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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, November 3, 1986

38-Across : Dopes

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { F J Q U X }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 55, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, 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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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,509
Across
1
Gaelic : ERSE
5
Circular plate : DISK
9
Pig's pad : STY
12
Jumps : LEAPS
14
Sesame : BENNE
15
Before: Prefix : PRE
16
Political phenomenon : SPLITTICKET
18
Order's companion : LAW
19
Nile city : CAIRO
20
Rules of conduct : ETHICS
22
Smith and D'Amato : ALS
25
Mountain lake : TARN
26
Polish monetary unit : ZLOTY
27
0 : CIPHER
29
Wool garments : TWEEDS
31
Healthy : HALE
32
Soviet range : ALAI
34
Taxi : CAB
37
Ireland : ERIN
38
Dopes : SIMPS
40
Johnson from Mich. : ARTE
41
Fast plane : SST
42
Panorama : VIEW
43
Bambi, e.g. : DEER
44
Infuse : LEAVEN
48
Most senior : ELDEST
50
Search for data : DELVE
51
"M*A*S*H" man : ALDA
53
Kind of degree : NTH
54
Groups of girls : BEVIES
55
Swarms : TEEMS
57
Farm animal : EWE
58
Trice : SPLITSECOND
63
Far: Comb. form : TEL
64
Period 'twixt 12 and 20 : TEENS
65
Oarsman : ROWER
66
Cries of regret : AYS
67
Berlin's "He's ___ Picker" : ARAG
68
Spiders' creations : WEBS
Down
1
High transportation : ELS
2
Opp. of Democrat : REP
3
Maglie or Bando : SAL
4
Heroic opus : EPIC
5
Activity for the E.P.A. : DECONTAMINATING
6
Printer's purchase : INK
7
A-chew! : SNEEZE
8
Ma or Pa of movies : KETTLE
9
Composite shot on TV : SPLITSCREEN
10
Actor in "The Last Hurrah" : TRACY
11
Evergreens : YEWS
13
Union unit : STATE
14
Whirring sound : BIRR
17
Certain crowns : TIARAS
21
Brick holder : HOD
22
Pains' partner : ACHES
23
Fibbers : LIARS
24
Suburban sights : SPLITLEVELS
28
Ex-egg, perhaps : HEN
30
Clean a windshield : WIPE
33
Not extinct : LIVE
35
Bomb trial : ATEST
36
Pullman convenience : BERTH
39
Stockholm natives : SWEDES
40
Put two and two together : ADD
45
Whitney or Wallach : ELI
46
Zoroastrian sacred writings : AVESTA
47
Evening prayer : VESPER
49
Debussy work : LAMER
50
Loser to Truman : DEWEY
52
Permits : LETS
54
Alpha follower : BETA
56
Barge : SCOW
59
Author of "The King Ranch" : LEA
60
Have creditors : OWE
61
Bird's beak : NEB
62
Medics : DRS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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