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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Sep 22, 2019 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

21-Across : Leaves part of a ladder outside hairdresser's shop (4,5)

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
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© 2019, The New York Times
Across
1
Garbage boat (4) : JUNK
3
Hot tempers disturbed a parental figure (10) : STEPMOTHER
9
Wise guy's school years (4) : SAGE
10
Gallon for crystal, reportedly (4,6) : FOURQUARTS
12
Communicating with chin out, oddly (2,5) : INTOUCH
13
Listen to some of the argument (4) : HEAR
16
Keyboard that's a mix of red & orange (4,5) : REEDORGAN
18
The Spanish had a meal cheer (5) : ELATE
19
Sailboat's southern circuit (5) : SLOOP
21
Leaves part of a ladder outside hairdresser's shop (4,5) : RUNSALONG
23
Stew in returnable cans (4) : SNIT
24
Seasoning in place of dessert (7) : SHERBET
27
Our father's awfully late (5,5) : AFTERHOURS
28
Pine for a Marxist revolutionary (4) : ACHE
29
Office head playing team sports (10) : POSTMASTER
30
First of pupils convened for H.S. exam (4) : PSAT
Down
1
Golfer, recently arrived, advanced in the rankings (6,4) : JUSTINROSE
2
Water bird near the friend of Harry Potter (5,5) : NIGHTHERON
4
Beep horn at the front end of a bridge? (5) : TOOTH
5
Leave chicken atop temple in Athens (9) : PARTHENON
6
Make eggs to value freshly (7) : OVULATE
7
Queen of the gods with her first letter (4) : HERA
8
Advertiser's ultimate purpose: scam (4) : RUSE
11
Total zero in Japanese wrestling (4) : SUMO
14
Oven shelves holding the Greek hogs (10) : RAZORBACKS
15
Dianne in film about octet of greatest importance (10) : WEIGHTIEST
17
Signatory misspelled "convolutions" (9) : GYRATIONS
20
Smart stuff, writing with all 26 letters of the alphabet (7) : PANGRAM
22
Primate standing beside unknown peak (4) : APEX
24
Deliver free verse (5) : SERVE
25
Perpetrator of a sting used to be chief of police (4) : WASP
26
Milo's movie partner in hypnotism (4) : OTIS
Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle.

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