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 Ali Gascoigne
NY Times, Sun Jul 7, 2024 Cryptic Crossword
        
        
            Author:
Ali Gascoigne
            Editor:
Joel Fagliano
         
        Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
     
    
	
        
            
	
            
            
		
			| 1 S | A | 2 C | R | 3 E | D |  | 4 T | 5 I | G | 6 H | T | 7 E | N | 8 D | 
			| U |  | H |  | V |  |  |  | N |  | A |  | D |  | A | 
			| 9 I | M | I | T | A | T | 10 I | O | N |  | 11 I | B | S | E | N | 
			| T |  | N |  | S |  | N |  | E |  | R |  | H |  | I | 
			| 12 A | V | A | R | I | C | E |  | 13 R | A | N | G | E | R | S | 
			| B |  |  |  | V |  | R |  |  |  | E |  | E |  | H | 
			| 14 L | E | 15 A | S | E |  | 16 T | H | 17 E | A | T | E | R |  |  | 
			| E |  | S |  |  |  | I |  | X |  |  |  | A |  | 18 T | 
			|  |  | 19 C | U | 20 R | R | A | N | T |  | 21 N | I | N | T | H | 
			| 22 A |  | E |  | A |  |  |  | R |  | O |  |  |  | A | 
			| 23 C | A | R | A | M | E | 24 L |  | 25 A | B | S | T | 26 A | I | N | 
			| T |  | T |  | P |  | A |  | C |  | W |  | I |  | K | 
			| 27 O | M | A | H | A |  | 28 B | E | T | T | E | R | O | F | F | 
			| R |  | I |  | R |  | O |  |  |  | A |  | L |  | U | 
			| 29 S | E | N | A | T | O | R | S |  | 30 A | T | R | I | A | L | 
	
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            Across
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Hallowed area of land in South Dakota (6) : 
SACRED4
Close finish for football player (5,3) : 
TIGHTEND9
Phony checks with edges removed (9) : 
IMITATION11
Parts of storylines bitterly upset Norwegian playwright (5) : 
IBSEN12
It's a sin ordering caviar and eggs to start with (7) : 
AVARICE13
Hiker ultimately infuriates park employees (7) : 
RANGERS14
Large facility for rent (5) : 
LEASE16
The diminished diner somewhere on Broadway? (7) : 
THEATER19
Dried fruit is popular right now, we're told (7) : 
CURRANT21
Some tension in the last inning (5) : 
NINTH23
Sweet desert animal going across a river (7) : 
CARAMEL25
Don't drink in a second-rate spot (7) : 
ABSTAIN27
A hospital in Ohio, Massachusetts, and a city in Nebraska (5) : 
OMAHA28
Gambler not working and making more money (6,3) : 
BETTEROFF29
Washington lawmakers are not freely occupying vacant seats (8) : 
SENATORS30
A test involving part of the heart (6) : 
ATRIAL 
        
		
            Down
            1
Well-matched, alternating pieces of studio furniture (8) : 
SUITABLE2
Part of church in Amish country (5) : 
CHINA3
Dodgy travel document held up by the first lady (7) : 
EVASIVE5
Private hotel on both sides of Eastchester (5) : 
INNER6
It protects locks from the rain, possibly (7) : 
HAIRNET7
Musician seen and heard all over the place (2,7) : 
EDSHEERAN8
Plate containing an item eaten at breakfast (6) : 
DANISH10
I retain odd disinclination to move (7) : 
INERTIA15
In the end, mama is sure to find out (9) : 
ASCERTAIN17
Passage taken from old pamphlet (7) : 
EXTRACT18
Appreciative husband put in the maximum amount of gas (8) : 
THANKFUL20
Up front, Rapinoe always managed to split a defense (7) : 
RAMPART21
Tea's now prepared, and a piece of cake (2,5) : 
NOSWEAT22
Unruly cast full of extremely overparticular performers (6) : 
ACTORS24
A selection of pro ballplayers turned up for work (5) : 
LABOR26
Cooking oil behind A-1 sauce (5) : 
AIOLI 
    
 
    
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