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Daniel Raymon
Daniel Raymon

NY Times, Sun, Jun 27, 2010 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

15-Across : Mob I prosecute for plundering (8)

Author:
Daniel Raymon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 61
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© 2010, The New York Times
Across
1
Vacuum you loaned to an auditor is full of juice (9) : SUCCULENT
6
Was brooding for bike with an engine (5) : MOPED
9
Erect an exotic stage again (7) : REENACT
10
Landlord's mail (7) : LETTERS
11
Bad imp lies about a human trait (10) : BIPEDALISM
12
Somewhat overbroad, its literal meaning is "word" (4) : VERB
14
Passed Spanish painter almost outside Nebraska (4,2) : GONEBY
15
Mob I prosecute for plundering (8) : BANDITRY
17
Toss refuse at showcases (8) : FEATURES
19
Uninitiated French author/editor is tickled (6) : AMUSED
22
That woman's a goddess (4) : HERA
23
Ineffectively deals with topless Pennsylvania people and the French (10) : MISHANDLES
26
Hold back part of a song (7) : REFRAIN
27
Throw back during summer month (4,3) : AREARUG
28
Overthrow champion tennis player (5) : EVERT
29
To Ed, venue change eventually went smoothly (6,3) : EVENEDOUT
Down
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Brush off gardener's concern (5) : SHRUB
2
Enter secretly with Canadian Indian piece of jewelry (5,2) : CREEPIN
3
Active university fight around cute "bear" (2,3,5) : UPANDABOUT
4
Former doctor lost honors (6) : EXTOLS
5
Capitalism anywhere has charm (8) : TALISMAN
6
Breed's winning move (4) : MATE
7
Thwart spin doctoring incident (7) : PREVENT
8
Didn't listen to Diana's doctor during childbirth and watched closely (9) : DISOBEYED
13
In Chad, a man developed earliest figures (4,3,3) : ADAMANDEVE
14
Uncanny foresight? Accept it without question (4,5) : GIFTHORSE
16
Delaware intended insubordination (8) : DEFIANCE
18
Near shooter, somewhat (1,6) : ATRIFLE
20
New Orleans is a city inhabited by Italians (7) : SALERNO
21
Meandering Sherpa is articulate (6) : PHRASE
24
View subpoena in hearing (5) : SIGHT
25
Lacks the power to tilt (4) : CANT
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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