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Fraser Simpson
NY Times, Sun, Jun 01, 2008 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
1-Across : Crazy hosts so like the Shriners (7)
Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 67
1 M | A | 2 S | O | 3 N | I | 4 C | | 5 A | P | 6 P | L | 7 I | E | 8 S |
O | | E | | O | | H | | T | | O | | N | | E |
9 D | R | A | I | N | | 10 U | N | E | A | R | T | H | E | D |
I | | F | | E | | R | | A | | T | | A | | A |
11 F | R | A | N | T | I | C | | 12 M | A | R | I | L | Y | N |
I | | R | | | | H | | | | A | | E | | S |
13 E | L | E | C | 14 T | R | I | C | 15 I | T | Y | | | | |
D | | R | | I | | L | | N | | E | | 16 S | | 17 A |
| | | | 18 D | E | L | I | B | E | R | A | T | E | D |
19 L | | 20 D | | E | | | | A | | | | E | | H |
21 A | T | R | O | P | H | 22 Y | | 23 S | O | 24 T | H | E | R | E |
B | | A | | O | | E | | K | | W | | R | | R |
25 R | E | P | R | O | B | A | T | E | | 26 A | M | A | Z | E |
E | | E | | L | | T | | T | | N | | G | | N |
27 A | S | S | I | S | T | S | | 28 S | E | G | M | E | N | T |
© 2008, The New York Times
Across
1
Crazy hosts so like the Shriners (7) :
MASONIC5
Uses iodine in some computers (7) :
APPLIES9
Darn, I mistakenly let out the water (5) :
DRAIN10
Found in bureau near the door (9) :
UNEARTHED11
Desperate French caper (7) :
FRANTIC12
Customarily never shows Ms. Monroe (7) :
MARILYN13
Power chosen by Rhode Island metropolis (11) :
ELECTRICITY18
Considered sandwich seller reprimanded (11) :
DELIBERATED21
Waste a sporting award (7) :
ATROPHY23
The lining irritated? Hah! (2,5) :
SOTHERE25
Discount stocks for unprincipled person (9) :
REPROBATE26
Wow — a labyrinth (5) :
AMAZE27
Facilitates reciting a chapter in a dermatology text? (7) :
ASSISTS28
F.B.I. agents infiltrating prepared division (7) :
SEGMENT
Down
1
Corrected overdose if I brought in medication (8) :
MODIFIED2
Crystal gazer describes distant sailor (8) :
SEAFARER3
Nine musicians, not one on time (5) :
NONET4
English prime minister ailing after religious service (9) :
CHURCHILL5
Varsity players had breakfast in the morning (1-4) :
ATEAM6
Actor Cole harbors not much hope (9) :
PORTRAYER7
Ugly alien has head of household take a breath (6) :
INHALE8
Pair of seats in Parisian cars (6) :
SEDANS14
Remaining water vessel possibly cut up (4,5) :
TIDEPOOLS15
Bank's site reorganized work to be completed (2-7) :
INBASKETS16
See great new way to travel cheaply (8) :
STEERAGE17
Announcement at this spot by New Testament disciple (8) :
ADHERENT19
Research center considering a tar pit locale (2,4) :
LABREA20
Doctor spread curtains (6) :
DRAPES22
Remain repulsed about eastern poet (5) :
YEATS24
Country music may have this sharpness about Pres. Bush (5) :
TWANG
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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