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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, May 16, 2010 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

15-Down : Come to your senses before entering spring or summer (3,6)

Author:
Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 69
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P
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C
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G
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D
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© 2010, The New York Times
Across
1
Red Sox rookie in 2006, surprisingly super addition (6,7) : DUSTINPEDROIA
8
Face of white bunny - very big one (7) : WHOPPER
9
Guy who wrote "Guys and Dolls" songs including nothing minor (7) : LOESSER
11
Declaration of what makes the likes of us stick together? (13) : PRONOUNCEMENT
13
Joint wrapped in clean Kleenex (5) : ANKLE
14
Speaker who declares wrong winner of the Lady Spud pageant? (9) : MISSTATER
17
Norse thunder god's in pose riding mount (4,5) : POSTHORSE
19
Noodles in a bowl? Right, you said it (5) : RAMEN
20
However, Walker is someone who can see into your mind (7-6) : THOUGHTREADER
24
Doctor following framer (7) : DRAFTER
25
Bridge that is large for a dog that may be small (7) : SPANIEL
26
Loosely, sand-tribe area? (7,6) : ARABIANDESERT
Down
1
Blue feathers (4) : DOWN
2
Probable race losers low in wheel rods (9) : SLOWPOKES
3
Beg for tales that devilish rascals tell? (7) : IMPLORE
4
Opera trimmed at both ends by erstwhile actor (9) : PERFORMER
5
Bob the songwriter in Candyland (5) : DYLAN
6
Penny was awarded perfume for the ears (3,4) : ONECENT
7
Said "I'll course between the rows of seats" (5) : AISLE
10
Withdrawing to a private spot and putting new whitewalls on? (8) : RETIRING
12
Rugged comedian embraces Pete (8) : CARPETED
15
Come to your senses before entering spring or summer (3,6) : SEEREASON
16
Costumier transfigured "Risky Business" actor (3,6) : TOMCRUISE
18
Greeting Peg aloud for an evening meal (4,3) : HIGHTEA
19
Annoying bureaucratic procedures predate changes (3,4) : REDTAPE
21
Plains tribe making much of tomahawks (5) : OMAHA
22
Stair damaged many 13-Acrosses (5) : TARSI
23
Stuff left in stomach (4) : GLUT
Answer summary: 7 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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