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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

NY Times, Sun, Jun 28, 2020 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

3-Down : Newcomer puts off painting (7)

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
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© 2020, The New York Times
Across
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Docent hirer saying nothing about employment (6) : MUSEUM
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Discover clipped item describing yours truly (4,4) : COMEUPON
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Individuals in court previously returned old wagon (9) : CONESTOGA
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Class clown has change of heart in section of mathematics (5) : CONIC
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"Geriatric" hardly describes Ringo as a youngster (7) : RICHARD
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Medical specialty -- the thing the French allow (7) : ENTITLE
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Reportedly hunted for stretch of land (5) : TRACT
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Did the marathon, having a crazy fast time (7) : RAMADAN
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Raced around, got into bed and spread out (7) : SPLAYED
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Inmate escaping from specific Mediterranean location (5) : CRETE
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Make a request like this: by the book (7) : SOLICIT
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Spikes the author's soft drinks (7) : IMPALES
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Piece of fiction penned by one outsider (5) : ALIEN
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White flower in back of a laboratory (9) : ALABASTER
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Note empty gag before long humorous verse (8) : DOGGEREL
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Except if dark, topless (6) : UNLESS
Down
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Steep price to pay for spice (8) : MACERATE
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Very pleasing, for the most part, kind of wave (5) : SONIC
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Newcomer puts off painting (7) : UPSTART
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No wise Native American (5) : OSAGE
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Passionate old flame given a commendation (7) : EXCITED
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Regret keeping 1.10 in English money (9) : PENITENCE
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Scratch the Spanish coin (6) : NICKEL
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Army aide uniform (7) : ORDERLY
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Making allowances for a bishop working out (9) : ABSOLVING
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Wine produced on account (7) : MADEIRA
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Sweet things from the south under pressure (8) : DESSERTS
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Permission to break silence (7) : LICENSE
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Cook, for one, likely to be captured by murderer (7) : CAPTAIN
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Key is large, also (6) : ISLAND
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Follow start of the track event (5) : TRACE
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It's used for turning Spanish and English articles (5) : LATHE
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