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Ali Gascoigne
Ali Gascoigne

NY Times, Sun Jul 7, 2024 Cryptic Crossword

4-Across : Close finish for football player (5,3)

Author:
Ali Gascoigne
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
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© 2024, The New York Times
Across
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Hallowed area of land in South Dakota (6) : SACRED
4
Close finish for football player (5,3) : TIGHTEND
9
Phony checks with edges removed (9) : IMITATION
11
Parts of storylines bitterly upset Norwegian playwright (5) : IBSEN
12
It's a sin ordering caviar and eggs to start with (7) : AVARICE
13
Hiker ultimately infuriates park employees (7) : RANGERS
14
Large facility for rent (5) : LEASE
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The diminished diner somewhere on Broadway? (7) : THEATER
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Dried fruit is popular right now, we're told (7) : CURRANT
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Some tension in the last inning (5) : NINTH
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Sweet desert animal going across a river (7) : CARAMEL
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Don't drink in a second-rate spot (7) : ABSTAIN
27
A hospital in Ohio, Massachusetts, and a city in Nebraska (5) : OMAHA
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Gambler not working and making more money (6,3) : BETTEROFF
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Washington lawmakers are not freely occupying vacant seats (8) : SENATORS
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A test involving part of the heart (6) : ATRIAL
Down
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Well-matched, alternating pieces of studio furniture (8) : SUITABLE
2
Part of church in Amish country (5) : CHINA
3
Dodgy travel document held up by the first lady (7) : EVASIVE
5
Private hotel on both sides of Eastchester (5) : INNER
6
It protects locks from the rain, possibly (7) : HAIRNET
7
Musician seen and heard all over the place (2,7) : EDSHEERAN
8
Plate containing an item eaten at breakfast (6) : DANISH
10
I retain odd disinclination to move (7) : INERTIA
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In the end, mama is sure to find out (9) : ASCERTAIN
17
Passage taken from old pamphlet (7) : EXTRACT
18
Appreciative husband put in the maximum amount of gas (8) : THANKFUL
20
Up front, Rapinoe always managed to split a defense (7) : RAMPART
21
Tea's now prepared, and a piece of cake (2,5) : NOSWEAT
22
Unruly cast full of extremely overparticular performers (6) : ACTORS
24
A selection of pro ballplayers turned up for work (5) : LABOR
26
Cooking oil behind A-1 sauce (5) : AIOLI
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