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Richard Silvestri
NY Times, Sun, Feb 20, 2000 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 67
1 A | L | 2 A | B | 3 A | M | 4 A | N | | 5 S | 6 T | R | 7 E | A | 8 M |
L | | T | | S | | M | | 9 S | | W | | N | | A |
10 A | P | O | S | T | L | E | | 11 P | L | A | S | T | I | C |
S | | M | | R | | R | | O | | I | | H | | E |
| | | | 12 A | C | I | D | T | O | N | G | U | E | D |
13 V | | 14 D | | D | | C | | | | | | S | | O |
15 E | M | E | N | D | | 16 A | S | 17 S | E | 18 R | T | I | O | N |
R | | V | | L | | N | | P | | E | | A | | I |
19 S | T | A | L | E | M | A | T | E | | 20 T | O | S | C | A |
A | | S | | | | | | A | | R | | T | | N |
21 I | N | T | E | 22 R | S | 23 P | E | R | S | E | | | | |
L | | A | | A | | E | | M | | A | | 24 A | | 25 I |
26 L | A | T | T | I | C | E | | 27 I | S | T | H | M | U | S |
E | | E | | S | | P | | N | | E | | M | | I |
28 S | O | D | D | E | N | | 29 S | T | U | D | I | O | U | S |
© 2000, The New York Times
Across
1
According to graduate, fellow is a Southerner (8) :
ALABAMAN5
Rest fitfully before noon rush (6) :
STREAM10
Position held by stout disciple (7) :
APOSTLE11
Film covering most recent credit cards (7) :
PLASTIC12
Sarcastic dude acting strange about nothing (4-7) :
ACIDTONGUED15
In closing, "Yours truly" is correct (5) :
EMEND16
Senorita's unusual profession (9) :
ASSERTION19
No-win situation for tired husband or wife (9) :
STALEMATE20
Contralto scarcely comprehends opera (5) :
TOSCA21
26
Jerk splitting new trellis (7) :
LATTICE27
Strip of land is, accordingly, outside Morocco's capital (7) :
ISTHMUS28
Drunken Ike embraced by boy (6) :
SODDEN29
Diligent boss promises to pay (8) :
STUDIOUS
Down
1
Too bad King has changed direction (4) :
ALAS2
Jot half the alphabet (4) :
ATOM3
With one leg on either side of a piece of riding gear, holding tips of the reins (9) :
ASTRADDLE4
New camera in a Smithsonian exhibit (9) :
AMERICANA6
An author or two (5) :
TWAIN7
8
9
Coming up: the best ad on TV (4) :
SPOT13
Poem I recited where Louis lived (10) :
VERSAILLES14
Of French, Virginia said, "Wasted" (10) :
DEVASTATED17
Antisperm compound -- it may be put in gum (9) :
SPEARMINT18
Went back and bought another round (9) :
RETREATED22
Put up or tear down, they say (5) :
RAISE23
Look up and down (4) :
PEEP24
Commandant holding back stuff for the troops (4) :
AMMO25
Goddess personifies echoes (4) :
ISIS
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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