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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

NY Times, Sun, Feb 19, 2023 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

5-Across : Muck about with tangled net - gladiator's weapon (7)

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 65
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© 2023, The New York Times
Across
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Solo federal agent, an old executioner (7) : HANGMAN
5
Muck about with tangled net - gladiator's weapon (7) : TRIDENT
9
Story read aloud: "Fair Warning Signal" (9) : TAILLIGHT
10
Move sinuously unclothed, like a gymnast (5) : LITHE
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Rifle erratically covers one who runs away (5) : FLEER
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Principles about fellows in city dwellings (9) : TENEMENTS
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Doctor locates source of intolerance (7) : LACTOSE
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Police officer at home, possessing no photo ID? (7) : CAPTION
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Whistle-blower deviously cares to implicate copper (7) : ACCUSER
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Stupid omicron variant (7) : MORONIC
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Ruby returned duplicate pistol (9) : DERRINGER
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Right away, make certain to follow (5) : ENSUE
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Army officers losing half of undergarments (5) : BRASS
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Left covered in ... in hot paving material? That's hardly fair! (9) : INCLEMENT
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Topless guys he can perhaps make better (7) : ENHANCE
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I, reportedly you and I, nearly bend spectacles (9) : EYEWEAR
Down
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Despicable boater wasted fuel (7) : HATEFUL
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Rising water is green (5) : NAIVE
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Movie star transplanted bloomer to Kansas (3,6) : MELBROOKS
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Teddy's cousin approaching couple (7) : NIGHTIE
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Huge jerk holding one whip (7) : TITANIC
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I criticize the teachings of Muhammad (5) : ISLAM
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Annex anxiety, once? (9) : EXTENSION
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Trump, primarily, and each offspring covering up Republican high crime (7) : TREASON
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Insect, bird and fish (9) : COCKROACH
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Keep on by itself keeping on and on (9) : PERSEVERE
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German automaker lost blood almost within range of the listener (7) : AUDIBLE
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Get very angry about director Burton Blake's music (7) : RAGTIME
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Auto reversing through 1,760 yards - it seems impossible (7) : MIRACLE
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Untrustworthy person beginning to clean radiator (7) : CHEATER
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Ad-libs entire part for playwright (5) : IBSEN
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Part of an act visible to the audience (5) : SCENE
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