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Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
NY Times, Sun, Feb 16, 2003 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 65
| | 1 M | A | 2 N | I | 3 L | A | 4 F | O | 5 L | D | 6 E | R | |
7 H | | A | | O | | O | | L | | E | | R | | |
8 O | M | I | C | R | O | N | | 9 A | R | M | B | A | N | 10 D |
U | | D | | T | | G | | T | | O | | S | | I |
11 S | E | E | T | H | E | | 12 S | T | U | N | G | U | N | S |
E | | N | | S | | 13 I | | E | | Y | | R | | C |
14 W | E | S | T | E | R | N | E | R | S | | 15 N | E | M | O |
A | | | | A | | D | | I | | 16 E | | | | U |
17 R | O | 18 L | E | | 19 D | E | T | E | R | M | I | 20 N | E | R |
M | | A | | 21 F | | L | | S | | I | | A | | A |
22 I | N | T | R | E | P | I | D | | 23 E | G | G | N | O | G |
N | | E | | L | | C | | 24 B | | R | | N | | I |
25 G | O | R | I | L | L | A | | 26 O | R | A | T | I | O | N |
| | A | | O | | T | | O | | T | | E | | G |
| 27 F | L | A | W | L | E | S | S | N | E | S | S | | |
© 2003, The New York Times
Across
1
8
Awfully moronic character from Greece (7) :
OMICRON9
Decoration for a room combo (7) :
ARMBAND11
12
Returned compact, kooky zappers (4,4) :
STUNGUNS14
We back emergency room's Pacific Coast contingent? (10) :
WESTERNERS15
Nautilus captain's sign reading the wrong way (4) :
NEMO17
Part of bun in your mouth? (4) :
ROLE19
One concluding check on underground worker (10) :
DETERMINER22
Not afraid of wrong diner tip (8) :
INTREPID23
Bell and General Electric, back with a seasonal quaff (6) :
EGGNOG25
Ape soldier in speech (7) :
GORILLA26
Love allotment in speech (7) :
ORATION27
Perfection's false, with anarchy ensuing (12) :
FLAWLESSNESS
Down
1
Department of a clothing store accepts help for girls (7) :
MAIDENS2
Bats shot near European waters (5,3) :
NORTHSEA3
4
Praises side order, including coffee order (10) :
FLATTERIES5
My lone cuckoo is yellowish (6) :
LEMONY6
Age before certain obliteration (7) :
ERASURE7
The way crowding is heard in a kind of party (12) :
HOUSEWARMING10
Dashing hopes, record the passing of our youth? (12) :
DISCOURAGING13
16
Move $1,000 into land like Dubai (8) :
EMIGRATE18
After Gore, pass to the side (7) :
LATERAL20
Letters from Orphan Annie seeking care-givers (7) :
NANNIES21
Guy took a tumble that hurt (6) :
FELLOW24
Some strong disapproval for alcohol stated (4) :
BOOS
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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