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Fraser Simpson
Fraser Simpson

NY Times, Sun, Apr 11, 2004 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

27-Across : Chopper blade going back and forth (5)

Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 61
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© 2004, The New York Times
Across
1
Ends period of service in Iraq's capital (7) : TERMINI
5
Revival, etc., holding back Mideast city (3,4) : TELAVIV
9
VCR button awkwardly handles audio (5) : PAUSE
10
Authorities party with underlings (9) : DOMINIONS
11
Practice concerning funeral vehicle (8) : REHEARSE
12
Bill, bug landlord's client (6) : TENANT
14
Bygone bird egg in peculiar retrospective (4) : DODO
15
Outrageous bribe moved warplane (4,6) : DIVEBOMBER
18
Chided dupe felt bad (10) : REPROACHED
19
Reserve cargo space (4) : HOLD
22
Unperturbed drunk seated (6) : SEDATE
24
Storms batter leaves (8) : RAMPAGES
26
I'd equated swimming with a lack of noise (4,5) : DEADQUIET
27
Chopper blade going back and forth (5) : ROTOR
28
Oriental Avenue's close to the rear (7) : EASTERN
29
After 12 months, actor Beatty had longings (7) : YEARNED
Down
1
Stuff that's sticky and red, like chopsticks (7) : TAPERED
2
Tried to intimidate huge, proud stranger (7,2) : ROUGHEDUP
3
I step up behind cold polar formation (6) : ICECAP
4
Faint gut reaction about pair of dice (10) : INDISTINCT
5
Bland mince meat (4) : TAME
6
Jousting weapon drawing knight (8) : LANCELOT
7
Virgin Islands love Louisiana instrument (5) : VIOLA
8
Part of a baseball cap shielding that one tourist (7) : VISITOR
13
Really vent, after making arrangements in an appropriate way (10) : RELEVANTLY
16
Introduced Brighton after making IOU? (7,2) : BROUGHTON
17
Small shop in Djibouti questioned (8) : BOUTIQUE
18
Leftovers you finally stored in lodge (7) : RESIDUE
20
Wanted piece of rope in Eddie's mobile (7) : DESIRED
21
Small section atop a Greek city-state (6) : SPARTA
23
Dr. Silver's puffs on a cigarette (5) : DRAGS
25
Civic club member's tellin' tales to the audience (4) : LION
Answer summary: 6 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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