19.5 — Cryptic Cruciverbalism

Profs. Jean-Joseph Coté and Scott Weiss (see solution)

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crossword grid
ACROSS
1. THE
10. Color seen, heard (3)
11. Ad for Ms. Gaffney (5)
12. Take in chopped-up pear (4)
13. Electrical engineer takes gym class' sword (4)
14. CLUE
15. Spoken part in Provo ice demonstration (6)
16. Famous agent, in other words, is monster (6)
20. Bond's boss twisted lady in an angry way (5)
22. Movie aunt enthalled by the essay (5)
24. Vain Moor ransacked capital (8)
28. Wild summit cut short (3)
30. Network up north (3)
31. Repairing building section after scene ends (6)
32. Fix fight (3)
33. Role for Bergman as topless tennis star (3)
34. Hook's helper seems backwards without head (4)
35. Knock out, in the manner of an airline mascot? (5)
37. Chatter about salary (3)
38. ANSWER
40. Change mind after losing poor game (3)
41. Vocal about eastern summerhouse (6)
43. Pester horse (3)
44. Nucleoside at planet's beginning (3)
45. Children's book character heard regret (3)
46. To hit Mr. Quayle takes a month (7)
47. Acronym for eerie seer's power! (3)
48. THIS
DOWN
1. FINAL
2. Take back job for nothing after each returns (4)
3. Jon Arbuckle's dog loses one poem (3)
4. Packing dream re-interpreted (5)
5. A
6. No, ten roused 9 (5)
7. Sir, I went up for flower (4)
8. Touch label (3)
9. Peacocks preening about carousal (5)
11. Jails holding California nuts (6)
17. Escort heard ocean (3)
18. Rude fiend tortured Eliot (8)
19. Shampoo lathered about Lila's front, center (8)
20. One in my dough (5)
21. Actor Rob sounds depressed (4)
23. British bog witch (3)
25. Williams-Kilmer-ectomy? (7)
26. TO
27. Desk accessory in King home (6)
29. IS
32. Fruit ban on an Argentine (initially) (6)
34. Twirl ropes to get plant product, perhaps (5)
36. Periodical investment (5)
37. Trim couple, so we heard (4)
39. Truck limes up, losing fifty (4)
42. Steal policeman (3)