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Fraser Simpson
NY Times, Sun, Jun 18, 2017 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
13-Down : Affirm dunderhead always had snacks (10)
Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 81
| 1 O | | 2 S | | 3 E | | | | 4 E | | 5 H | | 6 P | |
7 T | R | O | U | S | S | E | 8 A | U | X | | 9 A | W | R | Y |
| A | | N | | T | | G | | A | | N | | I | |
10 F | L | A | T | T | I | R | E | | 11 M | A | D | A | M | E |
| | | A | | M | | N | | | | I | | A | |
12 P | 13 A | W | N | | 14 A | C | C | E | 15 S | S | C | O | D | E |
| S | | | | T | | Y | | W | | A | | O | |
| 16 S | W | 17 A | M | I | S | | 18 W | E | A | P | O | N | |
| E | | G | | O | | 19 H | | E | | | | N | |
20 E | V | E | N | I | N | G | O | U | T | | 21 R | E | A | R |
| E | | O | | | | T | | R | | E | | | |
22 P | R | I | S | O | 23 N | | 24 T | R | O | U | S | E | 25 R | S |
| A | | T | | O | | U | | L | | U | | A | |
26 E | T | U | I | | 27 S | U | B | C | L | I | M | A | T | E |
| E | | C | | E | | | | S | | E | | S | |
© 2017, The New York Times
Across
7
French philosopher wearing Texas brides' outfits (10) :
TROUSSEAUX9
Wary jockeys, off course (4) :
AWRY10
Puncture pair of flip-flops with wear (4,4) :
FLATTIRE11
Nice lady earned around a million (6) :
MADAME12
Camera shot framing white chess piece (4) :
PAWN14
Consent includes steamship company password (6,4) :
ACCESSCODE16
Pundits took a dip beside island (6) :
SWAMIS18
We run away from apron, foil or knife (6) :
WEAPON20
21
22
Pass boy outside Rhode Island jail (6) :
PRISON24
Client is in character returning slacks (8) :
TROUSERS26
One Shoshone speaker brought back ornamental case (4) :
ETUI27
Local weather channel secures copyright (10) :
SUBCLIMATE
Down
1
Kind of history lesson given by Aesop after scratching head (4) :
ORAL2
Medals untangled, including bronze (6) :
SUNTAN3
Guess I'm sitting in empty depot (10) :
ESTIMATION4
Possibly a physical error before 10 a.m. (4) :
EXAM5
"Star Wars" guy turned placid after eliminating large disadvantage (8) :
HANDICAP6
Strait-laced commercial about North America diva (5,5) :
PRIMADONNA8
Mellow conservative enters New York bureau (6) :
AGENCY13
Affirm dunderhead always had snacks (10) :
ASSEVERATE15
Goes for a walk, eating tiny bakery purchases (5,5) :
SWEETROLLS17
Not believing it's reflected in retro line dance (8) :
AGNOSTIC19
Hospital button almost turned up jacuzzi (3,3) :
HOTTUB21
Begin again posting on Monster.com (6) :
RESUME23
Honker is sure to be heard (4) :
NOSE25
Traitors ran a tight ship, initially (4) :
RATS
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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