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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

NY Times, Sun, Sep 17, 2000 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

1-Down : Substitute to change neat arrangement (9)

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 63
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© 2000, The New York Times

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Across
1
Vocal rendition: end of "White Room" (6) : ALCOVE
4
Guess I'm dividing property (8) : ESTIMATE
10
Catch Roz at last in Cummings, a bar for swingers (7) : TRAPEZE
11
Spiteful Tim leaving sufferer with debts (7) : VICIOUS
12
Irritation drove yours truly to break lease (10) : RESENTMENT
13
Head of Cambodia duped African nation (4) : CHAD
15
Takes on entire amount amid choppy seas (7) : ASSUMES
17
Approve of last part (all but the opening) of "Equus" (7) : ENDORSE
19
Former wife modeled naked (7) : EXPOSED
21
Eastern seaman hurried to the west to tell a story (7) : NARRATE
23
Dog food (4) : CHOW
24
High-frequency insulator diffused cold (10) : ULTRASONIC
27
Audibly closing lid (7) : CEILING
28
A poet is off drugs (7) : OPIATES
29
Extend North Carolina college entrance (8) : ELONGATE
30
A deadly sin? Yes (6) : AGREED
Down
1
Substitute to change neat arrangement (9) : ALTERNATE
2
Mechanic has sister holding part of an automobile (7) : CHASSIS
3
Strange name: Stevie Le Duc Tho, e.g. (10) : VIETNAMESE
5
Girl's magazine spotted covering something newsworthy (9) : SEVENTEEN
6
Old Indian in California (4) : INCA
7
One more alien on Earth (7) : ANOTHER
8
Stopped going topless, relaxed (5) : EASED
9
About one thousand five hundred sheets of paper (4) : REAM
14
Treating spot on clothing (10) : ADDRESSING
16
Incidental information is brought up to provide amusement (9) : SIDELIGHT
18
Used tax dollars primarily outside of emergency room (9) : EXERCISED
20
Front of villa is in surprisingly poor condition (7) : PROVISO
22
Mouseketeer bet about ten, raised (7) : ANNETTE
23
Conceal constant pain (5) : CACHE
25
One involved in craggy rock-climbing melee (4) : RIOT
26
Elmer Fudd's engagement present: a piece of chicken (4) : WING
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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