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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

NY Times, Sun, Feb 20, 2000 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

19-Across : No-win situation for tired husband or wife (9)

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 67
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© 2000, The New York Times
Across
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According to graduate, fellow is a Southerner (8) : ALABAMAN
5
Rest fitfully before noon rush (6) : STREAM
10
Position held by stout disciple (7) : APOSTLE
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Film covering most recent credit cards (7) : PLASTIC
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Sarcastic dude acting strange about nothing (4-7) : ACIDTONGUED
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In closing, "Yours truly" is correct (5) : EMEND
16
Senorita's unusual profession (9) : ASSERTION
19
No-win situation for tired husband or wife (9) : STALEMATE
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Contralto scarcely comprehends opera (5) : TOSCA
21
Work in different enterprises (11) : INTERSPERSE
26
Jerk splitting new trellis (7) : LATTICE
27
Strip of land is, accordingly, outside Morocco's capital (7) : ISTHMUS
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Drunken Ike embraced by boy (6) : SODDEN
29
Diligent boss promises to pay (8) : STUDIOUS
Down
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Too bad King has changed direction (4) : ALAS
2
Jot half the alphabet (4) : ATOM
3
With one leg on either side of a piece of riding gear, holding tips of the reins (9) : ASTRADDLE
4
New camera in a Smithsonian exhibit (9) : AMERICANA
6
An author or two (5) : TWAIN
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She's a nut, it turns out! (10) : ENTHUSIAST
8
Balkan club with Donald and Ian (10) : MACEDONIAN
9
Coming up: the best ad on TV (4) : SPOT
13
Poem I recited where Louis lived (10) : VERSAILLES
14
Of French, Virginia said, "Wasted" (10) : DEVASTATED
17
Antisperm compound -- it may be put in gum (9) : SPEARMINT
18
Went back and bought another round (9) : RETREATED
22
Put up or tear down, they say (5) : RAISE
23
Look up and down (4) : PEEP
24
Commandant holding back stuff for the troops (4) : AMMO
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Goddess personifies echoes (4) : ISIS
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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