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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Mar 20, 2022 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

16-Across : Prominent reason for failing to get a dinner reservation? (7)

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 71
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© 2022, The New York Times
Across
9
Love one's share of fuss and bother? (9) : ADORATION
10
Mission of Texas in the style of Missouri (5) : ALAMO
11
Backstabbing, corrupt senator (7) : TREASON
12
Big cat wandering El Prado (7) : LEOPARD
13
Cook while splitting baloney (5) : ROAST
14
Hollywood's Fisher and Cheadle had an affair? (7,2) : CARRIEDON
16
Prominent reason for failing to get a dinner reservation? (7) : NOTABLE
18
Passage Tristan adapted (7) : TRANSIT
20
Lucky talent, catching fish in a can (9) : FORTUNATE
22
Purple goose's tail feather (5) : PLUME
23
Wash Los Angeles beneath the surface (7) : LAUNDER
25
Less serious match, say (7) : LIGHTER
26
False claim maintained by an extraterrestrial (5) : ALIEN
27
Roll in a ball much? (9) : ABUNDANCE
Down
1
Not easily upset, convict keeps on the move (4-4) : CASTIRON
2
One who predicts changing foster care (10) : FORECASTER
3
B-plus pooch (6) : BASSET
4
Salt injected into tree top (8) : PINNACLE
5
Fishing enthusiast left in outrage (6) : ANGLER
6
Sing at Christmas in a divided state (8) : CAROLINA
7
Holy figure held back by Kamala (4) : LAMA
8
Court room made of boards (6) : WOODEN
15
Awful democrat is being a blowhard? (10) : DISGUSTING
17
Jumping around (8) : BOUNDING
18
Storage option Le Duc Tho developed (3,5) : THECLOUD
19
Conjectures he introduced to conservatives (8) : THEORIES
20
Collapsed, like guys (6) : FELLAS
21
A second-rate route out of the country (6) : ABROAD
22
A deity in the Keystone State temple (6) : PAGODA
24
We hear you make sweaters. What's standard for measurements? (4) : UNIT
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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