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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, January 25, 1988

27-Across : Compelling

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J Q U Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,957
Across
1
Haley book : ROOTS
6
Ripens : AGES
10
Roscoe : GAT
13
Consent : AGREE
14
Kipling's "___ Sea to Sea" : FROM
15
Host : ARMY
16
Liberace's candelabra holder : GRANDPIANO
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Den : LAIR
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Sprite : ELF
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"___ tu ... ": Verdi aria : ERI
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Ugly American, in Acapulco : GRINGO
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Ancient sect : ESSENE
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China preceder : INDO
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Compelling : COGENT
30
Pirates' craft : XEBEC
32
Corporeal channels : AORTAE
33
Have the flu : AIL
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Mugger on the boards : HAM
37
Nucleic acid : RNA
38
Conceded : GRANTED
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A Gershwin : IRA
42
Rather or McGrew : DAN
43
Stowe girl : EVA
44
Amati product : VIOLIN
46
Electronic device : DIODE
49
In a dry way : ARIDLY
50
Movie dog : ASTA
51
OPEC, for one : CARTEL
54
Star: Comb. form : ASTERO
56
Robert E. ___ : LEE
57
Baden-Baden, e.g. : SPA
60
Aped minnows : SWAM
61
La Scala offering : GRANDOPERA
65
Brother of Fritz, in comics : HANS
66
Handicapped, in a way : LAME
67
Warsaw inhabitants : POLES
68
Finish : END
69
Enough, to FitzGerald : ENOW
70
Cut of halibut : STEAK
Down
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Duster or tatter : RAG
2
Monster : OGRE
3
Spoken : ORAL
4
"A Boy ___ Tall," 1963 film : TENFEET
5
But, to Cato : SED
6
Burning : AFIRE
7
Wheat or rye : GRAIN
8
Long, long time : EON
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One cause of heavy breathing : SMOG
10
Prince Charles, to George VI : GRANDCHILD
11
Mexican friend : AMIGO
12
Novice : TYRO
15
Straighten : ALINE
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Annoyed : PESTERED
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Josh : RIB
24
Obstruction : SNAG
25
Egress : EXIT
27
Ace, for one : CARD
28
Mrs. Chaplin : OONA
29
Stadium section : GRANDSTAND
31
Raised : ELEVATED
33
Memorabilia : ANA
35
Seed cover : ARIL
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"___ are called ... " : MANY
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With: Fr. : AVEC
40
Calamitous : DIRE
45
Ceramist's ___ glaze : OILSPOT
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Newspaper entries : ITEMS
48
Scull adjunct : OAR
50
Egypt's great dam : ASWAN
52
Tex. shrine : ALAMO
53
Extend a subscription : RENEW
54
"Off the Court" author : ASHE
55
Give the eye : OGLE
58
Soccer great : PELE
59
Region : AREA
62
Scurried : RAN
63
Wife of Saturn : OPS
64
Inquire : ASK

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