This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Daniel Raymon
NY Times, Sun, Sep 27, 2015 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
18-Down : European country's resistance against love and fervor (7)
Author:
Daniel Raymon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 61
1 P | O | 2 P | U | 3 P | | 4 F | I | 5 N | A | 6 N | C | 7 I | E | 8 R |
L | | E | | R | | L | | A | | O | | G | | E |
9 A | N | A | L | O | G | I | S | T | | 10 T | E | N | S | E |
I | | N | | F | | G | | U | | S | | O | | D |
11 N | O | U | R | I | S | H | | 12 R | H | O | M | B | U | S |
T | | T | | T | | T | | A | | B | | L | | |
13 I | T | S | Y | | 14 P | A | R | L | I | A | M | E | N | 15 T |
F | | | | 16 L | | T | | D | | D | | | | E |
17 F | O | 18 R | C | E | R | T | A | I | N | | 19 W | 20 H | Y | S |
| | O | | A | | E | | S | | 21 I | | E | | T |
22 C | A | M | E | R | O | N | | 23 A | D | M | I | R | E | R |
R | | A | | N | | D | | S | | A | | E | | A |
24 E | N | N | U | I | | 25 A | U | T | O | M | A | T | O | N |
W | | I | | N | | N | | E | | A | | I | | G |
26 S | L | A | U | G | H | T | E | R | | 27 N | I | C | H | E |
© 2015, The New York Times
Across
1
Young animal found behind post office is easy catch (3-2) :
POPUP4
Lover embraces trendy venture capitalist (9) :
FINANCIER9
Develop nostalgia for equator? (9) :
ANALOGIST10
Edgy grammar subject (5) :
TENSE11
No historical fiction author initially hires support (7) :
NOURISH12
Pinch hitter and comedian Jay left diamond (7) :
RHOMBUS13
Its health club is very small (4) :
ITSY14
Corporate owner holds back letters for group of legislators (10) :
PARLIAMENT17
Enforcer tainted boxes without a doubt (3,7) :
FORCERTAIN19
Questions sage aloud (4) :
WHYS22
Director's wild romance (7) :
CAMERON23
24
"Boredom is over!," all of us said (5) :
ENNUI25
Relative nearly swallowing salad ingredient is someone who acts without thinking (9) :
AUTOMATON26
Butcher's merriment following first piece of steak (9) :
SLAUGHTER27
Recess is pleasant outside hospital (5) :
NICHE
Down
1
2
Stranger antes up trivial amount of money (7) :
PEANUTS3
Religious figure announced, "Return!" (6) :
PROFIT4
Captivated by takeoff light, at ten Dan tripped someone on a plane (6,9) :
FLIGHTATTENDANT5
6
Northern prosecutor, near New England capital, is passable (3,2,3) :
NOTSOBAD7
8
Orchestra section makes interpretations for the audience (5) :
REEDS15
Restricted military area's true distance (4,5) :
TESTRANGE16
Pupil ultimately meriting scholarship (8) :
LEARNING18
European country's resistance against love and fervor (7) :
ROMANIA20
Freethinker's present idiosyncrasy (7) :
HERETIC21
Muslim leader connected to one Yardbirds hit (2,1,3) :
IMAMAN22
Groups of ship workers go sailing by the sound (5) :
CREWS
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
Found bugs or have suggestions?
Please let us know.