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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, May 03, 2009 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

20-Down : Robber gang acquires rig (7)

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 63
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© 2009, The New York Times
Across
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From stem to stern, tossed in the Sound (10) : THROUGHOUT
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Exchange hands, from right to left (4) : SWAP
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Dirt from two states in Dixie? (7) : SCANDAL
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I guess I showed you this other envelope's contents! (2,5) : SOTHERE
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Brother cooking chicken as we speak (5) : FRIAR
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In audition, ape irregular soldier (9) : GUERRILLA
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Correcting and composing essays for The Voice (8) : RIGHTING
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"Iceman" playing in picture palace (6) : CINEMA
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Sadly, Big Ben is on the decline (6) : EBBING
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Heard on a regular basis, as Galahad (8) : KNIGHTLY
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Rule the head of the school declared (9) : PRINCIPLE
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Listened to ghastly old tale-teller (5) : GRIMM
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Ancient Greek expertise in bridge (7) : SPARTAN
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Narrative article in need of editing (7) : RECITAL
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Ransom Eli's car sold off (4) : OLDS
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Paper fixed, according to reporters (10) : STATIONERY
Down
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People working together in concert ask for Celine (4,5) : TASKFORCE
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Oscar Wilde's gaol interpretation (7) : READING
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One of the French the German hypnotized (5) : UNDER
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Elements of light around the head generals (8) : HALOGENS
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Coat with fake luster (6) : ULSTER
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What fun to be horizontal in a bike stunt (7) : WHEELIE
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Holy statue made of pastry, thanks to the British (5) : PIETA
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Bird's pitch caught by Chuck (8) : STARLING
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A big town, after decade, shows endurance (8) : TENACITY
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One next to little gym club is in a bad way (9) : ABYSMALLY
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Bug holds musical note without being obvious about it (2,6) : INSECRET
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Robber gang acquires rig (7) : BRIGAND
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Prickly flower is off the list (7) : THISTLE
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Insert peg into fixed keyboard (6) : SPINET
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Bother with orange and green sauce (5) : PESTO
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Good new Coke mascot in TV ads (5) : GECKO
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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