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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Tuesday, January 25, 1983

32-Across : Hangs in there

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,131
Across
1
Memorable actor of "Dragnet" fame : WEBB
5
Blackthorn : SLOE
9
Fellow : CHAP
13
Surroundings : AREA
14
Tip O'Neill's bailiwick : HOUSE
16
High land : RISE
17
When Luna rides : NIGHTAFTERNIGHT
20
Mousse, e.g. : DESSERT
21
Travels behind huskies : MUSHES
22
Reina's mate : REY
23
Bonehead : SIMP
24
Reviled : ABUSED
28
___ fide (authentic) : BONA
29
Librarian's deg. : BLS
32
Hangs in there : COPES
33
Not even one : NONE
34
Group of families : CLAN
35
Have expectation sans foundation : HOPEAGAINSTHOPE
38
Bacheller hero : EBEN
39
Cheerful : ROSY
40
Washer cycle : RINSE
41
Isr. neighbor : SYR
42
Arrive : COME
43
Jolly boat : TENDER
44
Novelist Viaud's pen name : LOTI
45
Epoch : ERA
46
Obliquely : ASLANT
49
Instructed privately : TUTORED
54
Governor's report : STATEOFTHESTATE
57
Franchot of film fame : TONE
58
Salvages : SAVES
59
Shoe : TIRE
60
Peak : APEX
61
Move suddenly : DART
62
Nonpareil person : ONER
Down
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Baton : WAND
2
Canal or lake : ERIE
3
Panhandles : BEGS
4
Sounds from Scrooge : BAHS
5
Participated : SHARED
6
Like an aerie : LOFTY
7
Umpire's call : OUT
8
Dir. or suffix : ESE
9
Crunchy : CRISP
10
Companion of mighty : HIGH
11
He rivaled Laver : ASHE
12
Fondles : PETS
15
Furs : ERMINES
18
Brewer from Toledo : TERESA
19
___ Pompilius, legendary king of Rome : NUMA
23
Al Jolson's "boy" : SONNY
24
Groans producers : ACHES
25
Kind of trap : BOOBY
26
A berth : UPPER
27
Discovered : SEEN
28
Idaho's capital : BOISE
29
Redford is one : BLOND
30
Error : LAPSE
31
Sign of contempt : SNEER
33
Ruth's in-law : NAOMI
34
Gab : CHIN
36
Caverns : GROTTOS
37
Entertains : TREATS
42
Squirrel's cache : CONE
43
Most loyal : TRUEST
44
Rubber base : LATEX
45
The wide blue yonder : ETHER
46
Movie dog : ASTA
47
Type of watch or sign : STOP
48
Path : LANE
50
Opera patron Kahn : OTTO
51
Picnic spoiler : RAIN
52
To be, in Paris : ETRE
53
Puma's prey : DEER
55
A day's craze : FAD
56
Tenn. org. : TVA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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