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Richard Silvestri
NY Times, Sun, Jul 08, 2001 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
22-Down : Article penned by young reporters Marti and Batista (6)
Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 63
1 M | A | 2 S | K | 3 S | | 4 D | E | 5 T | E | 6 R | G | 7 E | N | 8 T |
I | | C | | C | | I | | E | | E | | X | | E |
9 N | E | U | T | R | A | L | | 10 A | S | S | U | A | G | E |
N | | T | | A | | A | | R | | O | | M | | N |
11 E | S | T | I | M | A | T | E | D | | 12 N | A | P | P | Y |
S | | L | | | | E | | R | | A | | L | | |
13 O | M | E | L | 14 E | T | | 15 D | O | W | N | B | E | A | 16 T |
T | | | | N | | 17 A | | P | | C | | | | O |
18 A | C | 19 C | I | D | E | N | T | | 20 C | E | L | 21 L | A | R |
| | A | | E | | C | | 22 C | | | | E | | M |
23 A | L | P | H | A | | 24 E | L | U | C | 25 I | D | A | T | E |
B | | S | | V | | S | | B | | R | | R | | N |
26 B | A | I | L | O | U | T | | 27 A | G | A | I | N | S | T |
O | | Z | | R | | O | | N | | T | | E | | O |
28 T | R | E | A | S | U | R | E | S | | 29 E | L | D | E | R |
© 2001, The New York Times
Across
1
Disguises first of many questions (5) :
MASKS4
Throw cold water on fellow washing stuff (9) :
DETERGENT9
10
Pacify a wise person holding us back (7) :
ASSUAGE11
Approximated time, dates incorrectly (9) :
ESTIMATED12
Kinky British diaper (5) :
NAPPY13
Some lettuce covers brunch offering (6) :
OMELET15
Gloomy Democrat to admit defeat (8) :
DOWNBEAT18
Beset by stress, I had misfortune (8) :
ACCIDENT20
A place for wine merchant, we hear (6) :
CELLAR23
Cry of discovery about record beginning (5) :
ALPHA24
26
Feel bad during boxing match and quit (4,3) :
BAILOUT27
In contact with a secure holy man (7) :
AGAINST28
Variable rates involving certain prizes (9) :
TREASURES29
More mature metalworker loses head (5) :
ELDER
Down
1
State foolishly, Its one man (9) :
MINNESOTA2
3
Leave Antony and others upset (5) :
SCRAM4
Barely passing Italian, slow pupils do this (6) :
DILATE5
Sign of sadness confused predator (8) :
TEARDROP6
Vibration on a screen, perhaps (9) :
RESONANCE7
8
Little support over what Sen. Clinton represents (5) :
TEENY14
Tries to stop over, as ordered (9) :
ENDEAVORS16
One who is annoying to Republican adviser (9) :
TORMENTOR17
Old family member can possibly start to explain endless tale (8) :
ANCESTOR19
Turn over 7, for example (7) :
CAPSIZE21
Well-informed Liberal was paid (7) :
LEARNED22
Article penned by young reporters Marti and Batista (6) :
CUBANS23
Fancy boat carrying British religious man (5) :
ABBOT25
Rodent inside that is angry (5) :
IRATE
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