Saturday, January 18, 2014

New York Times solution (January 19, 2014)

Below the fold is the solution to the New York Times variety puzzle of Sunday, January 19: a cryptic crossword by Daniel Raymon.

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Solution to New York Times cryptic crossword: 1/19/2014


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  1. UnknownJanuary 21, 2014 at 8:21 PM

    I got both ellipses and Edith Wharton but don't see the logic that makes them right.
    Any help?

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  2. BrazeJanuary 27, 2014 at 1:33 PM

    <E(LLIPS)<ES <SEE ("look") containing ("around") SPILL ("coastline disaster", as in an oil spill), reversal indicated by "in retrospect"

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  3. BrazeJanuary 27, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    ED I THW(H)ART ON ED ("editor") + I (†) + THWART ("impede") containing ("has") H ("hit") + ON (†)

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