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Rosalie Moscovitch
Rosalie Moscovitch

NY Times, Sun, Sep 28, 2014 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

14-Across : Christmas, Trotsky returned (4)

Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 65
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© 2014, The New York Times
Across
1
Pastry chef picks up empty cup (6) : BEAKER
4
Plane is operating around top of the ditch (8) : JETTISON
9
Wow, a labyrinth! (5) : AMAZE
10
Turned away a claim by a newspaper worker (9) : ALIENATED
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Sen. Cruz has a number tied up (8) : TETHERED
12
Fear a rattlesnake circling a mountain (6) : ARARAT
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Christmas, Trotsky returned (4) : NOEL
15
Ship features red flag (8) : STREAMER
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Very high cuckoo tore wing (8) : TOWERING
20
Adam's son qualified, they say (4) : ABEL
23
Delight in bringing back English beer (6) : REGALE
25
Mother, don't share any wood (8) : MAHOGANY
27
Tactful folks decline to look at rugs (9) : DIPLOMATS
28
Person elected to help backward country (5) : INDIA
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Offer for two donkeys at home? (8) : ASSASSIN
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Sell speaker's bicycle (6) : PEDDLE
Down
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Bragging about snake bite (8) : BOASTING
2
Suite worker has to leave with me (9) : APARTMENT
3
Mentioned someone leaving Devon city (6) : EXETER
5
Revise liquid diet (4) : EDIT
6
Brown pair of trousers, originally manufactured in America, fits (8) : TANTRUMS
7
Singer is returning instrument (5) : SITAR
8
Untidy jerks in birthday suits (6) : NUDITY
10
Hole a copier repaired, true? (8) : APERTURE
13
Asks about a sports organization showing some seats (8) : BEANBAGS
16
Confederate soldier adored traveling, got back on ship (9) : REBOARDED
17
Buys birds (8) : SWALLOWS
18
Put down mat in gym class for companion (8) : PLAYMATE
21
Best feature of Viagra deal (5,1) : GRADEA
22
Moving around Alabama port (6) : MOBILE
24
Yawns, turning pages (5) : GAPES
26
Surcharge on one cab (4) : TAXI
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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