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Emily Cox
Emily Cox
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon

NY Times, Sun, Aug 23, 1998 Cryptic Crossword

23-Down : Some assassin in Japan! (5)

Author:
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 28, Blocks: 65
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© 1998, The New York Times
Across
1
Movie actor breaking into cold sweat (5,8) : CLINTEASTWOOD
9
Audibly whisper a man's name (7) : RUSSELL
10
Rover is right in front of stroller (7) : RAMBLER
11
Articles Times misprinted (5) : ITEMS
12
Fly around 8:00, getting loaded? (9) : WEIGHTING
13
Later, Dad's drunkenly sitting like a cowboy on a horse (9) : ASTRADDLE
16
Better penalty meter? (5) : FINER
17
Navy's leader does poorly with studs (5) : NAILS
18
She gets into tub with a couple of bachelors and David's wife (9) : BATHSHEBA
19
Some barkers, or guys who don't say anything? (9) : MALEMUTES
22
Article I put in "Politically Correct" produces widespread alarm (5) : PANIC
24
Wearing nothing in Love-in (7) : EROSION
25
Republic in SEATO bombed (7) : ESTONIA
26
Say frequently, "Love is up-to-date" (5-2-3-3) : STATEOFTHEART
Down
1
Avian anesthetic? You can count on it (8,6) : CARDINALNUMBER
2
Offspring lives to litigate (5) : ISSUE
3
Hollywood awards ceremony chose star wrongly (3,6) : THEOSCARS
4
Permit everything that's painful (5) : ALLOW
5
Most passionate actor rides the Central (9) : TORRIDEST
6
Speedometer reading of a car at rest? Zip (5) : OOMPH
7
Trifling Democrat's first association (9) : DALLIANCE
8
Monotonous song ruined acorn-gathering (9,5) : GREGORIANCHANT
14
Bird call is absorbing on lots (9) : TRILLIONS
15
Society girl in Italian hot spot piped up (9) : DEBUTANTE
16
Kind of softball stuck firmly on tarry goo (4-5) : FASTPITCH
20
Name for a nomadic Maori (5) : MOIRA
21
On Friday, Big Apple ball park makes a bundle (5) : SHEAF
23
Some assassin in Japan! (5) : NINJA
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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