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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

NY Times, Sun, Jun 22, 2003 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

12-Across : Herb really could be an Oscar winner (5,5)

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 63
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© 2003, The New York Times
Across
1
Rookie reformer's goal (6) : NOVICE
4
Read the signs in San Diego at random (8) : DIAGNOSE
10
Shabby summary (7) : RUNDOWN
11
Twister ripped bustle (7) : TORNADO
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Herb really could be an Oscar winner (5,5) : HALLEBERRY
13
Wickedly evil! (4) : VILE
15
Uncompromising fellow in reverse flourish (7) : ADAMANT
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Ring the writer left before running errand (7) : LARDNER
19
Essayist and poet are rudely interrupting you (7) : THOREAU
21
Returning to look for no Americans (7) : YANKEES
23
Top athletics: boxing, track (4) : PATH
24
Cowboy, e.g., captured by Indians comes closer (10) : APPROACHES
27
Wild stuff to puff (7) : RAMPANT
28
Insect queen retracted feeler (7) : ANTENNA
29
Special school is near my base (8) : SEMINARY
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Commercial opening for period before Christmas (6) : ADVENT
Down
1
Street follows another strange direction (9) : NORTHEAST
2
Mexican bandit eating one kind of bean (7) : VANILLA
3
Caskmaker and a Kennedy worked together (10) : COOPERATED
5
Liberal party line: give-and-take (9) : INTERPLAY
6
Pierce, a man who was vice president (4) : GORE
7
Formal speech or a note planned (7) : ORATION
8
Call up the night before about fine (5) : EVOKE
9
Penny, perhaps, is mountain-climbing (4) : ANTE
14
Answer in pamphlet editor negotiated (10) : TRANSACTED
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More honest about army cop and French horn player (9) : TRUMPETER
18
Stubborn, nasty stain in part that's left (9) : RESISTANT
20
Best to pick one flower (7) : OPTIMUM
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Two points he can possibly strengthen (7) : ENHANCE
23
Norm is a Trojan prince (5) : PARIS
25
Bring up what is sometimes brought up (4) : REAR
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Long after the first win (4) : EARN
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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