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Fred Piscop
Fred Piscop

NY Times, Sun Jun 11, 2023 Cryptic Crossword

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 65
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G
R
2
E
A
3
T
A
4
P
E
5
S
6
F
E
7
R
A
8
L
O
A
O
E
W
R
E
O
9
T
A
S
E
R
10
R
A
I
S
E
C
A
I
N
A
T
C
J
P
E
D
D
11
T
R
E
E
H
O
U
S
E
12
L
A
S
S
O
R
R
A
N
13
P
R
E
O
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P
15
O
R
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D
I
N
A
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N
C
E
O
G
A
U
I
C
O
R
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O
R
G
A
N
I
S
T
S
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E
U
R
O
S
L
T
L
M
20
T
O
21
R
T
S
22
B
O
O
M
23
E
R
A
N
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G
A
O
U
L
D
G
J
E
25
B
U
T
T
I
G
I
E
G
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R
E
E
V
E
L
O
T
M
E
E
A
S
27
E
A
R
L
S
28
P
A
S
T
T
E
N
S
E
© 2023, The New York Times
Across
1
Gorillas and such bite into fruit (5,4) : GREATAPES
6
Like Tarzan, at first, suffer a loss, in part (5) : FERAL
9
Exchange rates for law enforcement equipment (5) : TASER
10
Canaries I mistreated cause an uproar (5,4) : RAISECAIN
11
Three nuts with zero use for a place for kids to play (9) : TREEHOUSE
12
Rope in young woman with a hug (5) : LASSO
13
Get ready to inhale oxygen before surgery (3-2) : PREOP
15
Artillery contains iodine - it's a law (9) : ORDINANCE
18
Heart, for example, sits around with musicians on Sunday (9) : ORGANISTS
19
Money contributes to neurosis (5) : EUROS
20
It's said that some bakery goodies are grounds for legal action (5) : TORTS
22
Come back to express displeasure with pie filling, you say? (9) : BOOMERANG
25
Biden cabinet member's object of ridicule by one soldier, for example (9) : BUTTIGIEG
26
Teller of a tale about a biblical woman (5) : REEVE
27
Noblemen removing first of cultured gems (5) : EARLS
28
Bought or sold, perhaps, some bills hidden in cheap jewelry (4,5) : PASTTENSE
Down
1
Reached a Monopoly square with an indelible mark (3,2) : GOTAT
2
Wrongly segregate a treat from a bunny (6,3) : EASTEREGG
3
Light embedded in semiconductor chip (5) : TORCH
4
Lying under oath: new analysis of O.J. pursuer (9) : PERJUROUS
5
Take credit card action (5) : SWIPE
6
Self-employed in Old World land, catching fish (9) : FREELANCE
7
Tries for a part in orchestra section in audition (5) : READS
8
Urban Brits, unsociable types, embrace mob boss (9) : LONDONERS
13
Group of bettors set aside a rec room fixture (4,5) : POOLTABLE
14
Hillary Clinton is seen in these [gasp!] court cases (9) : PANTSUITS
16
Removes ducks circling half of island (9) : DISLODGES
17
Originally, Marilyn's not-quite-typical cutoff Levi's (5,4) : NORMAJEAN
21
It goes around, up and down (5) : ROTOR
22
Military leader spotted in radar image of airship (5) : BLIMP
23
Losing head, feel sorry for bird (5) : EGRET
24
Pete Seeger going back to capture waterfowl (5) : GEESE
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle.

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