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Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
NY Times, Sun, May 08, 2016 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
2-Down : Take your belt off during dancing (6)
Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 69
1 C | R | 2 U | M | 3 P | E | 4 T | S | | 5 C | 6 L | O | 7 G | U | 8 P |
O | | N | | A | | R | | | | A | | A | | A |
9 G | I | G | A | N | T | I | C | | 10 A | M | U | S | E | R |
E | | I | | T | | C | | | | E | | P | | A |
11 N | O | R | A | H | | 12 E | R | 13 R | O | R | L | E | S | S |
T | | D | | E | | R | | A | | | | D | | I |
| | | | 14 I | N | A | N | I | N | 15 S | T | A | N | T |
16 K | | 17 A | | S | | T | | S | | I | | L | | E |
18 N | O | N | E | T | O | O | S | O | O | N | | | | |
E | | O | | | | P | | N | | G | | 19 G | | 20 K |
21 A | D | D | R | 22 E | S | S | E | D | | 23 A | D | O | R | N |
D | | Y | | R | | | | E | | L | | D | | I |
24 I | N | N | I | N | G | | 25 S | T | R | O | K | I | N | G |
N | | E | | I | | | | R | | N | | V | | H |
26 G | U | S | T | E | D | | 27 S | E | R | G | E | A | N | T |
© 2016, The New York Times
Across
1
Toasted snacks from a varied spectrum (8) :
CRUMPETS5
Vessel gets around log jam (4,2) :
CLOGUP9
Really big date to perform like a clown (8) :
GIGANTIC10
Entertainer that presumably holds back (6) :
AMUSER11
Nary a cheer for Ms. Jones (5) :
NORAH12
Perfect roles with some duplicated parts changing? (9) :
ERRORLESS14
At once, saint converted - sometimes more than once? (2,2,7) :
INANINSTANT18
Just in time, using notes freely and as often as needed? (4,3,4) :
NONETOOSOON21
Spoke about dares tossed about repeatedly? (9) :
ADDRESSED23
Deck party held by a nurse (5) :
ADORN24
In the lead after the first frame at Fenway (6) :
INNING25
26
Blew $1,000 you exchanged in Mexico? (6) :
GUSTED27
Officer material: army member (8) :
SERGEANT
Down
1
Fellow fellow - that's clear (6) :
COGENT2
Take your belt off during dancing (6) :
UNGIRD3
Spinoza follower's job at a trouser shop? (9) :
PANTHEIST4
Twinkling Egyptian god crowns ancient horned beast (11) :
TRICERATOPS6
Worse French translation of "The Sea" (5) :
LAMER7
"Accelerator," said Pacino breathlessly? (3,5) :
GASPEDAL8
Standard web page about a sponge (8) :
PARASITE13
Whole point of Senator Reid reforming (6,5) :
RAISONDETRE15
Join the chorus wrong and miss on G (4,5) :
SINGALONG16
A listener's in want of massage action (8) :
KNEADING17
Sources of relief? Oddly, yes and no (8) :
ANODYNES19
Famous nude opera star after exit (6) :
GODIVA20
One called Sir Kay when the sun is down (6) :
KNIGHT22
Banks used by her niece (5) :
ERNIE
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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