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 Daniel Raymon
 
        NY Times, Sun, Dec 16, 2018 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
        13-Across : Translated crude pidgin for "dessert" (4,7)
        
            Author:
Daniel Raymon
            Editor:
Will Shortz
         
        Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 67
     
    
	
        
            
	
            
            
		
			1 M  | A  | 2 M  | E  | 3 T  |  | 4 I  | N  | 5 C  | O  | 6 G  | N  | 7 I  | T  | 8 O  | 
		
			I  |  | A  |  | A  |  | L  |  | O  |  | E  |  | M  |  | B  | 
		
			9 N  | O  | V  | E  | L  | T  | I  | E  | S  |  | 10 T  | Y  | P  | O  | S  | 
		
			I  |  | E  |  | L  |  | A  |  | T  |  | A  |  | A  |  | E  | 
		
			11 S  | T  | R  | A  | Y  | E  | D  |  | 12 U  | N  | L  | O  | C  | K  | S  | 
		
			T  |  | I  |  |  |  |  |  | M  |  | E  |  | T  |  | S  | 
		
			13 R  | I  | C  | E  | 14 P  | U  | 15 D  | D  | I  | N  | G  |  |  |  |  | 
		
			Y  |  | K  |  | R  |  | E  |  | E  |  | U  |  | 16 O  |  | 17 G  | 
		
			 |  |  |  | 18 I  | N  | T  | E  | R  | S  | P  | E  | R  | S  | E  | 
		
			19 S  |  | 20 S  |  | N  |  | E  |  |  |  |  |  | A  |  | N  | 
		
			21 Q  | U  | A  | R  | T  | E  | R  |  | 22 J  | A  | 23 I  | A  | L  | A  | I  | 
		
			U  |  | R  |  | I  |  | G  |  | O  |  | K  |  | E  |  | U  | 
		
			24 E  | A  | T  | I  | N  |  | 25 E  | Q  | U  | I  | N  | O  | X  | E  | S  | 
		
			A  |  | R  |  | G  |  | N  |  | S  |  | O  |  | A  |  | E  | 
		
			26 K  | E  | E  | P  | S  | A  | T  | I  | T  |  | 27 W  | O  | M  | B  | S  | 
		
	
 
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            Across
            1
Playwright mom was introduced to (5) : 
MAMET4
Unidentified gin & tonic concoction with egg in it (9) : 
INCOGNITO9
10
Pretty postcard features spelling mistakes (5) : 
TYPOS11
Susan from TV, film, theater, etc., left and took a different path (7) : 
STRAYED12
Opens new sunblock, removing bottle's cap (7) : 
UNLOCKS13
Translated crude pidgin for "dessert" (4,7) : 
RICEPUDDING18
Varied enterprises to scatter here and there (11) : 
INTERSPERSE21
Fourth incomplete question about Garfunkel (7) : 
QUARTER22
Heard greeting a misrepresentation of sport (3,4) : 
JAIALAI24
Have a home-cooked meal simmering, after cutting off edges (3,2) : 
EATIN25
Draft animal among other draft animals two days each year (9) : 
EQUINOXES26
Stays the course, returning little bird and venomous snake (yikes!) (5,2,2) : 
KEEPSATIT27
Marsupials missing at production sites (5) : 
WOMBS 
        
	 
        
		
            Down
            1
2
Nonconformist state maintained by Jagger (8) : 
MAVERICK3
Count's cross friend (5) : 
TALLY4
In retrospect, Surrealist takes to heart one ancient Greek work (5) : 
ILIAD5
Tom Cruise arranged for theater job (9) : 
COSTUMIER6
Raising little dog, send $1,000 and receive some support (3,1,3,2) : 
GETALEGUP7
Influence prankster and make a scene (6) : 
IMPACT8
Horrible bosses constantly worry (6) : 
OBSESS14
Editions running beginning to end (9) : 
PRINTINGS15
Scare off man who is refined and cleaner (9) : 
DETERGENT16
Test in front of a panel or "Jeopardy!" clue giver, live (4,4) : 
ORALEXAM17
Classes including individual with brains (8) : 
GENIUSES19
Tumultuous quakes making a high-pitched sound (6) : 
SQUEAK20
Arrest unhinged philosopher (6) : 
SARTRE22
Knight's battle is only about love (5) : 
JOUST23
"They already told me," recalled expert on iodine (1,4) : 
IKNOW 
        
	 
    
 
    
    Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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