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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Aug. 10, 1997

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 69
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© 1997, The New York Times

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Across
1
Times columnist and principal of school smoking? (6) : SAFIRE
4
Tailor respects symbols of authority (8) : SCEPTERS
9
Almost a quarter of nine: too soon to get up? (6) : NEARLY
10
Forest ranger keeps distance (8) : ESTRANGE
11
De la Mare's dancing gypsy girl (9) : ESMERALDA
13
Rush owns a pair of televisions (5) : HASTE
14
TV host and Sting soon eating cheese (5,6) : CONANOBRIEN
18
Tavern acquires malt attraction for consumers (7,4) : BARGAINSALE
21
Girl's name is average one (5) : NORMA
22
Island country of Europe with alumninum buried in it (9) : AUSTRALIA
24
Big job making music funny (8) : GIGANTIC
25
Playwright leading cardinal with evil (6) : ONEILL
26
Trouble spot for Israelis in Texas city borough (3,5) : THEBRONX
27
Before the first of October, reindeer in Santa's team wake up (4,2) : COMETO
Down
1
Something that always begins with a capital punishment (8) : SENTENCE
2
Splinter group on campus infiltrated by Feds (8) : FRAGMENT
3
Governor's drafting helper (5) : RULER
5
One of two top actors is ourside prison with some Spanish speakers (5,6) : COSTARICANS
6
Leave barnyard bird atop Greek building (9) : PARTHENON
7
Hemingway is not kidding around in conversation (6) : ERNEST
8
Spielberg in street uniform (6) : STEVEN
12
Tuneful Ibert aria now involves a freedom lover (11) : LIBERTARIAN
15
Cuckoo near robin -- that's something easy to understand (2-7) : NOBRAINER
16
Oscar-winning actress rested in club (8) : MACLAINE
17
Al Gore is drunk in a Muslim harem (8) : SERAGLIO
19
Pronounced period of gloom for Galahad (6) : KNIGHT
20
Oxford accent of an Irishman (6) : BROGUE
23
Call "Operator" for a pal of John and Paul (5) : RINGO
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later.

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