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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Dec 27, 1998 Cryptic Crossword

20-Across : Clever balladeer pens the reverse of 2/2 time (4,5)

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 65
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P
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P
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© 1998, The New York Times
Across
1
Heaven is being among people marching down the street (8) : PARADISE
5
Fruit bearer with two hands? (6) : PAWPAW
9
Painter types, thus (7) : PICASSO
10
Bev also might give pardon (7) : ABSOLVE
11
Article hard to believe in any way (2,3) : ATALL
12
Northwestern carving to rate with the French (5,4) : TOTEMPOLE
13
Get the wrong idea--cut Laurel in middle (13) : MISUNDERSTAND
16
New ration of trees! (13) : REFORESTATION
20
Clever balladeer pens the reverse of 2/2 time (4,5) : ALLABREVE
22
Share with us a dream-inducing fruit (5) : LOTUS
23
Amid schism, Old Testament is given prominence (7) : SPOTLIT
24
Bananas belong, I mean (7) : IGNOBLE
25
The sound of a flu-afflicted person's chest (6) : COFFER
26
Beach article to peddle around a female (8) : SEASHELL
Down
1
Wood appealing to people with no heart (6) : POPLAR
2
Get back Miracle Spread (7) : RECLAIM
3
Shower ring dropper (9) : DISCLOSER
4
Very brief anagram: "What, no dessert?" (5,3,5) : SHORTANDSWEET
6
Part of India is like Houston (5) : ASSAM
7
Daddy, get a load of this--a clumsy oaf (7) : PALOOKA
8
Little Kenny Dee's days off (8) : WEEKENDS
10
Simultaneously churning, emit steam heat (2,3,4,4) : ATTHESAMETIME
14
Some aircraft overlook routes (9) : SKIPLANES
15
Period of crisis at Mobile (8) : TRIASSIC
17
Seen in relief, all of France's decline (4,3) : FALLOFF
18
Somebody who's well-known, and inept (7) : NOTABLE
19
In addition, a puff (2,4) : ASWELL
21
Stick out a blown bugle (5) : BULGE
Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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