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Richard Silvestri
NY Times, Sun, Mar 31, 2013 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
1-Down : Fog-shrouded broken pole is a distance marker (8)
Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
1 M | E | 2 R | I | 3 T | S | | 4 B | 5 O | N | 6 E | L | 7 E | S | 8 S |
I | | A | | R | | | | U | | V | | N | | A |
9 L | A | Y | P | E | R | 10 S | O | N | | 11 E | X | T | O | L |
E | | O | | A | | C | | C | | N | | E | | A |
12 P | A | N | A | C | E | A | | 13 E | P | I | G | R | A | M |
O | | | | L | | R | | | | N | | T | | I |
14 S | I | 15 L | L | Y | | 16 L | A | 17 S | A | G | N | A | | |
T | | A | | | | E | | A | | | | I | | 18 C |
| | 19 C | A | 20 P | I | T | A | L | | 21 C | A | N | T | O |
22 S | | E | | L | | | | E | | O | | | | N |
23 C | U | R | T | A | I | 24 L | | 25 R | A | I | M | 26 E | N | T |
A | | A | | T | | E | | N | | N | | V | | I |
27 M | O | T | E | T | | 28 A | D | O | R | A | T | I | O | N |
P | | E | | E | | V | | | | G | | T | | U |
29 I | N | S | E | R | T | E | D | | 30 B | E | W | A | R | E |
© 2013, The New York Times
Across
1
Manuscript contains regressive tax rates (6) :
MERITS4
Mrs. Truman eating a head of lettuce like a fillet (8) :
BONELESS9
Ballad for each family member not a clergyman (9) :
LAYPERSON11
Praise former ring loudly (5) :
EXTOL12
Alternative to pot, crack - a remedy for all ills (7) :
PANACEA13
Saying "Excellent pair of farm animals" (7) :
EPIGRAM14
Ridiculous, like part of a window? (5) :
SILLY16
Ms. Turner consuming dip, pasta (7) :
LASAGNA19
The first letter in Paris or Rome, e.g. (7) :
CAPITAL21
Is unable to love a piece of poetry (5) :
CANTO23
Dog with rump cut short (7) :
CURTAIL25
Intend to wear torn clothing (7) :
RAIMENT27
Choral work a little bit tentative at first (5) :
MOTET28
29
30
Watch out: fighting interrupts social gathering (6) :
BEWARE
Down
1
Fog-shrouded broken pole is a distance marker (8) :
MILEPOST2
Skate on man-made fabric (5) :
RAYON3
Sweet claret drunk before the end of May (7) :
TREACLY5
480 grains formerly containing uranium (5) :
OUNCE6
Using a plane when it starts to get dark (7) :
EVENING7
Have company record "Ain't Misbehavin'" (9) :
ENTERTAIN8
I'm, sad to say, returning luncheon meat (6) :
SALAMI10
Carmine's cousin Mark gave permission (7) :
SCARLET15
Tears, fifty-one tears, spilled (9) :
LACERATES17
Bitter nurse in southern Italian city (7) :
SALERNO18
Go on about one unit, perhaps (8) :
CONTINUE20
Glib talk about large serving dish (7) :
PLATTER21
Change company in time (7) :
COINAGE22
Seafood dish is served up outside military quarters (6) :
SCAMPI24
Go do what trees do (5) :
LEAVE26
Relatives holding back musical (5) :
EVITA
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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