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Ali Gascoigne
NY Times, Sun Jul 7, 2024 Cryptic Crossword
1-Across : Hallowed area of land in South Dakota (6)
Author:
Ali Gascoigne
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
1 S | A | 2 C | R | 3 E | D | | 4 T | 5 I | G | 6 H | T | 7 E | N | 8 D |
U | | H | | V | | | | N | | A | | D | | A |
9 I | M | I | T | A | T | 10 I | O | N | | 11 I | B | S | E | N |
T | | N | | S | | N | | E | | R | | H | | I |
12 A | V | A | R | I | C | E | | 13 R | A | N | G | E | R | S |
B | | | | V | | R | | | | E | | E | | H |
14 L | E | 15 A | S | E | | 16 T | H | 17 E | A | T | E | R | | |
E | | S | | | | I | | X | | | | A | | 18 T |
| | 19 C | U | 20 R | R | A | N | T | | 21 N | I | N | T | H |
22 A | | E | | A | | | | R | | O | | | | A |
23 C | A | R | A | M | E | 24 L | | 25 A | B | S | T | 26 A | I | N |
T | | T | | P | | A | | C | | W | | I | | K |
27 O | M | A | H | A | | 28 B | E | T | T | E | R | O | F | F |
R | | I | | R | | O | | | | A | | L | | U |
29 S | E | N | A | T | O | R | S | | 30 A | T | R | I | A | L |
© 2024, The New York Times
Across
1
Hallowed area of land in South Dakota (6) :
SACRED4
Close finish for football player (5,3) :
TIGHTEND9
Phony checks with edges removed (9) :
IMITATION11
Parts of storylines bitterly upset Norwegian playwright (5) :
IBSEN12
It's a sin ordering caviar and eggs to start with (7) :
AVARICE13
Hiker ultimately infuriates park employees (7) :
RANGERS14
Large facility for rent (5) :
LEASE16
The diminished diner somewhere on Broadway? (7) :
THEATER19
Dried fruit is popular right now, we're told (7) :
CURRANT21
Some tension in the last inning (5) :
NINTH23
Sweet desert animal going across a river (7) :
CARAMEL25
Don't drink in a second-rate spot (7) :
ABSTAIN27
A hospital in Ohio, Massachusetts, and a city in Nebraska (5) :
OMAHA28
Gambler not working and making more money (6,3) :
BETTEROFF29
Washington lawmakers are not freely occupying vacant seats (8) :
SENATORS30
A test involving part of the heart (6) :
ATRIAL
Down
1
Well-matched, alternating pieces of studio furniture (8) :
SUITABLE2
Part of church in Amish country (5) :
CHINA3
Dodgy travel document held up by the first lady (7) :
EVASIVE5
Private hotel on both sides of Eastchester (5) :
INNER6
It protects locks from the rain, possibly (7) :
HAIRNET7
Musician seen and heard all over the place (2,7) :
EDSHEERAN8
Plate containing an item eaten at breakfast (6) :
DANISH10
I retain odd disinclination to move (7) :
INERTIA15
In the end, mama is sure to find out (9) :
ASCERTAIN17
Passage taken from old pamphlet (7) :
EXTRACT18
Appreciative husband put in the maximum amount of gas (8) :
THANKFUL20
Up front, Rapinoe always managed to split a defense (7) :
RAMPART21
Tea's now prepared, and a piece of cake (2,5) :
NOSWEAT22
Unruly cast full of extremely overparticular performers (6) :
ACTORS24
A selection of pro ballplayers turned up for work (5) :
LABOR26
Cooking oil behind A-1 sauce (5) :
AIOLI
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