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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

NY Times, Sun Feb 16, 2025 Cryptic Crossword

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 63
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R
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© 2025, The New York Times
Across
1
Home of England's Catherine releasing a gas (5) : ARGON
4
Stay to reverse the beer-making process? (9) : DEFERMENT
9
Salesman's spiel about large dinner tray (7) : PLATTER
10
For the time being, I'm following painter (not Dada) (7) : INTERIM
11
Near-empty arrangement of compensation (9) : REPAYMENT
12
One professor, say, describing one destructive insect (5) : APHID
13
Like some anchors on vacation, we hear (6) : AWEIGH
15
Last single thing flipped inside ice cream treat (8) : CONTINUE
18
Scorns, in Brooklyn, this reported group of Scandinavians (8) : DISDAINS
20
Spot opening sometime before Christmas (6) : ADVENT
23
Gown in Deirdre's store (5) : DRESS
24
Misrepresentation to umpires somehow (9) : IMPOSTURE
26
Two trees by the sound in a Virginia city (7) : ROANOKE
27
I perform some hip-hop, bro, in return for an Italian liqueur (7) : CAMPARI
28
Martin adding notes for a dockworker (9) : STEVEDORE
29
A fellow representative (5) : AGENT
Down
1
And symbolically analyze dream span (9) : AMPERSAND
2
Contend with Greek technology company (7) : GRAPPLE
3
Like acorns? That's crazy (5) : NUTTY
4
Blasted and mended, in a way (6) : DARNED
5
Story about Republican disagreement (8) : FRICTION
6
Took back stretch of land covered by tall grass (9) : RETRACTED
7
Jug handle in those days made of baked clay (7) : EARTHEN
8
Shy, not very bright Italian from the south (5) : TIMID
14
Onetime British P.M. pleased with gem (9) : GLADSTONE
16
Old-time timers upset radical (9) : EXTREMIST
17
Tony Soprano, e.g., broadcast on the air (8) : ANTIHERO
19
Notice leaf oozing (7) : SEEPAGE
21
Train ticket between two points (7) : EDUCATE
22
Native American father in pain (6) : APACHE
23
Pub competition moves quickly (5) : DARTS
25
Swiss ambassador hosting dance (5) : SAMBA
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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