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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Aug 26, 2018 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

9-Down : Make a big impression with Spanish tie (6)

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 65
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© 2018, The New York Times

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Across
1
Buff yellow color for slippers (4) : RUBY
3
Bike rental arranged for tot (5-5) : ANKLEBITER
10
A cartoonist named Al Fitzgerald who sang without instruments (1,8) : ACAPPELLA
11
Set bell around one for departure (5) : GOING
12
Kidnap wrong stamp supplier (3,3) : INKPAD
13
Bulb in the kitchen corridor grabbed by drunkard (7) : SHALLOT
15
Hypnotic writhing of a snake (8) : PYTHONIC
16
Name for a gloomy guy to relish (5) : GUSTO
19
Bit of horticultural border? (5) : HEDGE
21
Toll dropped sharply for flier with a band (8) : RINGDOVE
24
Pedestrian law backed by ruler (7) : WALKING
26
Girl's face captured by Impressionist drawer (6) : MAGNET
28
Crowd a plantain lily (5) : HOSTA
29
Wood hideout, we hear, in Wisconsin city (3,6) : EAUCLAIRE
30
Clog court TV room with small chopper (6,4) : WOODENSHOE
31
Stat for a chump (4) : ASAP
Down
1
Traveling aide or touring aide (6) : ROADIE
2
Stooge in the sack with a shiner (5-4) : BLACKEYED
4
Kind of blue, with zero energy (4) : NILE
5
Some added time altered penal codes (4,6) : LEAPSECOND
6
Gabbing loosely is the start of it all (3,4) : BIGBANG
7
Latter half of industrial test (5) : TRIAL
8
Throwing rocks without delay (5,3) : RIGHTNOW
9
Make a big impression with Spanish tie (6) : SPLASH
14
Metamorphosis of spring rose is underway (2,8) : INPROGRESS
17
Pens bracketing equal range of numbers (9) : SEVENTIES
18
Demonstrates the way Who's Who's wrong (5,3) : SHOWSHOW
20
Arab land turned me hot (7) : EMIRATE
22
Day too soon, at great cost (6) : DEARLY
23
Oscar winner in Christmas tree picture (6) : STREEP
25
Gal Gadot's penultimate weapon for Wonder Woman (5) : LASSO
27
Total ring sport (4) : SUMO
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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