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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Jan 09, 2000 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 69
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© 2000, The New York Times

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Across
1
Playwright bringing back stage productions about female chief of police (3,7) : SAMSHEPARD
6
Come close to taking a fall journey (4) : TRIP
9
Frozen ground ruined farmer's pot (10) : PERMAFROST
10
Love to ruin a great poet's name (4) : OMAR
11
Actress playing Lady Macbeth, e.g., ate dinner in disarray (11) : TRAGEDIENNE
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Ophelia is one maintaining an illicit affair (7) : LIAISON
16
Warmer goose egg in sampler (7) : TOASTER
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Disrespectful scamp's holding note of debt (7) : IMPIOUS
19
Commanding officer and pair of nudes caught in bed with container of milk (7) : COCONUT
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Vendors ditch ship's crew in the sound (11) : WHOLESALERS
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Slender item with no back (4) : THIN
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See Don swim, trashing an Olympic racer (5,5) : EDWINMOSES
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Prize and embrace nothing (4) : HUGO
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Noted movie misrepresented a capital city (10) : MONTEVIDEO
Down
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Draws energy from mineral springs the wrong way (4) : SAPS
2
Orally grades comedic brother (4) : MARX
3
The North Sea could be your home, metaphorically (11) : HEARTHSTONE
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With change of principal, sure to relate (7) : PERTAIN
5
High regard for bodybuilder's chest muscle, among others (7) : RESPECT
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Thinking of booze in a can: $1,000 (10) : RUMINATING
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Carry out each darling judge (10) : PERPETRATE
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Science writer eyes a chasm, off in a conversation (5,6) : ISAACASIMOV
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Trumpeting noise that is sounded to summon a purported ghost (5,5) : BLAIRWITCH
14
Complaining about two doughnuts left for sharing in a commute (10) : CARPOOLING
18
Spilled sodas on you-know-who (2-3-2) : SOANDSO
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Scientist's note kept in bureau (7) : CHEMIST
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Found an application for some mouse droppings (4) : USED
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Bows of our ships leak oil in port (4) : OSLO
Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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