03.18.12 — Cryptic Crossword





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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Cryptic Crossword by Rosalie Moscovitch / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Scatters colors (5), CASTS; 4. Article of clothing picked uup by rabbit near red farm machine (9), HARVESTER; 9. Cabana he imagined taking in California city (7), ANAHEIM; 10. Drop of French perfume (7), DESCENT; 11. Fasteners? Yes, if pants to be altered (6, 4), SAFETY PINS; 12. Balboa hung around Hawaiian island (4), OAHU; 14. Shattered beer mugs sink (8), SUBMERGE; 16. Norm is head of his church group (6), CANARD; 19. Not in favor of Greek character at opening of major civil war scene (8), ANTIETAM; 22. Chow pulling cap from English poet (4), EATS; 23. Beams around Russian city’s seacoasts (10), SHORELINES; 26. Little dog to slip into class (7), TERRIER; 27. Gently touch bird design, PATTERN (7); 28. Indian city had a derby organized (9), HYDERABAD; 29. Dry start to sermon in service (5), DUSTY.

Down — 1. Church, in its present condition, has small frame (7), CHASSIS; 2. Muffler bolt (5), SCARF; 3. Honey ruined the sweater (10), SWEETHEART; 4. Respect hosts recording entry online (4, 4), HOME PAGE; 5. Small mammal’s lair surrounded by decay (6), RODENT; 7. Rehab staffer: “Rhythmic chanting is involved in the start of treatment” (9), THERAPIST; 8. Make changes to unemployed? That hurts! (7), RETOUCH; 13. Abandoned houses, unsound, swayed (10), VACILLATED; 15. Actress Lisa angry and very weary (4-5), BONE TIRED; 17. Novel printed about one brave (8), INTREPID; 18. Teach Dotty about male cat (7), CHEETAH; 20. Work constructed of stone and tiles: “Madonna Holding Child” (7), MASONRY; 21. “Moonstruck” star in front of university beginning to broadcast “Little Angel” (6), CHERUB; 24. Wants massages in the mouth (5), NEEDS; 25. In the Sound, look searchingly for landing place (4), PIER.

Any questions?

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