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Rosalie Moscovitch
Rosalie Moscovitch

NY Times, Sun, Oct 14, 2012 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

1-Down : Eva gave some bears plants (6)

Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
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© 2012, The New York Times
Across
1
Forefather featured in romance story (8) : ANCESTOR
5
Isaac swimming around end of Trout Lake in Minnesota (6) : ITASCA
9
Full of vigor and picking up one friend (8) : ANIMATED
10
A large vagrant's records (6) : ALBUMS
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Start to embellish handle and hollow counter with a glossy surface (9) : ENAMELLED
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Broadcast commercial in Rio (5) : RADIO
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Cautious means "having resistance" (4) : WARY
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Grease protects any piece of rope (7) : LANYARD
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Peas all over top of dishwasher after train went by (7) : ELAPSED
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Even current in the sound (4) : TIED
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Cult's leader upset Igor's dog (5) : CORGI
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Genius keeps running convent ... (9) : MONASTERY
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... while Ray follows tribe's chief on the wrong path (6) : ASTRAY
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Guy in front of drawer with a scarf (8) : MANTILLA
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Agreement to have food brought in to sample (6) : TREATY
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Ma brought back a torte prepared with almond liqueur (8) : AMARETTO
Down
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Eva gave some bears plants (6) : AGAVES
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Jail guards point to large reptile (6) : CAIMAN
3
Balance plate of fish? (5) : SCALE
4
Love song about reverend returning blanket (7) : OVERLAY
6
Ole enters brown study with stamina (9) : TOLERANCE
7
Police vehicle Mark used to secure university area (5,3) : SQUADCAR
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Bacon's ruined; disheartened, Dolores runs away to hide (8) : ABSCONDS
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Popular performer still heard (4) : IDOL
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Attacker agitated Alsatians (9) : ASSAILANT
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Bent charm found under piano (8) : PENCHANT
18
Hair clip Rex almost dropped into nutty batter (8) : BARRETTE
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Make me a roof (4) : DOME
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Cat gets close to part of record player (7) : TONEARM
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New motel imports red wine (6) : MERLOT
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Energetic person working Monday (6) : DYNAMO
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Principal takes one lute (5) : SITAR
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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