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Puzzle No. 3400

Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

June 2, 2016

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ACROSS

 1 Large cat doesn’t finish eating large fruit (4)

 3 Someone, moving in the old ways, ran and flocked together in disarray (4,6)

10 More lush? That’s a relief, surprisingly (7)

11 Texas city, lacking leadership, invested in Gregory’s bird (7)

12 Environmentally sound generators, halfbroken (5)

13 Competition fight in a ring—this has what it takes to set you on fire (8)

15 Artwork of a biblical prophet (6)

17 Darn tot tipped over a condiment (7)

19 and 24 Secure ’60s band? What a treat! (3,5)

20 Red small mark? (7)

21 Ailing source for international water? (6)

23 Enchant Circe (not with musical works) (8)

25 Joshua and Henri taking in a successful movie like Milk (5)

28 Distrust head of school mishandling PE cuts (7)

29 Wandering, I arrive in coastal region (7)

30 Modest revision in writing that is lewd and deconstructive, perhaps? (10)

31 Oddly, culture produces a game involving the six 28s that appear in the grid (4)

DOWN

 1 Candidate spraying “gay fog” is a follower of Joseph Smith, possibly (10)

 2 Tradition in our time? (5)

 4 Freeway entrance with Ronald and Pamela each shifting front to back (2-4)

 5 Extremely truculent in military headgear, the writer clapped hands, maybe (4,4)

 6 A bishop remains? For shame! (5)

 7 Two companies, smuggling heroin, delayed an addictive substance? (9)

 8 Libertine’s inclination (4)

 9 Business leader and I reread Lean In every other year (8)

14 Tamper with grown-up’s online fee? (10)

16 They entrust gestation to the male, so shes are running wild (9)

18 Bad wine interrupts goalie’s accomplishment in curve (4,4)

19 Repeated letters from cadet are tiresome during a recession (8)

22 Reflect more paltry broadcast (6)

24 See 19 across

26 Report studied fish model (5)

27 Republican’s No. 2 commitment in connection with a party (4)

SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 3399

ACROSS 1 MILES(A + P)ART 6 rev. 9 NO + KIA 10 UR(SAM)IN + OR 12 E(MBA)LMER 13 I(DIO)CY (I do anag.) 15 OVERT RUMP 16 SP + END 17 anag. 19 CO + NUN + DRUM 21 WAP + I + TI (rev.) 22 [o/HEAVE]-NLY 25 MALT + R + EATS 26 anag. 27 NO SE (u[se]ful) 28 anag.

DOWN 1 MI(N)CE 2 LI(K)ABLE 3 S + CAR(LET + LET)TER 4 pun 5 R + O’S + A 7 2 defs. 8 MARTY + RDOM (dorm anag.) 11 M + AD + IS + ON A VENUE (&lit.) 14 anag. 15 OARS (anag.) + W + OMEN 18 NEP (rev.) + ALIS (anag.) 20 RUNT + I + ME 23 hidden 24 4 defs.

Joshua Kosman and Henri PicciottoJoshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto are The Nation’s puzzlers. To read more about Kosman, click here. To read more about Picciotto, click here. Kosman and Picciotto explain what they’re up to in “Solving The Nation’s Cryptic Crosswords” (also available as a PDF). Check out The Nation’s Current Issue page each week for the latest puzzle.


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