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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Mar 13, 2005  CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

20-Down : Ropes holding up spiky flowers (7)

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 65
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© 2005, The New York Times
Across
1
Throw of the dice before English class (5) : CASTE
4
Sketch fireplace tool in game (4,5) : DRAWPOKER
9
Garage event let a gas loose (3,4) : TAGSALE
10
Gnats or flies making a melody (3,4) : ARTSONG
11
Flower child captivating men behind smithy (6-2-3) : FORGETMENOT
12
As a committee, met test (3) : SAT
13
Very large star near us (3) : SOL
14
Customized beet cheese the wrong way? (4-2-5) : MADETOORDER
16
Cap for marathon set crookedly (3-1-7) : TAMOSHANTER
19
"It's got a point," everybody said (3) : AWL
21
Bad being in junior class (3) : ORC
23
Junior officers make changes in mid-escapade (5-2-4) : AIDESDECAMP
25
View ornithopter's front wing (7) : OPINION
26
Charge for a shower announced (7) : ARRAIGN
27
Diana's silver instrument failed to harmonize (9) : DISAGREED
28
Hardy heroine possessing red hair (5) : TRESS
Down
1
Turned-up hems constricting to some jeans (7) : CUTOFFS
2
Sloppily slurp a mug with something sweet (9) : SUGARPLUM
3
Remove from middle of "opera seria" (5) : ERASE
4
Had a fantastic vision of me in fear (7) : DREAMED
5
Profit kept by a street con (7) : AGAINST
6
Cake whose mixed ingredients are tripe and tofu (5,4) : PETITFOUR
7
Fife player mentioned intractable puzzles (5) : KNOTS
8
To an audience, author is more accurate (7) : RIGHTER
14
Confusing fog in front of a monarch (9) : MISTAKING
15
Drug play by me? (9) : DRAMAMINE
16
Like a certain sloth, speaking to toad (3-4) : TWOTOED
17
Slow passage in article by Italian poet (7) : ANDANTE
18
A woman who made wax statues, too, so we hear (7) : TUSSAUD
20
Ropes holding up spiky flowers (7) : LUPINES
22
Scams involving Interstate monies (5) : COINS
24
Be sorry for missing the first bird (5) : EGRET
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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