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Ali Gascoigne
NY Times, Sun, Mar 08, 2020 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
16-Down : Property handler truly faces a rise in corruption (7)
Author:
Ali Gascoigne
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
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© 2020, The New York Times
Across
1
Refurbished laptops are vastly different (5,5) :
POLESAPART6
Brought back place holders for junk mail (4) :
SPAM9
North American company importing hot food from south of the border (5) :
NACHO10
Associates of violent armed cops (9) :
COMPADRES12
Where you may see a North African in a suit, perhaps (7) :
TUNISIA13
Get up around mid-morning and bathe (5) :
RINSE15
Trade stoppage therefore restricts a degree of business (7) :
EMBARGO17
Dude got ripped, partly as a morale booster (3,4) :
EGOTRIP19
Shakespeare's amazing breadth (3,4) :
THEBARD21
Race around part of New York (7) :
TRIBECA22
Small protective cover put over fish (5) :
SPRAT24
Potus, upset by news official, mouthed off (7) :
SPOUTED27
Endless stress finally killing a servant (9) :
UNDERLING28
Somewhat type A (5) :
SORTA29
Don't stop a hired thug! (4) :
GOON30
Demonstrators supporting people at a trial? (10) :
PROTESTERS
Down
1
Secret code finally decrypting message on a computer (4) :
PING2
When drunk, a Taco Bell can be found (9) :
LOCATABLE3
Sneer at the first hint of stereotypically hokey material (5) :
SCORN4
Photos featuring a very famous Spanish artist (7) :
PICASSO5
Go crazy and hit Senate employee (7) :
RAMPAGE7
Leader from Argentina, but in Mexico at end of election (5) :
PERON8
Smart panel working to create big business strategy (6,4) :
MASTERPLAN11
A previous conviction, I deduced (1,6) :
APRIORI14
Catch bugs and try renovating a famous address? (10) :
GETTYSBURG16
Property handler truly faces a rise in corruption (7) :
REALTOR18
Extremely reliable drones flying east and back again (9) :
REENDORSE20
Personal file held back by Medicare is so detailed (7) :
DOSSIER21
But what's the ultimate point of that idea? (7) :
THOUGHT23
Traveled to Ohio for a cattle show (5) :
RODEO25
Jobs initially thought Apple shouldn't keep secrets (5) :
TASKS26
How to get by? I don't know the answer to that! (4) :
PASS
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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