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Richard Silvestri
NY Times, Sun, May 02, 1999 Cryptic Crossword
16-Down : Mayor or an obscure sitcom star (3,6)
Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 63
1 I | M | 2 A | G | 3 E | D | | 4 A | 5 M | I | 6 C | A | 7 B | L | 8 E |
N | | B | | X | | 9 Y | | A | | R | | O | | M |
10 S | E | A | T | T | L | E | | 11 N | O | I | S | O | M | E |
P | | L | | R | | T | | I | | B | | T | | N |
12 E | G | O | M | A | N | I | A | C | S | | 13 L | I | E | D |
C | | N | | C | | | | O | | 14 C | | E | | |
15 T | H | E | A | T | E | 16 R | | 17 T | R | A | N | S | O | 18 M |
O | | | | I | | A | | T | | N | | | | A |
19 R | E | 20 C | T | O | R | Y | | 21 I | N | T | E | 22 R | N | E |
| | U | | N | | R | | | | I | | E | | L |
23 V | E | T | O | | 24 G | O | L | 25 D | I | L | O | C | K | S |
I | | L | | 26 D | | M | | A | | E | | I | | T |
27 S | T | A | M | I | N | A | | 28 R | I | V | E | T | E | R |
I | | S | | V | | N | | E | | E | | A | | O |
29 T | E | S | T | A | T | O | R | | 30 P | R | E | L | I | M |
© 1999, The New York Times
Across
1
Pictured what Methuselah might have said? (6) :
IMAGED4
Before noon, one guy is friendly (8) :
AMICABLE10
Come to rest outside a city in Washington (7) :
SEATTLE11
Word that is chanted amidst uproar is offensive (7) :
NOISOME12
Self-absorbed people playing casino game (10) :
EGOMANIACS13
Old German song told a story (4) :
LIED15
Had dinner right after the shows (7) :
THEATER17
Time to buy back a crosspiece (7) :
TRANSOM19
Roman Catholic embracing Eastern conservative where the priest lives (7) :
RECTORY21
Painter nearly enthralls member of hospital staff (7) :
INTERNE23
Turn down Don Corleone, we hear (4) :
VETO24
Soldier guarding antique provides security for heroine (10) :
GOLDILOCKS27
One minute in station is what the telethon host needs (7) :
STAMINA28
Lena, e.g., takes in the heartless construction worker (7) :
RIVETER29
One willing to try a hilltop? (8) :
TESTATOR30
Poland's premier runner makes a comeback in early race (6) :
PRELIM
Down
1
One who investigates bug circling quiet part of a hospital (9) :
INSPECTOR2
Seafood entree: half a crab and a sole (7) :
ABALONE3
5
Very excited, turning to note Italian food (9) :
MANICOTTI6
Cheat for half of card game (4) :
CRIB7
Shows displeasure about even footwear (7) :
BOOTIES8
Editor employs people to make changes (5) :
EMEND9
Still one mysterious creature (4) :
YETI14
Opposed to breaking ingenious kind of bridge (10) :
CANTILEVER16
Mayor or an obscure sitcom star (3,6) :
RAYROMANO18
20
Sword nicked young woman (7) :
CUTLASS22
Article savaged Carnegie Hall event (7) :
RECITAL23
Victory is the thing, see (5) :
VISIT25
Prosecutor about to challenge (4) :
DARE26
Opera star eager to return (4) :
DIVA
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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