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Richard Silvestri
Richard Silvestri

NY Times, Sun, Jun 13, 2021 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

21-Down : Wins a women's boxing match within the rules (6)

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 65
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Across
1
To count from beginning to end (7) : TOTALLY
5
Knock with two aces - it will make everything better (7) : PANACEA
9
One mother and king interrupting each leader (9) : PACEMAKER
10
Get rid of Times puzzle at last (5) : ERASE
11
Determined where a camper may be found? (6) : INTENT
12
Like the literati, you and I will note newspaper item (4-4) : WELLREAD
13
Pompous Republican in San Diego upset (9) : GRANDIOSE
16
10,500 serve (4) : TEND
18
Brought in housekeeper, we hear (4) : MADE
19
Independent European country imports fish (9) : FREELANCE
22
Office temp, doctor open one legal document (8) : SUBPOENA
23
First of all, poet's done embracing author (6) : OPENER
26
Union torn apart by hatred, primarily (5) : NORTH
27
Person ate pickled tongue (9) : ESPERANTO
28
Ran backward wearing heels? Don't believe them (7) : CANARDS
29
Take over for agent Spike (7) : REPLACE
Down
1
Finishing all but the first sausage on a pizza (7) : TOPPING
2
Wichita city limits understood (5) : TACIT
3
French publication features a drink (8) : LEMONADE
4
Beastly Tibetans won't shut up (4) : YAKS
5
Push on through plain (9) : PERSEVERE
6
Have to have the French pine product (6) : NEEDLE
7
Fickle sort, caravan member having hot time (9) : CHAMELEON
8
Changed what happened at noon? (7) : AMENDED
14
Megastar Arkin eating fresh bread (9) : ALDEBARAN
15
Bad people finish filling presents (9) : OFFENDERS
17
"Layla" singer not performing Drake's music is nonsense (8) : CLAPTRAP
18
Really excited about southern kind of temple (7) : MASONIC
20
Place for a stud nobleman with U.K. award (7) : EARLOBE
21
Wins a women's boxing match within the rules (6) : KOSHER
24
Some assassin in Japan! (5) : NINJA
25
Extra, but not empty, box (4) : SPAR
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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