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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

NY Times, Sun, Jun 02, 2019 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

5-Down : Officer material (little soldier) (8)

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 65
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© 2019, The New York Times
Across
1
Bench, e.g., Mays and McCovey - big stars (3,6) : REDGIANTS
6
Place to hide money, we hear (5) : CACHE
9
Ed isn't famous (5) : NOTED
10
Jack Simon wearing waterproof cloth (9) : TARPAULIN
11
Listener made a wager with clergyman about some bones (9) : VERTEBRAE
12
Angry baseball player out at first (5) : IRATE
13
Follow story on the radio (4) : TAIL
14
Romance story involving old family member (8) : ANCESTOR
19
Prepared mince pies, lacking one characteristic part (8) : SPECIMEN
20
Sign: "No males over 21" (4) : OMEN
23
Ignoring the last-second coffeehouse order (5) : LATTE
25
Company nurse has company in gathering place (9) : CONCOURSE
26
Something that holds ore - tin can, perhaps (9) : CONTAINER
27
A little cat and a dog (5) : AKITA
28
Note the tenth part (5) : TITHE
29
Fruit the man put into blue van (9) : SPEARHEAD
Down
1
Makes new batter near stove (9) : RENOVATES
2
Resolve to hold up explosive device (9) : DETERMINE
3
Of course, I want to consume the last bit of food (6) : INDEED
4
Contrariwise, one oddly true character (6) : NATURE
5
Officer material (little soldier) (8) : SERGEANT
6
Edited article about new member of the orchestra (8) : CLARINET
7
Name one lily (5) : CALLA
8
Bird that is a "Sesame Street" character (5) : ERNIE
15
Eccentric costumer outfitting international movie star (3,6) : TOMCRUISE
16
Republican financial backer with a place for livestock (9) : RANGELAND
17
Able to read Miller beer price (8) : LITERATE
18
More than one drop removes odor? (8) : DESCENTS
21
Menu item in Spanish: guava or papaya (6) : ENTREE
22
Smooth rapier cutting each odd bit of sweater material (6) : MOHAIR
23
Allowed to make a request? Not so (5) : LICIT
24
Either way you look at it, a statement of belief (5) : TENET
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