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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Feb 05, 2012 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

12-Across : Back story given a recitation (4)

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 71
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© 2012, The New York Times

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Across
1
Dope hauled in a nonstandard manner (4) : DRUG
4
Mixed drink and light verse before English club (4,6) : LIMERICKEY
9
Making a comeback, go on being bad (4) : EVIL
10
Shifting of careless marketing staff (5,5) : SALESFORCE
11
Downright lusty slivovitz (4,6) : PLUMBRANDY
12
Back story given a recitation (4) : TAIL
13
Board bracing connected with marine organisms (10) : PLANKTONIC
16
Bug bite seen from behind (4) : GNAT
17
Some members of safari in the distance (4) : AFAR
18
Man of St. Louis and D.C. leaving stand (musical) (4,6) : STANMUSIAL
20
Capital of Sudan looks odd, initially (4) : OSLO
22
Data buried in hardest-to-find part of the tropics (4,6) : RAINFOREST
24
Digit still more tingly? (4,6) : EVENNUMBER
25
A pop representation of you in texting land (4) : PERU
26
Like some butterflies, I travel on trail (10) : IRIDESCENT
27
Feeling blue jacket material (4) : DOWN
Down
2
Party bar in a retro style? (5) : REVEL
3
Sourdough moldering after getting stirred (4,5) : GOLDMINER
4
Scottish girl holding very unoriginal ceremony (4,5) : LASTRITES
5
Lineman fixed a cause of darkness (7) : MELANIN
6
Rough article carried by Red agent (5) : RASPY
7
Balkan republic's leader in winter wear (5) : CROAT
8
Movable lead chain and ball of wax? (9) : ENCHILADA
14
Guardian angel breaking Ali's fever (9) : LIFESAVER
15
Christmas trees circled by Santa's reindeer top the list (4,5) : COMEFIRST
16
Good traps confused snail (9) : GASTROPOD
19
Nice question of self-doubt? (7) : AMIABLE
21
Had dressed in robes after commencement (5) : OWNED
22
Trouncings Republican makes publicly known (5) : ROUTS
23
Bedding material shows blemishes when reversed (5) : STRAW
Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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