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Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
NY Times, Sun, Aug 03, 2003 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
4-Down : Defiant "sista" in Broadway hit (9)
Author:
Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
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19 A | L | T | I | 20 M | E | T | E | R | | 21 S | H | A | W | L |
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22 U | N | S | E | A | T | 23 S | | 24 O | P | A | L | | | |
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29 N | E | A | T | | 30 D | R | E | A | D | L | O | C | K | S |
© 2003, The New York Times
Across
1
Overworking Bartók without much excitement (10) :
BELABORING6
Brass horn returned for neighbor (4) :
ABUT9
Made music with young ladies in shades (10) :
SUNGLASSES10
12
Bugle tune in conflict recalled (4) :
TAPS13
Inaugurate improvisational new airs (5,2) :
SWEARIN16
Harmonize with note in long interval (5) :
AGREE17
Beautiful lady tried a hop when dancing (9) :
APHRODITE19
Change around tempo for instrument in a cabin (9) :
ALTIMETER21
Bandleader Artie at 50, in a wrap (5) :
SHAWL22
Knocks out of a chair as tune's playing (7) :
UNSEATS24
Gem penned by Hopalong (4) :
OPAL27
Digs lowered note (4) :
FLAT28
The piano is adjusted for some Africans (10) :
ETHIOPIANS29
King Cole keeps end of tune cool (4) :
NEAT30
A Bob Marley feature fails to reach a consensus about reggae's origin (10) :
DREADLOCKS
Down
1
Fisher's prize four-string (4) :
BASS2
Sequence of notes in violin excerpt (4) :
LINE3
Something sharp about Jolson's piano piece (7) :
BALLADE4
Defiant "sista" in Broadway hit (9) :
RESISTANT5
Coward's Christmas songs (5) :
NOELS7
Bar pianist clobbered from two sides? (10) :
BIPARTISAN8
Sailor, soldier and Miss Fitzgerald dance (10) :
TARANTELLA11
Idol in the woman's round (4) :
HERO14
Urchin's error in pursuing Indian music (10) :
RAGAMUFFIN15
Slovakian city is involved in punk rock (10) :
BRATISLAVA18
Laugh at Seles's little instrument (9) :
HARMONICA20
N.Y. Opera house admits a ham? (4) :
MEAT21
Sell cap off instrument that's sharp (7) :
SCALPEL23
Celeb carrying one stringed instrument (5) :
SITAR25
Soft rock in heavy-metal concert (4) :
TALC26
"Hee Haw" producer has 1,000 questions (4) :
ASKS
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