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Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
NY Times, Sun, May 07, 2006 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
20-Down : Retaliates for some craven gestures (7)
Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 67
| | 1 S | A | 2 I | N | 3 T | P | 4 A | T | 5 R | I | 6 C | K | |
7 M | | I | | S | | A | | S | | E | | H | | |
8 E | L | L | I | S | O | N | | 9 W | E | A | R | O | U | 10 T |
T | | I | | U | | G | | E | | R | | R | | H |
11 R | O | C | K | E | F | E | L | L | E | R | | 12 A | Y | E |
O | | O | | | | L | | L | | A | | L | | C |
13 P | E | N | T | 14 A | G | O | N | | 15 U | N | R | E | A | L |
O | | | | N | | S | | 16 D | | G | | | | O |
17 L | O | 18 C | A | T | E | | 19 L | I | T | E | R | 20 A | T | I |
I | | O | | I | | 21 S | | P | | | | V | | S |
22 T | A | M | | 23 C | A | N | A | L | S | 24 T | R | E | E | T |
A | | P | | A | | I | | O | | E | | N | | E |
25 N | E | E | D | L | E | D | | 26 M | A | N | A | G | E | R |
| | T | | L | | E | | A | | A | | E | | S |
| 27 N | E | W | Y | O | R | K | T | I | M | E | S | | |
© 2006, The New York Times
Across
1
Manhattan church figure isn't involved in spring prank (5,7) :
SAINTPATRICK8
Novelist in addition is performing (7) :
ELLISON9
Before a big defeat, we get pooped (4,3) :
WEAROUT11
Philanthropist dropped by error into front-porch chair (11) :
ROCKEFELLER12
"Yes, Captain," I said (3) :
AYE13
Write label on military building (8) :
PENTAGON15
Fantastic neural changes (6) :
UNREAL17
Find "el taco" misspelled (6) :
LOCATE19
Bookish people's volume at 1 (8) :
LITERATI22
Hat worn by a Scot in Santa Monica (3) :
TAM23
Renovated east-central Manhattan road (5,6) :
CANALSTREET25
Poverty was first ridiculed (7) :
NEEDLED26
Article put in trough for Joe Torre, e.g. (7) :
MANAGER27
Down
1
Element twisted in coils (7) :
SILICON2
Offspring lives with Susan (5) :
ISSUE3
Single insect back for some fruit (8) :
TANGELOS4
A big wave, also (2,4) :
ASWELL5
Give a fresh look to back burners in the kitchen (9) :
REARRANGE6
For audience, pen hymn tune (7) :
CHORALE7
Big Apple opera house renewed optional term (12) :
METROPOLITAN10
14
One jerk and partner, in a zany fashion (9) :
ANTICALLY16
Mad pilot shot ambassador (8) :
DIPLOMAT18
Enter a contest and arrive carrying mascot (7) :
COMPETE20
Retaliates for some craven gestures (7) :
AVENGES21
More sarcastic star of the 1940's-60's Dodgers (6) :
SNIDER24
Midmorning hour for Manet retrospective? (3,2) :
TENAM
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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