DONATES17
Provide evidence when "irritable" describes condition (7) :
TESTIFY19
According to Caesar I came to this French or Italian city (6) :
VENICE21
Australian islander's tans at sea to hide enthusiasm (9) :
TASMANIAN23
Intended guy to protect front of ear and back of throat (5) :
MEANT26
Time of day for ironing? (7) :
EVENING27
Crew members revising a sermon (7) :
OARSMEN28
29
Sort of heel tilts toe awkwardly (8) :
STILETTO
Down
1
Supported originally sending most of idea to department's head (5) :
SIDED2
Bird heard talkin' wildly (5) :
RAVEN3
In Nova Scotia sign contracts (7) :
NARROWS4
English friend shelters marine bird forever (9) :
ETERNALLY6
Don't vote for a bachelor with stigma (7) :
ABSTAIN7
Kind of missile that's landing initially is in European sea (9) :
BALLISTIC8
Occupants of house from Down Under net insects (7) :
TENANTS9
Outfit actor Richard reportedly (4) :
GEAR15
Continually urging relative to enter fashionable outdoor home (9) :
INSISTENT16
Place to sit and ponder a TV broadcast (9) :
DAVENPORT17
One of these river animals moves unsteadily (7) :
TOTTERS18
Guess first person enigma perplexed (7) :
IMAGINE20
Two say U.N. realm is in trouble (7) :
NUMERAL22
Villain from Iowa to leave (4) :
IAGO24
Accept spot at highly regarded school (5) :
ADMIT25
Starts to test African native's grasp of dance (5) :
TANGO
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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