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Richard Silvestri
NY Times, Sun, Jan 25, 1998 Cryptic Crossword
7-Down : Unimportant test taken around six (7)
Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 63
1 E | X | 2 C | E | 3 L | S | | 4 R | 5 E | P | 6 A | R | 7 T | E | 8 E |
N | | H | | I | | 9 H | | C | | M | | R | | T |
10 T | E | A | C | A | K | E | | 11 C | H | E | R | I | S | H |
R | | G | | M | | A | | E | | N | | V | | E |
12 A | D | R | E | N | A | L | I | N | E | | 13 L | I | A | R |
N | | I | | E | | | | T | | 14 S | | A | | |
15 C | O | N | T | E | N | 16 D | | 17 R | A | T | T | L | E | 18 R |
E | | | | S | | E | | I | | E | | | | E |
19 D | E | 20 V | I | O | U | S | | 21 C | A | P | S | 22 T | A | N |
| | E | | N | | P | | | | I | | I | | A |
23 P | I | T | A | | 24 P | E | N | 25 T | A | N | G | L | E | S |
A | | E | | 26 F | | R | | O | | S | | L | | C |
27 G | O | R | I | L | L | A | | 28 P | R | I | V | A | T | E |
A | | A | | A | | T | | S | | D | | G | | N |
29 N | I | N | E | T | I | E | S | | 30 S | E | L | E | C | T |
© 1998, The New York Times
Across
1
Outdoes former Communist leader with lofty lines (6) :
EXCELS4
Witty conversation about Norm and Peg (8) :
REPARTEE10
Proceeds to eat nearly every bakery product (3,4) :
TEACAKE11
To feel affection for teacher is hopeless, in part (7) :
CHERISH12
Read an exotic piece of poetry -- it makes you excited (10) :
ADRENALINE13
Returning to scold false witness (4) :
LIAR15
Struggle continued briefly to conclusion (7) :
CONTEND17
Vermin-catching cat catches large snake (7) :
RATTLER19
Sneaky editor returns five notes (7) :
DEVIOUS21
Puts the finishing touches on brown part of tape recorder (7) :
CAPSTAN23
Rejected clue: "A kind of bread" (4) :
PITA24
27
Reportedly, freedom fighter is a thug (7) :
GORILLA28
Individual shot at viper (7) :
PRIVATE29
High temperatures confused Einstein (8) :
NINETIES30
Discriminating religious group includes the French (6) :
SELECT
Down
1
"Spellbound" opening on the first of December (9) :
ENTRANCED2
Bond suppresses great shame (7) :
CHAGRIN3
One man's lie destroyed an actor (4,6) :
LIAMNEESON5
Strange old explorer holding country's first coin (9) :
ECCENTRIC6
Truly first-rate fellows (4) :
AMEN7
Unimportant test taken around six (7) :
TRIVIAL8
Base three number? (5) :
ETHER9
We're told the man will get better (4) :
HEAL14
16
Reckless speed disrupted pace (9) :
DESPERATE18
Reawakening near winding trail (9) :
RENASCENT20
Professional moving vehicle carrying fancy tree (7) :
VETERAN22
Cultivated land to eternity (7) :
TILLAGE23
One who doesn't believe dad raised badger (5) :
PAGAN25
The best spinners (4) :
TOPS26
It's not a natural place to live (4) :
FLAT
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.
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