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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, November 30, 1987

47-Across : Short comic plays

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, 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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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,901
Across
1
Bible item : PSALM
6
Sum total : ALL
9
Split : CRACK
14
Strange : EERIE
15
Comedienne Arthur : BEA
16
Russian coin : RUBLE
17
Frighten : ALARM
18
Small ape : LAR
19
Hamburger topper : ONION
20
Nonplused : FLABBERGASTED
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Ocean's little sister : SEA
24
Roman deity : OPS
25
Assist : AID
28
Go by taxi : RIDE
31
Waned : EBBED
35
Israeli dance : HORA
37
Pinball machine no-no : TILT
39
Iris, lace or braid : ORRIS
41
Speechless : ATALOSSFORWORDS
44
Swahili or Zulu : BANTU
45
Take on hands : HIRE
46
Departed : WENT
47
Short comic plays : SKITS
49
N.J. five : NETS
51
Lost-weekend results : DTS
52
Flightless bird of yore : MOA
54
Author Fleming : IAN
56
Sack the quarterback : THROWFORALOSS
63
Haughty : PROUD
64
A Gershwin : IRA
65
Lubricated : OILED
67
River to the Oise : AISNE
68
What the old nylons did : RAN
69
Willow : OSIER
70
Make haste : SPEED
71
Whitney or Wallach : ELI
72
Donkey, in Devon : NEDDY
Down
1
Kind of soup : PEA
2
Ego : SELF
3
Soviet body of water : ARAL
4
Turkish coins : LIRAS
5
One of a group : MEMBER
6
Qualified : ABLE
7
Shakespearean king : LEAR
8
Stately, to Solti : LARGO
9
Weapon of old : CROSSBOW
10
Short one : RUNT
11
He had an Irish Rose : ABIE
12
Blockhead : CLOD
13
Actor Maynard : KEN
21
Taunts : BAITS
22
Mimic : APE
25
Jezebel's spouse : AHAB
26
Specks : IOTAS
27
Consumed water : DRANK
29
Menu item : DISH
30
Fey : ELFIN
32
High or low follower : BROW
33
Transgressed : ERRED
34
"She ___ Say Yes," 1931 song : DIDNT
36
High: Prefix : ALTI
38
Ripped or ripped along : TORE
40
Fast planes : SSTS
42
Passé : OUTMODED
43
Neural systems : RETIA
48
Swinish female : SOW
50
Pub's cousin : SALOON
53
Burning : AFIRE
55
Din : NOISE
56
Voyage : TRIP
57
Fireman's need : HOSE
58
Mystical mark : RUNE
59
Spoken : ORAL
60
Rajah's spouse : RANI
61
Skidded : SLID
62
Pit : SEED
63
Family members : PAS
66
Prohibitionist : DRY

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

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