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Richard Silvestri
NY Times, Sun, Mar 15, 2015 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
9-Across : In this way, bumped into backed-up truck now and then (9)
Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 63
1 R | A | 2 D | A | 3 R | | 4 C | H | 5 A | M | 6 E | L | 7 E | O | 8 N |
E | | E | | A | | O | | S | | X | | V | | I |
9 S | O | M | E | T | I | M | E | S | | 10 T | H | I | N | G |
T | | E | | I | | B | | E | | O | | D | | H |
11 I | D | A | H | O | | 12 I | N | S | O | L | V | E | N | T |
N | | N | | N | | N | | S | | | | N | | I |
13 G | O | S | S | A | M | E | R | | 14 S | 15 T | A | T | U | E |
| | | | L | | D | | 16 D | | E | | | | |
17 D | R | 18 I | V | E | L | | 19 A | I | R | S | T | 20 R | I | 21 P |
E | | N | | | | 22 H | | A | | T | | A | | O |
23 B | E | T | R | 24 A | Y | I | N | G | | 25 A | N | G | E | R |
A | | E | | L | | A | | O | | M | | T | | T |
26 S | I | N | A | I | | 27 T | A | N | G | E | R | I | N | E |
E | | D | | B | | U | | A | | N | | M | | N |
28 D | I | S | M | I | S | S | A | L | | 29 T | H | E | F | T |
© 2015, The New York Times
Across
1
Device that scans left and right (5) :
RADAR4
Colorful animal, beast of burden, carries heroin a long time (9) :
CHAMELEON9
In this way, bumped into backed-up truck now and then (9) :
SOMETIMES10
Slender green item (5) :
THING11
State audibly, "I used to have a garden tool" (5) :
IDAHO12
Broke in to decipher part of the Bible (9) :
INSOLVENT13
Leave senior in possession of identical light fabric (8) :
GOSSAMER14
Speak out about university bust, say (6) :
STATUE17
Chauffeur left rubbish (6) :
DRIVEL19
Broadcasts journey where planes take off (8) :
AIRSTRIP23
Deceiving creature holding platter (9) :
BETRAYING25
Losing head, risk displeasure (5) :
ANGER26
Mideast region is in a mess (5) :
SINAI27
28
Release this Brooklynese book for the masses (9) :
DISMISSAL29
Lifting the foot (5) :
THEFT
Down
1
Bite a second time in bed (7) :
RESTING2
Says bad things about school leaders around me (7) :
DEMEANS3
Reasons to share a pint at the pub (9) :
RATIONALE4
Made a thorough search around Indiana together (8) :
COMBINED5
6
Praise part of annex to library (5) :
EXTOL7
Obvious incident involving start of Indy 500 (7) :
EVIDENT8
Piece of women's clothing near piece of men's clothing (7) :
NIGHTIE15
16
Help returning along twisting northwest-to-southeast path (8) :
DIAGONAL17
Wicked young socialite playing editor (7) :
DEBASED18
In time, finalizes plans (7) :
INTENDS20
I'm great playing piano music (7) :
RAGTIME21
Omen: X written in wine (7) :
PORTENT22
Opening greeting, thanks to the British, upset my group (6) :
HIATUS24
One equal rights movement I excuse (5) :
ALIBI
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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