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Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
NY Times, Sun, May 16, 2010 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
5-Down : Bob the songwriter in Candyland (5)
Author:
Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 69
1 D | U | 2 S | T | 3 I | N | 4 P | E | 5 D | R | 6 O | I | 7 A | | |
O | | L | | M | | E | | Y | | N | | I | | |
8 W | H | O | P | P | E | R | | 9 L | O | E | S | S | E | 10 R |
N | | W | | L | | F | | A | | C | | L | | E |
| | 11 P | R | O | N | O | U | N | C | E | M | E | N | T |
12 C | | O | | R | | R | | | | N | | | | I |
13 A | N | K | L | E | | 14 M | I | 15 S | S | T | A | 16 T | E | R |
R | | E | | | | E | | E | | | | O | | I |
17 P | O | S | T | 18 H | O | R | S | E | | 19 R | A | M | E | N |
E | | | | I | | | | R | | E | | C | | G |
20 T | H | 21 O | U | G | H | 22 T | R | E | A | D | E | R | | |
E | | M | | H | | A | | A | | T | | U | | 23 G |
24 D | R | A | F | T | E | R | | 25 S | P | A | N | I | E | L |
| | H | | E | | S | | O | | P | | S | | U |
| | 26 A | R | A | B | I | A | N | D | E | S | E | R | T |
© 2010, The New York Times
Across
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Red Sox rookie in 2006, surprisingly super addition (6,7) :
DUSTINPEDROIA8
Face of white bunny - very big one (7) :
WHOPPER9
Guy who wrote "Guys and Dolls" songs including nothing minor (7) :
LOESSER11
Declaration of what makes the likes of us stick together? (13) :
PRONOUNCEMENT13
Joint wrapped in clean Kleenex (5) :
ANKLE14
Speaker who declares wrong winner of the Lady Spud pageant? (9) :
MISSTATER17
Norse thunder god's in pose riding mount (4,5) :
POSTHORSE19
Noodles in a bowl? Right, you said it (5) :
RAMEN20
However, Walker is someone who can see into your mind (7-6) :
THOUGHTREADER24
Doctor following framer (7) :
DRAFTER25
Bridge that is large for a dog that may be small (7) :
SPANIEL26
Down
1
2
Probable race losers low in wheel rods (9) :
SLOWPOKES3
Beg for tales that devilish rascals tell? (7) :
IMPLORE4
Opera trimmed at both ends by erstwhile actor (9) :
PERFORMER5
Bob the songwriter in Candyland (5) :
DYLAN6
Penny was awarded perfume for the ears (3,4) :
ONECENT7
Said "I'll course between the rows of seats" (5) :
AISLE10
Withdrawing to a private spot and putting new whitewalls on? (8) :
RETIRING12
Rugged comedian embraces Pete (8) :
CARPETED15
Come to your senses before entering spring or summer (3,6) :
SEEREASON16
Costumier transfigured "Risky Business" actor (3,6) :
TOMCRUISE18
Greeting Peg aloud for an evening meal (4,3) :
HIGHTEA19
Annoying bureaucratic procedures predate changes (3,4) :
REDTAPE21
Plains tribe making much of tomahawks (5) :
OMAHA22
Stair damaged many 13-Acrosses (5) :
TARSI23
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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