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{"rowid": 580480, "clue": "Poet,  changing song, then laughs (8,6)", "answer": "LANGSTON HUGHES", "definition": "Poet", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2015-12-05", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, December 5, 2015 \u2014 Weary Blues on Mean Streets", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2015/12/saturday-december-5-2015-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 580962, "clue": "Returned after-dinner dishes,  feeling tense (8)", "answer": "STRESSED", "definition": "feeling tense", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2016-07-09", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 9, 2016 \u2014 The Captain Tosses One Back", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2016/07/saturday-july-9-2016-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 581453, "clue": "Idioms  fit into creative pursuits (6)", "answer": "ARGOTS", "definition": "Idioms", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2016-11-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, November 26, 2016 \u2014 Bloomers in Peril", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2016/11/saturday-november-26-2016-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 581702, "clue": "Covered by asphalt, a miraculous  site with paleolithic art (8)", "answer": "ALTAMIRA", "definition": null, "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2017-07-01", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 1, 2017 \u2014 From Sea to Sea to Sea", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2017/07/saturday-july-1-2017-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 581798, "clue": "Arctic cover  employed by police captain (3,3)", "answer": "ICE CAP", "definition": "Arctic cover", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2017-07-16", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 15, 2017 \u2014 The Cat's Meow", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2017/07/saturday-july-15-2017-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 582201, "clue": "Icon\u2019s altering  of sound (5)", "answer": "SONIC", "definition": "of sound", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2017-11-04", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, November 4, 2017 \u2014 Going to the Dogs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2017/11/saturday-november-4-2017-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 582545, "clue": "Star performer  tossed visor out (8)", "answer": "VIRTUOSO", "definition": "Star performer", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2018-06-30", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, June 30, 2018 \u2014 O Canada", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2018/06/saturday-june-30-2018-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 582701, "clue": "Playful U.S. composer\u2019s records (8)", "answer": "ARCHIVES", "definition": "records", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2018-02-24", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, February 24, 2018 \u2014 Top to Bottom, Left to Right", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2018/02/saturday-february-24-2018-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 582887, "clue": "Damage in a  seaside attraction (6)", "answer": "MARINA", "definition": "seaside attraction", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2018-07-14", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 14, 2018 \u2014 Say It In Verse", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2018/07/saturday-july-14-2018-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 583189, "clue": "Treading unstable  slope (8)", "answer": "GRADIENT", "definition": "slope", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2018-09-15", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, September 15, 2018 \u2014 On The Other Hand", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2018/09/saturday-september-15-2018-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 583342, "clue": "Pacifies  panels with switches and knobs (8)", "answer": "CONSOLES", "definition": "Pacifies/panels with switches and knobs", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2018-10-27", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, October 27, 2018 \u2014 Elephant Test", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2018/10/saturday-october-27-2018-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 583436, "clue": "Confess about \u201cthe Knife\u201d  hitting (8)", "answer": "SMACKING", "definition": "hitting", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2018-11-03", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, November 3, 2018 \u2014 On and Off the Road", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2018/11/saturday-november-3-2018-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 583468, "clue": "Cut off from a tee, nail rough (8)", "answer": "ALIENATE", "definition": "Cut off", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2018-08-11", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 11, 2018 \u2014 Fore!", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2018/08/saturday-august-11-2018-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 583749, "clue": "Rubbing out  period without a doubt (7)", "answer": "ERASURE", "definition": "Rubbing out", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2019-01-19", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, January 19, 2019 \u2014 Some Like It Large", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2019/01/saturday-january-19-2019-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 583814, "clue": "Dragon-slayer  gets ogre upset (2,6)", "answer": "ST GEORGE", "definition": "Dragon-slayer", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2019-04-20", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, April 20, 2019 \u2014 Easter Egg Hunt", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2019/04/saturday-april-20-2019-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 584052, "clue": "Post additionally about North  country\u2019s bulk (8)", "answer": "MAINLAND", "definition": "country\u2019s bulk", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2019-06-08", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, June 8, 2019 \u2014 Perfect Pairings", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2019/06/saturday-june-8-2019-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 584081, "clue": "Stop working with Venetian painter and nutritionist (9)", "answer": "DIETITIAN", "definition": "nutritionist", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2019-04-06", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, April 6, 2019 \u2014 Under the Big Top", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2019/04/saturday-april-6-2019-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 584574, "clue": "Fifty-one military police  march unevenly (4)", "answer": "LIMP", "definition": "march unevenly", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2020-07-11", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 11, 2020 \u2014 Variable Speed", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2020/07/saturday-july-11-2020-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 584670, "clue": "Mother and I taking Leslie  some pasta (8)", "answer": "MACARONI", "definition": "some pasta", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2020-05-09", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 9, 2020 \u2014 Mom's Day", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2020/05/saturday-may-9-2020-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 586063, "clue": "Bullfighter  ripped half of robe (6)", "answer": "TORERO", "definition": "Bullfighter", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2021-05-08", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 8, 2021 \u2014 To Mother's One and All ...", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2021/05/saturday-may-8-2021-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 587297, "clue": "Amusing  column about flaky mineral (7)", "answer": "COMICAL", "definition": "Amusing", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2018-11-10", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, November 10, 2018 \u2014 It's Giller Time", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2018/11/saturday-november-10-2018-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 587419, "clue": "Poison  turkey one stuffed in hunger (8)", "answer": "PTOMAINE", "definition": "Poison", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2019-02-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, February 2, 2019 \u2014 BYOB", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2019/02/saturday-february-2-2019-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 587479, "clue": "Christen punk  \u201cRat\u201d (8)", "answer": "SNITCHER", "definition": "Rat", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2019-06-01", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, June 1, 2019 \u2014 Doughnuts, Anyone", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2019/06/saturday-june-1-2019-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 587543, "clue": "Question data run after adjusting  navigator\u2019s instrument (8)", "answer": "QUADRANT", "definition": "navigator\u2019s instrument", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2019-11-09", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, November 9, 2019 \u2014 Mind Your P's and Q's", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2019/11/saturday-november-9-2019-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 587912, "clue": "Silences  single moms (8)", "answer": "SMOTHERS", "definition": "Silences", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2018-10-20", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, October 20, 2018 \u2014 Hair", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2018/10/saturday-october-20-2018-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 587939, "clue": "Tankers turned  most unpleasant (7)", "answer": "RANKEST", "definition": "most unpleasant", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2018-09-23", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, September 22, 2018 \u2014 Quindecaplets", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2018/09/saturday-september-22-2018-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 588277, "clue": "Starts  midday breaks around middle of May (8)", "answer": "LAUNCHES", "definition": "Starts", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2017-03-25", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, March 25, 2017 \u2014 World Tour", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2017/03/saturday-march-25-2017-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 588403, "clue": "Controlled  parasites in school of whales (7)", "answer": "POLICED", "definition": "Controlled", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2021-03-06", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, March 6, 2021 \u2014 Rude Bets?", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2021/03/saturday-march-6-2021-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 604680, "clue": "Poison  copper, very unusual (6)", "answer": "CURARE", "definition": "Poison", "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2021-12-11", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, December 11, 2021 \u2014 Beer Flight", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2021/12/saturday-december-11-2021-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 612962, "clue": "Got out // sardines, initially packed (8)", "answer": "S", "definition": null, "clue_number": "9d", "puzzle_date": "2022-01-29", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, January 29, 2022 \u2014 Sounds Right To Me (NP 220129)", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2022/01/saturday-january-29-2022-weekly.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578197, "clue": "Tourist rigs sheet afresh (9)", "answer": "SIGHTSEER", "definition": "Tourist", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-03-15", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, March 15, 2014 \u2014 Harsh Language with Close Aquaintances", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/03/saturday-march-15-2014-harsh-language.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578228, "clue": "Stand while surrounded by fish (5)", "answer": "EASEL", "definition": "Stand", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-03-29", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, March 29, 2014 \u2014 Lighting Up the Edges", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/03/saturday-march-29-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578257, "clue": "Making fun of angler's equipment in settling up (9)", "answer": "PARODYING", "definition": "Making fun of", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-03-08", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, March 8, 2014 \u2014 Field & Stream", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/03/saturday-march-8-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578287, "clue": "Talk with Jerry Seinfeld's friend, \"the Queen of her domain\" (10)", "answer": "CHATELAINE", "definition": null, "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-03-22", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, March 22, 2014 \u2014 Back to Basics", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/03/saturday-march-22-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578316, "clue": "Animal's horn I twisted (5)", "answer": "RHINO", "definition": "Animal", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-30", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 30, 2014 \u2014 A Visit to the Far East", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-30-2014-preliminary-post.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578344, "clue": "Fictional story about a sheep town in Wyoming (7)", "answer": "LARAMIE", "definition": "town in Wyoming", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-05-10", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 10, 2014 \u2014 From Dugouts to Pits", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-may-10-2014-preliminary-post.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578373, "clue": "Make bagel with Pop's gadget (6)", "answer": "DOODAD", "definition": "gadget", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-04-05", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, April 5, 2014 \u2014 Meet With Approval", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/04/saturday-april-5-2014-preliminary-post.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578401, "clue": "People in an apartment a decade with bugs (7)", "answer": "TENANTS", "definition": "People in an apartment", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578432, "clue": "Alumni read tags scattered around university (9)", "answer": "GRADUATES", "definition": "Alumni", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-05-03", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 4, 2014 \u2014 Old Glory Blown Away", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-may-4-2014-old-glory-blown-away.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578463, "clue": "Roll beam around a small house  (8)", "answer": "BUNGALOW", "definition": "small house", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578491, "clue": "Item on a roll careening at sea  (7)", "answer": "LISTING", "definition": "Item on a roll/careening at sea", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-06-21", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, June 21, 2014 \u2014 Bald Archer", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/06/saturday-june-21-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578522, "clue": "Roll containing a chicken to cook (7)", "answer": "ROASTER", "definition": null, "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-19", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 19, 2014 \u2014 Pagan Woman Slept Naked", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-19-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578554, "clue": "After the first, notice European country's penchant for burning  (9)", "answer": "PYROMANIA", "definition": "penchant for burning", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-09-06", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, September 6, 2014 \u2014 At the Shore", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/09/saturday-september-6-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578586, "clue": "Rodents in college building freeze (7)", "answer": "DORMICE", "definition": "Rodents", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-05-31", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 31, 2014 \u2014 Reasonably Awestruck", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-may-31-2014-preliminary-posting.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578618, "clue": "Kind of ice cream truck sickened one (7)", "answer": "VANILLA", "definition": "Kind of ice cream/", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-06-28", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, June 28, 2014 \u2014 Spending Time in the Sun", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/06/saturday-june-28-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578650, "clue": "That's exactly right: run behind hopper (5)", "answer": "BINGO", "definition": "That's exactly right", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-04-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, April 26, 2014 \u2014 A Bit of the Bard", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/04/saturday-april-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578680, "clue": "Comic strip teen officer had a bite around gumshoe's church district (15)", "answer": "ARCHIEPISCOPATE", "definition": "church district", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-05-17", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 17, 2014 \u2014 Go West, Young Bishop", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-may-17-2014-go-west-young.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578710, "clue": "Altered statement or declaration (9)", "answer": "TESTAMENT", "definition": "declaration", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-16", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 16, 2014 \u2014 In Memoriam", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-16-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578742, "clue": "Last-round contestants clenched hands, taking in a loss  (9)", "answer": "FINALISTS", "definition": "Last-round contestants", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-09", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 9, 2014 \u2014 Dental Appliances Give Rise to Bad Breath", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-9-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578774, "clue": "Dog disrupted tea garden (5,4)", "answer": "GREAT DANE", "definition": "Dog", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-23", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 23, 2014 \u2014 Ragtime at the Ballpark", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-23-2014-preliminary-post.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578804, "clue": "Spare tent reconstructed now  (2,7)", "answer": "AT PRESENT", "definition": "now", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-06-07", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, June 7, 2014 \u2014 Celebrating Satisfaction", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/06/saturday-june-7-2014-preliminary-posting.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578836, "clue": "Happening in Seventies (5)", "answer": "EVENT", "definition": null, "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-12", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 12, 2014 \u2014 Obviously Ominous", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-12-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578868, "clue": "Free  woodland creatures, about 54 (7)", "answer": "DELIVER", "definition": "Free", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2015-01-31", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, January 31, 2015 \u2014 Bringing up the Rear", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2015/01/saturday-january-31-2015-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578900, "clue": "Melissa wandering  without purpose (7)", "answer": "AIMLESS", "definition": "without purpose", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-11-08", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, November 8, 2014 \u2014 Striking and Sincere", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/11/saturday-november-8-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578932, "clue": "Repetitious term for \u201cstretched on my back\u201d (8)", "answer": "TAUTONYM", "definition": "Repetitious term", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2015-01-24", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, January 24, 2015 \u2014 Cats on the Court", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2015/01/saturday-january-24-2015-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578960, "clue": "University philosopher\u2019s way of employing language (5)", "answer": "USAGE", "definition": "way of employing language", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2015-02-07", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, February 7, 2015 \u2014 Recapping the Weather in Central Canada", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2015/02/saturday-february-7-2015-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578990, "clue": "Blow up  Al Green mistakenly (7)", "answer": "ENLARGE", "definition": "Blow up", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2015-03-14", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, March 14, 2015 \u2014 Sporting the Green", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2015/03/saturday-march-14-2015-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 579021, "clue": "Reportedly swell  fabric (5)", "answer": "SERGE", "definition": "fabric", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-12-06", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, December 6, 2014 \u2014 Comics of a Different Sort", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/12/saturday-december-6-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 579053, "clue": "Tie  knots, ultimately, in a bed (5)", "answer": "ASCOT", "definition": "Tie", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-10-25", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, October 25, 2014 \u2014 Shillyshallying to Absurdity", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/10/saturday-october-25-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 579083, "clue": "Illinois city  fashionable in the past (7)", "answer": "CHICAGO", "definition": "Illinois city", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2015-02-21", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, February 21, 2015 \u2014 Sails on the Great Plains", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2015/02/saturday-february-21-2015-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 579114, "clue": "Just say no to  garbage (6)", "answer": "REFUSE", "definition": "Just say no to/garbage", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2015-01-17", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, January 17, 2015 \u2014 Trios in Combo", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2015/01/saturday-january-17-2015-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 579141, "clue": "Irritates  right leg joints (7)", "answer": "RANKLES", "definition": "Irritates", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2015-02-14", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, February 14, 2015 \u2014 A Habit of Stealing", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2015/02/saturday-february-14-2015-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 579173, "clue": "To charm rascals, I revamped  Dickens story (1,9,5)", "answer": "A CHRISTMAS CAROL", "definition": "Dickens story", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-12-27", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, December 27, 2014 \u2014 Holiday Film Fest", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/12/saturday-december-27-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 579235, "clue": "Puzzle  official in troubled rest (7)", "answer": "STUMPER", "definition": "Puzzle", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2015-01-10", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, January 10, 2015 \u2014 Tangential, Not Trite", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2015/01/saturday-january-10-2015-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 579266, "clue": "Athenian character's boxing hot  heavyweights in Africa (6)", "answer": "RHINOS", "definition": "heavyweights in Africa", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-10-04", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, October 4, 2014 \u2014 Picnicking with Joan Crawford", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/10/saturday-october-4-2014-preliminary-post.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 579293, "clue": "Summer  snake (5)", "answer": "ADDER", "definition": "snake", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-11-15", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, November 15, 2014 \u2014 Frightful Fantasies", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/11/saturday-november-15-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 579325, "clue": "Gertrude\u2019s mug (5)", "answer": "STEIN", "definition": "Gertrude/mug", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2015-03-07", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, March 7, 2015 \u2014 Quiet Opposition", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2015/03/saturday-march-7-2015-cox-rathvon.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 579355, "clue": "Lunatic trounces a  paramour (9)", "answer": "COURTESAN", "definition": "paramour", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-11-22", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, November 22, 2014 \u2014 Disturbing A Medusa", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/11/saturday-november-22-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}