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Doug Peterson
NY Times, Sun, Dec 28, 2008 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
6-Down : After six, everybody goes up to country estate (5)
Author:
Doug Peterson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 67
1 P | I | 2 N | O | 3 C | H | 4 L | E | | 5 A | 6 V | I | 7 A | R | 8 Y |
A | | I | | O | | E | | | | I | | R | | E |
9 I | D | E | N | T | I | T | Y | | 10 S | L | I | G | H | T |
N | | C | | I | | D | | 11 A | | L | | E | | |
12 S | H | E | L | L | | 13 O | I | L | P | A | I | N | T | 14 S |
T | | | | L | | W | | M | | | | T | | W |
15 A | U | 16 C | T | I | O | N | | 17 S | U | 18 B | S | I | D | E |
K | | O | | O | | | | | | U | | N | | E |
19 I | N | N | I | N | G | 20 S | | 21 R | E | T | R | A | C | T |
N | | S | | | | U | | E | | T | | | | H |
22 G | O | T | O | 23 S | L | E | E | P | | 24 E | E | 25 R | I | E |
| | R | | C | | Z | | L | | R | | I | | A |
26 R | E | A | S | O | N | | 27 D | I | S | C | O | V | E | R |
O | | I | | W | | | | C | | U | | E | | T |
28 W | A | N | G | L | E | | 29 R | A | M | P | A | R | T | S |
© 2008, The New York Times
Across
1
5
A change encompassing one section of a zoo (6) :
AVIARY9
Crash diet — tiny superhero's secret, perhaps (8) :
IDENTITY10
Small lake comes into view (6) :
SLIGHT12
Market carries hot taco ingredient (5) :
SHELL13
Nothing fancy — it's plain colors on a canvas (3,6) :
OILPAINTS15
Plastic toucan receives one offer on eBay (7) :
AUCTION17
Coach recalled team's decline (7) :
SUBSIDE19
Gambling proceeds after opening frames of a baseball game (7) :
INNINGS21
Withdraw primary element of treaty president rejected (7) :
RETRACT22
Drop off bagged orange rinds on the way back (2,2,5) :
GOTOSLEEP24
Mysterious Indian by the sound (5) :
EERIE26
Think logically about a potential heir (6) :
REASON27
28
Maneuver with fish (6) :
WANGLE29
St. Louis footballer splits defenses (8) :
RAMPARTS
Down
1
Very careful is Pennsylvania in betting (11) :
PAINSTAKING2
Friendly bears beginning to entertain family member (5) :
NIECE3
Dance company star's finale cut from big number (9) :
COTILLION4
Doctor dwelt on disappointment (7) :
LETDOWN6
After six, everybody goes up to country estate (5) :
VILLA7
Popular gent in article written about country (9) :
ARGENTINA8
Abominable Snowman not quite still (3) :
YET11
Help for the needy in Alabama and Mississippi (4) :
ALMS14
16
Force fools to get into shape (9) :
CONSTRAIN18
Brute cut off flytrap's last flower (9) :
BUTTERCUP20
Greek god turned up in Egyptian city (4) :
SUEZ21
Imitation artifact contains phosphorus and trace of arsenic (7) :
REPLICA23
Glare from top of shiny hood (5) :
SCOWL25
Drive recklessly around stream (5) :
RIVER26
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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