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Fraser Simpson
NY Times, Sun, May 18, 1987
2-Down : Was particular about spelling "edifice" differently (9)
Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 65
1 B | A | 2 S | E | 3 B | A | 4 L | L | | 5 C | 6 A | E | 7 S | A | 8 R |
E | | P | | A | | A | | 9 F | | N | | T | | E |
10 F | R | E | E | S | | 11 B | I | L | L | I | A | R | D | S |
O | | C | | K | | O | | A | | M | | A | | I |
12 R | A | I | N | I | E | R | | 13 W | R | A | P | P | E | D |
E | | F | | N | | | | L | | L | | | | E |
| 14 M | I | S | G | A | 15 U | G | E | | 16 S | T | 17 E | R | N |
18 S | | E | | | | N | | S | | | | L | | T |
19 P | A | D | U | 20 A | | 21 D | I | S | C | 22 O | V | E | R | |
A | | | | B | | E | | | | P | | P | | 23 I |
24 N | A | 25 S | T | I | E | R | | 26 P | I | T | C | H | E | R |
K | | T | | G | | D | | O | | I | | A | | I |
27 I | M | I | T | A | T | O | R | S | | 28 M | I | N | T | S |
N | | N | | I | | G | | E | | U | | T | | E |
29 G | A | G | G | L | E | | 30 P | R | E | M | I | S | E | S |
© 1997, The New York Times
Across
1
Babe's playing every sport (8) :
BASEBALL5
Roman leader waves back, riding chariot (6) :
CAESAR10
Loosens ice in my ear (5) :
FREES11
12
Mountain in the Cascades with greater precipitation (7) :
RAINIER13
Concealed auditor's under a spell (7) :
WRAPPED14
Underestimate image Gus designed (8) :
MISGAUGE16
Not smiling back (5) :
STERN19
Residence is beside university at a city in Italy (5) :
PADUA21
Happen upon record surplus (8) :
DISCOVER24
North America's level: not so nice (7) :
NASTIER26
27
28
29
Geese - thousands - trapped by strong winds (6) :
GAGGLE30
Parking lax around eastern property (8) :
PREMISES
Down
1
Earlier brew of beer (6) :
BEFORE2
Was particular about spelling "edifice" differently (9) :
SPECIFIED3
Possibly tanning hide found inside suitcase (7) :
BASKING4
Seal a border, protecting workers (5) :
LABOR6
Critters smack noisily into a counter (7) :
ANIMALS7
Band breaks up (5) :
STRAP8
Doctor-in-training beheaded American leader (8) :
RESIDENT9
Sound initially frightened savage (8) :
FLAWLESS15
Improperly grounded, this probably won't be successful (8) :
UNDERDOG17
Ones with trunks ordered the planes (9) :
ELEPHANTS18
20
Mrs. Adams, a huge bother (7) :
ABIGAIL22
Best choose first of instruments and mute (7) :
OPTIMUM23
Showy flowers - one comes up (6) :
IRISES25
Wound almost tight (5) :
STING26
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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