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Bob Stigger
Bob Stigger

NY Times, Sun, Sep 06, 2009 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

2-Down : True blue comic book detective (5)

Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 69
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© 2009, The New York Times

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Across
1
They might sing gospel soon - it is fantastic (5,7) : STOOLPIGEONS
9
Brightest leader in backwater beyond Rainier? (9) : BRAINIEST
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Semi-freeze on ozone-depleting gas (5) : FREON
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I'd say we trashed the area adjacent to a road (7) : WAYSIDE
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Rock band Nirvana's outside chasing fat guy on the roof? (7) : SANTANA
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Perception of hotel grounds, according to reports (7) : INSIGHT
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Boxer grabs front of the leg, pressing (7) : PUSHING
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Rejoiced in ode girl translated (7) : GLORIED
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Snappy comeback from spite or hurt (7) : RIPOSTE
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Most flexible article carried in catalog (7) : LITHEST
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Captive's ID hidden in socks (7) : HOSTAGE
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Dorothy's aunt announced view: "Johnny Carson was a great one" (5) : EMCEE
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Investigate refusal before naval battle (4,5) : NOSEABOUT
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"Carrie's Ghost" worked like a Horatio Alger tale (4-2-6) : RAGSTORICHES
Down
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True blue comic book detective (5) : TRACY
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Zoo in Kingston suppresses animal sounds (7) : OINKING
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Publicity happening, editor is blocked (9) : PREVENTED
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Bill from Microsoft firm - one grand - is retracted (5) : GATES
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Insults not working with linemen (7) : OFFENDS
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Plans of Sonics are changed (9) : SCENARIOS
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Point of view fellows initially took following ear nose and throat complication (12) : ENTANGLEMENT
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Dish in ship's kitchen where turkeys and spares might be found? (7,5) : BOWLINGALLEY
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Auto shipping facility's gripped by near-panic? (6,3) : SPORTSCAR
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Kitty's utterance about quest for a buyer (9) : PURCHASER
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Passage from Candice Bergen's "Nemesis of the Titanic" (7) : ICEBERG
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Spy agency's dupe turned up in a New Jersey town (7) : PASSAIC
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Belief company's abandoning tenement (5) : TENET
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A forecast for housing (5) : ABODE
Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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