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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Sep 19, 2010 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

26-Across : Opponent of Clinton's welfare system (4)

Author:
Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 65
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© 2010, The New York Times
Across
1
Tea Partier cracked, "Go back to your own country" (10) : REPATRIATE
6
Biting a hand holding the first piece of cake (4) : ACID
9
Quiet carpet with raised shoulders (5) : SHRUG
10
Schiavone mixed up pizza toppings (9) : ANCHOVIES
12
Recipient of a tribute to a tailless horse (7) : TOASTEE
13
Pull fish back in a nautical direction (7) : LEEWARD
14
Poet with bad blood type returned Army material (5,4) : OLIVEDRAB
17
Endlessly shop without buying arches (5) : BROWS
18
Fraternity symbol, sign and map left incomplete (5) : SIGMA
19
Apple computer's board in conversation with a quantum theory proponent (3,6) : MAXPLANCK
21
Letter from an admirer with cooler armor (3,4) : FANMAIL
22
Football player mom dressed in sheets (7) : LINEMAN
24
New era begins in part of the North Pacific (6,3) : BERINGSEA
25
Pastoral poem not doing much for listeners (5) : IDYLL
26
Opponent of Clinton's welfare system (4) : DOLE
27
Unsafe terminal riled up (10) : ENDANGERED
Down
1
Nuts to stir with egg and grains in an Italian style (7) : RISOTTO
2
Temporarily leave a jacket for cold weather (5) : PARKA
3
Reunited what a woman's financial planner wants? (8,5) : TOGETHERAGAIN
4
After losing the lead, National Leaguer is furious (5) : IRATE
5
Knock down and punch a fisherman's companion (6,3) : TACKLEBOX
7
Stylish in the past, an urban Prairie Stater (9) : CHICAGOAN
8
Square dance figures I inserted between Spanish couples? (2-2-3) : DOSIDOS
11
A bracing novel oddly needing to be straightened (13) : OVERBALANCING
15
Range line shifted, as a rule (2,7) : INGENERAL
16
Ron, taking walks, tells stories rather aimlessly (7,2) : RAMBLESON
18
Beads of plastic in convertible (4,3) : SOFABED
20
Lit class was first (7) : KINDLED
22
Andes native in gorilla mask (5) : LLAMA
23
Might, or a position of power (5) : MAYOR
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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