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Richard Silvestri
NY Times, Sun Aug 3, 2025 Cryptic Crossword
Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 30, Blocks: 65
1 C | R | 2 Y | P | 3 T | | 4 D | E | 5 F | E | 6 R | E | 7 N | C | 8 E |
A | | O | | E | | R | | I | | E | | O | | A |
9 T | R | U | S | T | E | E | | 10 D | E | P | A | R | T | S |
A | | T | | R | | I | | E | | R | | M | | T |
11 R | E | H | E | A | R | S | A | L | | 12 E | L | A | T | E |
A | | F | | | | E | | I | | S | | N | | R |
13 C | O | U | N | 14 T | E | R | P | O | I | S | E | | | |
T | | L | | H | | | | | | E | | 15 C | | 16 P |
| | | 17 G | E | N | 18 E | R | 19 A | L | S | T | O | R | E |
20 C | | 21 P | | S | | L | | D | | | | M | | R |
22 O | M | A | H | A | | 23 E | N | V | E | 24 L | O | P | E | S |
M | | W | | U | | C | | I | | E | | L | | O |
25 M | I | N | A | R | E | T | | 26 S | T | A | T | I | O | N |
I | | E | | U | | O | | O | | S | | E | | A |
27 T | R | E | A | S | U | R | E | R | | 28 T | I | D | A | L |
© 2025, The New York Times
Across
1
Weep quietly at back of ancient burial chamber (5) :
CRYPT4
Respect somebody listed on one's résumé changing political parties (9) :
DEFERENCE9
Simple shirt conceals evidence of aging for board member (7) :
TRUSTEE10
Leaves broke, heading west with only one penny (7) :
DEPARTS11
12
Cheer up after the fact, not taking sides (5) :
ELATE13
Balance what a self-assured deli worker may have? (12) :
COUNTERPOISE17
22
Nebraska native chanted word: "Eureka!" (5) :
OMAHA23
Runs after even-tempered letter carriers (9) :
ENVELOPES25
Change of raiment where calls to prayer are made (7) :
MINARET26
Sports figure - one performing in Pennsylvania, e.g. (7) :
STATION27
Tear apart more confident money manager (9) :
TREASURER28
Boy, the thing is ebbing - ebbing and flowing (5) :
TIDAL
Down
1
South of California, stretch of land containing a waterfall (8) :
CATARACT2
Young Daffy Duck's good to have around? (8) :
YOUTHFUL3
Note trawler netting colorful fish (5) :
TETRA4
Author Theodore Reed is unfortunately right (7) :
DREISER5
Turning up drunk with Kipling poem and German opera (7) :
FIDELIO6
7
A name that is male and not male (6) :
NORMAN8
Endless Asian holiday (6) :
EASTER14
Men inside sign a book of synonyms (9) :
THESAURUS15
Followed instructions to provide free German song (8) :
COMPLIED16
Each family member: a liberal individual (8) :
PERSONAL18
One choosing Ecstasy over church reader (7) :
ELECTOR19
Commercial sun shade consultant (7) :
ADVISOR20
Consign to bed around the turn of the century (6) :
COMMIT21
Native American individual who receives hocked goods? (6) :
PAWNEE24
Reportedly rented the absolute minimum (5) :
LEAST
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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