Still Life with Irises By Vincent Van Gogh
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Cryptic Crossword by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Edited by Will Shortz
Across — 1. Tool for striking counterfeit coin connected with mob activity (9, 6), BADMINTON RACKET; 9. Soldier in neighborhood using clear thinking (7), LOGICAL; 10. Place name for small horse straddled by Hanks (7), TOPONYM; 11. Prediction in speech, if dedicated to Indian class (7, 8), WEATHER FORECAST; 12 Moon (with bum) in public school (6), PHOBOS; 14. Critical element n the sound of our anthem writer? (8), KEYSTONE; 17. Current-regulating doodad ruined the roast (8), RHEOSTAT; 18. One comes up with showy flowers (6), IRISES; 20. Rather deaf man a boxing rascal put on TV (7, 8), HEARING IMPAIRED; 24. Start to speak and start to trip, say? (7), STUTTER; 25. Having worship for protean rain god (7), ADORING; 26. Trump-directed exploit - not his hurt feelings (7, 8), RUFFLED FEATHERS.
Down — 1. Front of a ship carrying Spanish article in the hold (5), BELOW; 2. Belief of a litter-leaver? (5), DOGMA; 3. Conspiring old Peruvian laughs derisively (2, 7), IN CAHOOTS; 4. Makers of mosaics left in layers (6), TILERS; 5. New ring tone in the air, largely (8), NITROGEN; 6. Computer company in spot after losing the leader (5), APPLE; 7. Bats go on ark as representatives of the mammals (9), KANGAROOS; 8. Working sub with lock for siren (9), TEMPTRESS; 12. Sound of a humming motor captivates Chevy buyer (9), PURCHASER; 13. Mid-October, according to a hunky Met fan? (5, 4), OPERA BUFF; 15. Diffuse opus rated poorly (6, 3), SPREAD OUT; 16. Shield Communist getting harassed (8), BADGERED; 19. Stick with an albino’s self-description? (6), IMPALE; 21. What Saint Elmo has that the C.I.A. wants? (5), INTEL; 22. Lift beams audibly (5), RAISE; 23. Get atmospheric stuff out of French impressionist (5), DEGAS.
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