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Richard Silvestri
NY Times, Sun, Mar 17, 2002 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 63
1 L | O | 2 R | D | 3 S | | 4 C | A | 5 M | E | 6 R | A | 7 M | E | 8 N |
O | | E | | T | | R | | A | | A | | A | | U |
9 D | E | S | E | R | V | E | | 10 S | E | C | U | R | E | D |
E | | T | | A | | A | | T | | O | | T | | G |
11 S | T | O | P | W | A | T | C | H | | 12 N | O | I | S | E |
T | | R | | | | E | | E | | T | | N | | |
13 O | N | E | I | 14 L | L | | 15 T | A | P | E | R | I | N | 16 G |
N | | | | A | | 17 S | | D | | U | | | | R |
18 E | S | 19 T | I | M | A | T | E | | 20 P | R | A | 21 I | S | E |
| | O | | E | | I | | 22 B | | | | N | | E |
23 S | H | R | U | B | | 24 C | H | A | M | 25 E | L | E | O | N |
O | | O | | R | | K | | R | | I | | R | | B |
26 F | A | N | M | A | I | L | | 27 R | E | G | A | T | T | A |
A | | T | | I | | E | | E | | H | | I | | C |
28 S | C | O | U | N | D | R | E | L | | 29 T | R | A | C | K |
© 2002, The New York Times
Across
1
Noblemen look in front of highways (5) :
LORDS4
TV crew arrived right before prayer's end (9) :
CAMERAMEN9
Merit of French verse after translation (7) :
DESERVE10
Got rescued, in a way (7) :
SECURED11
Piece of cloth covering best timing device (9) :
STOPWATCH12
Din in casino is earsplitting (5) :
NOISE13
One sick playwright (6) :
ONEILL15
Record gang getting to the point? (8) :
TAPERING18
Make a guess at varying teatimes (8) :
ESTIMATE20
Asks God loudly for approval (6) :
PRAISE23
Pinch hitter describing home run is bush (5) :
SHRUB24
Chinese detective holding me and Leo the Lizard (9) :
CHAMELEON26
Don't pass around one thousand letters to movie stars (3,4) :
FANMAIL27
Excited at great sailing competition (7) :
REGATTA28
Miscreant medic interrupting confused counsel (9) :
SCOUNDREL29
Follow back of chuck wagon heading west (5) :
TRACK
Down
1
Something attractive: 50 poems on "The Sound of Music" (9) :
LODESTONE2
Put back excess tram cargo (7) :
RESTORE3
Raised bumps on the skin from bedding material (5) :
STRAW4
Box containing excellent produce (6) :
CREATE5
A small article in crazy part of the newspaper (8) :
MASTHEAD6
Double-crosser about to take in European storyteller (9) :
RACONTEUR7
Swallow one mixed drink (7) :
MARTINI8
Poke, for example, Bill from below (5) :
NUDGE14
Idiot left Maine bar in shambles (9) :
LAMEBRAIN16
Note inexperienced football player (9) :
GREENBACK17
"Perfectionist" label captivates Liberal (8) :
STICKLER19
Raptors' home is rocky hill on the outskirts of Toledo (7) :
TORONTO21
In hesitant sound, note a reluctance to change (7) :
INERTIA22
Beer container relative put behind tavern (6) :
BARREL23
Couches note in call for help (5) :
SOFAS25
Reportedly had dinner after seven (5) :
EIGHT
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