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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Jan 21, 2001 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 67
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© 2001, The New York Times

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Across
1
Kick around a football official with no shoes on (8) : BAREFOOT
5
Hit 'er in the ear for sport (6) : SOCCER
9
Writer holding match in shade (3,5) : PEAGREEN
10
Rewritten manual for woman graduate (6) : ALUMNA
11
Grant: "Stop, that hurts!" (5) : ENDOW
12
Tables for cereal maker with corn products (9) : POSTPONES
14
Playful song a catbird is sending over the air (12) : BROADCASTING
18
Panic as crooked lawyer interrupts Ms. Farrow (4,8) : MASSHYSTERIA
21
Brewpub offering "Kiss and Run" (a name for a lady) (9) : ALEXANDRA
23
Where Toto went with somebody for fresh air (5) : OZONE
24
Traveler changing countries before catching Russian plane (6) : EMIGRE
25
Drop honey, we hear, in Santa's drawers? (8) : REINDEER
26
Conveying thanks to the British monarch (6) : TAKING
27
Begin a journey with sailor aboard Intrepid (5,3) : STARTOUT
Down
1
Shepherdess with a bad smell - take a look (2-4) : BOPEEP
2
First of Reds stick with a country of Africa (6) : RWANDA
3
Texas city, on embracing Republican pair (4,5) : FORTWORTH
4
Bungled Verdi operas given too much applause (11) : OVERPRAISED
6
Alternatively, cut deck (5) : ORLOP
7
Arriving from the rear, I'm caught in trick trap (6,2) : COMINGIN
8
Give a new position to idiot in monarchy (8) : REASSIGN
13
C.I.A. operative center stage in new guise (6,5) : SECRETAGENT
15
How sniper shot dockside V.I.P. (9) : SHIPOWNER
16
Somewhat slim man entertains native (8) : IMMANENT
17
Inquire about Garr's star (8) : ASTERISK
19
Hullabaloo engulfs the French "holy" city? (6) : TOLEDO
20
Newspaper baron pays attention to Time (6) : HEARST
22
Expert wearing an article donned by cooks (5) : APRON
Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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