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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, October 13, 1980

43-Across : ___ bien

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, 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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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,297
Across
1
N.T. book : ACTS
5
Garber or Bartlett : PEAR
9
Confess : AVOW
13
Zeus's mother : RHEA
14
Tag : LABEL
16
"___ Straits," rock group : DIRE
17
Bill of fare : MENU
18
Sharp : ACUTE
19
Well-known office : OVAL
20
Protein for a Stockholmer : SWEDISHMEATBALL
23
Job : STINT
24
Compete : VIE
25
Argued : DEBATED
29
Hit sign : SRO
32
Tennis name : ASHE
36
Avatar of Vishnu : RAMA
37
Not native : ALIEN
39
Relative of a Western : SPANISHOMELETTE
42
Captured : TAKEN
43
___ bien : TRES
44
Hardy girl : TESS
45
Vein item : ORE
46
Get one's just ___ : DESERTS
49
No-no : SIN
50
Indian or orange : OSAGE
54
Seeing Eye dogs : GERMANSHEPHERDS
61
Tub plant : ALOE
62
Furnish : EQUIP
63
Dotty : GAGA
64
Sutherland or Scotto : DIVA
65
Hot : AFIRE
66
Roman road : ITER
67
Swami : SEER
68
Prepared to drive a golf ball : TEED
69
Infection suppressants : SERA
Down
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Munitions : ARMS
2
___ the fat (gabs) : CHEWS
3
Doctrine : TENET
4
___ Arabia : SAUDI
5
Wallops : PLASTERS
6
Apiece : EACH
7
"Hallelujah, I'm ___!" : ABUM
8
Network : RETE
9
Sun-dried brick : ADOBE
10
"___ Zapata!" : VIVA
11
Exam : ORAL
12
Jack Benny word : WELL
15
Furlough : LEAVE
21
N.Y. subway : IND
22
___ wave : TIDAL
26
Thai coins : BAHTS
27
Love, Italian style : AMORE
28
More docile : TAMER
29
Locale : SITE
30
Soaks : RETS
31
Change for a five : ONES
32
In re : ASTO
33
Coast Guard woman : SPAR
34
Cod's cousin : HAKE
35
Chemical suffix : ENE
38
Rent : LET
40
Where Shillong is : INDIA
41
Barred at the bar : ESTOPPED
47
Nine: Comb. form : ENNEA
48
Hush! : SSH
49
Nasty campaign tactic : SMEAR
51
Shield : AEGIS
52
Rasp : GRATE
53
Garden tool : EDGER
54
Flits : GADS
55
Wiesel or Abel : ELIE
56
Wander : ROVE
57
Meas. : SQFT
58
Creator of Mamie Stover : HUIE
59
Former name of a republic : EIRE
60
Author Davidson ("Loose Change") : SARA

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

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