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Puzzle #47– April 2005  "Capital Punishment"

Instructions: Guess the words defined by the cryptic clues (words vary in length from four to nine letters and include ten proper names and one foreign word), then enter them in the grid one after another in the same order as their clues, starting in the upper left corner. Across words that don't end at the right margin continue on the next line; down words that don't end at the bottom margin continue in the next column. Five across and five down words won't fit in the grid unless one of their letters is removed. Those ten letters, taken in order, spell a word related to the title of the puzzle. As ever, I am indebted to Kevin Wald for help with the clues. (If you are having trouble printing these puzzles, you can download an Adobe Acrobat version of the puzzle and grid). [Want to see some hints?]

Across

  1. The Admirable Doctor's meat
  2. Travel east, taking in ancient town in Italy
  3. One who is sparing keeps fifty in a tray
  4. Cubist painter in surprising rise
  5. Gifted running move
  6. In turn, two males, with head of department, went to the wrong side of the tracks
  7. Get up around noon to wash
  8. Speaking makes money for birds
  9. Polish seizing English vault
  10. Stale crust has brownish color
  11. Pan niece's musical
  12. Distinguished new-born in pit has ape's head
  13. Assemble for religious celebration
  14. Start posting cards and tests
  15. Remarkable addition in speech
  16. Father has time for small talk
  17. Bass player started leaving burlesque queen
  18. Mobutu's sister has a cough
  19. Bring fruit back for Zątopek
  20. Outwardly, the military policeman has spoken of worldly affairs
  21. Elephant started running after cake
  22. Inside of pelt has label for coat
  23. I agree about copper displaying keenness

Down

  1. Left state without a final bearing to get sofa
  2. Number in doctrine is replaced by Roman Catholic "three"
  3. Sac of vile matter filled with decay
  4. Scandinavians nuzzle about right
  5. Unlimited travel gets extravagant praise
  6. Precisely fifty getting English sequin
  7. Rube traveling over in Germany
  8. Iridium has a second chemical form
  9. Natural strata surrounding Soviet mountains
  10. Father started seething with anger
  11. Describe lithium and manganese
  12. Genes that keep fit one inside another
  13. Measles afflicted last of alien hawkers
  14. Extra large mushroom
  15. Calcium-iron bar
  16. Thailand is in Asia Minor
  17. Yield endless returns with new radiance
  18. Paid lecturer keeping inactive
  19. Pongids turning up with one pigment
  20. Mexican mother's bad dream
  21. In Congo, spelling is what is taught
  22. Rewrite bagel in Walloon, for instance
  23. Austere mineral color

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