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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Jul 30, 2006  CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

25-Down : Perfume for pennies, reportedly (5)

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 77
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© 2006, The New York Times
Across
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Poor flagmaker's worthless stuff (5) : DROSS
4
Measure a noble's top convertible (10) : TABLESPOON
10
Outspoken conductor with German airs (6) : LIEDER
11
Aberrant behavior in each account (10) : PERVERSION
12
Hindu god of good cheer, mum (6) : BRAHMA
13
Playwright drew social changes (5,5) : OSCARWILDE
17
Audible tempo for a blueswoman (5) : RAITT
18
Bush, senior (5) : ELDER
19
Bill's error gets you on edge (5) : TENSE
22
Sphere with concrete mass (5) : REALM
23
China set puzzle with defect (3,7) : TEASERVICE
26
Sign up for tinsel-tossing (6) : ENLIST
27
Instant feature of "banana nose" condition (10) : NANOSECOND
28
Rotten PC site needs improvement (6) : SEPTIC
29
Red rhubarb when cooked is very tough stuff (4,6) : HARDRUBBER
30
Terminates the sound of a jazz horn (5) : SACKS
Down
1
In no hurry, chew out behind bagel shop (10) : DELIBERATE
2
Choices about E.R.A. workings (10) : OPERATIONS
3
Unoriginal kin with awful hot tempers (10) : STEPMOTHER
5
Article in Olympian fields (5) : AREAS
6
Fifty-one of the Romans by Octavian's wife (5) : LIVIA
7
Write loosely with small stroke (6) : SCRAWL
8
Cheer about Brazilian resort singer in black and orange (6) : ORIOLE
9
Fan on ceiling holds for the moment (5) : NONCE
14
"The Crying Game" actor depicts car accidents (4-6) : REARENDERS
15
High-minded stranger elicits aid (10) : IDEALISTIC
16
Some turkey, bit of dressing, drinks of booze — and checks (10) : DRUMSTICKS
20
Student, after commencement, becomes breadwinner (6) : EARNER
21
Mister in Madrid acquires Sony's foremost receiver (6) : SENSOR
23
Shelter with hot part (5) : TENTH
24
Words from "Five-O" and "Taxi" (5) : VOCAB
25
Perfume for pennies, reportedly (5) : CENSE
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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