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Daniel Raymon
Daniel Raymon

NY Times, Sun, Dec 03, 2017 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

4-Down : Country in ruins - sad all over (2,8)

Author:
Daniel Raymon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 65
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© 2017, The New York Times
Across
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Glorify Eagles hit vocally (7) : LIONIZE
5
"I'm telling the truth," mutters suspect (5,2) : TRUSTME
9
Turned table and served another helping (5) : REFED
10
Each time follows accordingly - one overly dramatic episode after another (4,5) : SOAPOPERA
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Young lady with fur said "F-I-R" instead of "F-U-R" (8) : MISSPELT
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Room with ceiling windows is a success, barring penthouse (6) : ATRIUM
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New England quarters back from the Fertile Crescent (4,7) : NEAREASTERN
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Fat French person in the market for edible insect (11) : GRASSHOPPER
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El Niño changed where surfers are found (6) : ONLINE
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"Step on it!," panted Unser (3,5) : GASPEDAL
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Small program includes pitch for fruity pastry (5,4) : APPLETART
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Mediterranean island without its leader is in a hostile state (5) : ICILY
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Awfully musty boxes identify large amount of money (4,3) : TIDYSUM
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Darn! Mars or Mercury, in retrospect, is bright spot in the night sky (3,4) : DOGSTAR
Down
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Football team reset alarms (1,1,4) : LARAMS
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Love a chum, for example, and like a klutz (6) : OAFISH
3
Liquid didn't seep, possibly (2,7) : ITDEPENDS
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Country in ruins - sad all over (2,8) : ELSALVADOR
5
Southeast Asian liaison, by the sound of it (4) : THAI
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Underwater menace swimming about (1-4) : UBOAT
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Topics involving titanium for English paper (3,5) : THETIMES
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Site where you can find matches and order ham on rye (8) : EHARMONY
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The plan we'd developed for job posting (4,6) : HELPWANTED
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Fastening accessories, bottom to top (9) : STRAPPING
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Essentially, Signor Antonio is uninformed (8) : IGNORANT
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Lass ran leisurely and ran quickly (8) : GALLOPED
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Commercial break is purposeless (6) : ADRIFT
20
Musician's piano film (6) : PLAYER
22
Must have heard massages (5) : NEEDS
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Lady looking both ways (4) : MAAM
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle.

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