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Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!) by Henri Rousseau, 1891
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Cryptic Crossword by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Edited by Will Shortz
Across — 1. Dope hauled in a nonstandard manner (4), DRUG; 4. Mixed drink and light verse before English club (4, 6), LIMERICKEY; 9. Making a comeback, go on being bad (4), EVIL; 10. Shifting of careless marketing staff (5, 5), SALES FORCE; 11. Downright lusty slivovitz (4, 6), PLUMBRANDY; 12. Back story given a recitation (4), TAIL; 13. Board bracing connected with marine organisms (10), PLANKTONIC; 16. Bug bite seen from behind (4), GNAT; 17. Some members of safari in the distance (4), AFAR; 18. Man of St. Louis and D.C. leaving stand (musical) (4, 6), STAN MUSIAL; 20. Capital of Sudan looks odd, initially (4), OSLO; 22. Data buried in hardest-to-find part of the tropics (4, 6), RAIN FOREST; 24. Digit still more tingly? (4, 6), EVEN NUMBER; 25. A pop representation of you in texting land (4), PERU; 26. Like some butterflies, I travel on trail (10), IRIDESCENT; 27. Feeling blue jacket material (4), DOWN.
Down — 2. Party bar in a retro style? (5), REVEL; 3. Sourdough moldering after getting stirred (4, 5), GOLD MINER; 4. Scottish girl holding very unoriginal ceremony (4, 5), LASTRITES; 5. Lineman fixed a cause of darkness (7), MELANIN; 6. Rough article carried by Red agent (5), RASPY; 7. Balkan republic’s leader in winter wear (5), CROAT; 8. Movable lead chain and ball of wax? (9), ENCHILADA; 14. Guardian angel breaking Ali’s fever (9), LIFE SAVER; 15. Christmas trees circled by Santa’s reindeer top the list (4, 5), COME FIRST; 16. Good traps confused snail (9), GASTROPOD; 19. Nice question of self-doubt? (7), AMIABLE; 21. Had dressed in robes after commencement (5), OWNED; 22. Trouncings Republican makes publicity known (5), ROUTS; 23. Bedding material shows blemishes when reversed (5), STRAW.
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