This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Richard Silvestri
NY Times, Sun, May 25, 2014 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
12-Across : Horse and buggy carrying one former African native (9)
Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 63
1 S | T | 2 A | T | 3 E | | 4 L | I | 5 M | O | 6 U | S | 7 I | N | 8 E |
T | | S | | L | | I | | A | | N | | M | | R |
9 I | N | S | T | A | N | C | E | S | | 10 C | H | A | I | R |
N | | U | | B | | O | | C | | L | | G | | A |
11 G | A | R | B | O | | 12 R | H | O | D | E | S | I | A | N |
E | | E | | R | | I | | T | | | | N | | D |
13 R | A | D | I | A | N | C | E | | 14 A | 15 T | H | E | N | S |
| | | | T | | E | | 16 M | | H | | | | |
17 M | A | 18 N | G | E | R | | 19 L | A | C | E | R | 20 A | T | 21 E |
I | | U | | | | 22 D | | R | | O | | L | | X |
23 S | O | M | E | 24 T | H | I | N | G | | 25 R | I | G | H | T |
U | | B | | O | | S | | I | | E | | E | | R |
26 S | T | E | A | M | | 27 C | O | N | S | T | A | B | L | E |
E | | R | | E | | U | | A | | I | | R | | M |
28 D | I | S | M | I | S | S | A | L | | 29 C | E | A | S | E |
© 2014, The New York Times
Across
1
Union member, say (5) :
STATE4
Family member losing head in green car (9) :
LIMOUSINE9
In street, broken canes and cases (9) :
INSTANCES10
Preside over church broadcast (5) :
CHAIR11
Boast about love for legendary actress (5) :
GARBO12
Horse and buggy carrying one former African native (9) :
RHODESIAN13
Run around madly and I glow (8) :
RADIANCE14
Capital "A" followed by "s" (6) :
ATHENS17
Trough from Dresden with sides switched (6) :
MANGER19
Tear apart, stitch together, tear apart (8) :
LACERATE23
Song about this writer - possible hit song by the Beatles (9) :
SOMETHING25
Verbally put down conservatives (5) :
RIGHT26
Stop hoarding a source of energy (5) :
STEAM27
Officer of the law studies list (9) :
CONSTABLE28
Permission to go put down a prayer book (9) :
DISMISSAL29
Stop cold, relax (5) :
CEASE
Down
1
Member of the chorus swallows last of hot drink (7) :
STINGER2
Self-confident in the role of returning American radical (7) :
ASSURED3
Bundle up to give a speech in rich detail (9) :
ELABORATE4
They say whiskey on the rocks is something sweet (8) :
LICORICE5
Lucky dog in mother's bed (6) :
MASCOT6
One leaving vile relative (5) :
UNCLE7
I am opposed to nonstandard English picture (7) :
IMAGINE8
Fumbles around and trips (7) :
ERRANDS15
Abstract, article or quote in review (9) :
THEORETIC16
Alarming development at the border (8) :
MARGINAL17
Is consumed by thought and ill-treated (7) :
MISUSED18
They may be natural anesthetics (7) :
NUMBERS20
First person to leave African country getting good grade in math (7) :
ALGEBRA21
Drastic part of the next remedy (7) :
EXTREME22
Endlessly talk about track-and-field event (6) :
DISCUS24
Book the first Oscar winner (5) :
TOMEI
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
Found bugs or have suggestions?
Please let us know.