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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, March 26, 1990

31-Across : " ... ___ of hair": Kipling

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 48, Avg Word Len: 4.54, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 7, 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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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,748
Across
1
Dash : ELAN
5
Autumn : FALL
9
Bit part : MAID
13
Indonesian island : BALI
14
His Rose was Irish : ABIE
15
Flinch : WINCE
16
Aspersions : BRICKBATS
18
Come in : ENTER
19
Filches : STEALS
20
Restrain : DETER
21
Buzzer : BEE
22
Emulated Mehta : LED
23
Sky sight : CLOUD
26
Heavy weight : TON
27
Not written : ORAL
31
" ... ___ of hair": Kipling : AHANK
32
Conserve : SAVE
33
Coin of Italy or Turkey : LIRA
34
What those who go bonkers have : BATSINTHEBELFRY
37
City in Pa. : ERIE
38
Cupid : EROS
39
Marner or Lapham : SILAS
40
"___ Fence Me In" : DONT
41
Fib : LIE
42
Enjoys Vail: Var. : SKEES
43
Swiss sight : ALP
44
Gift at Honolulu's airport : LEI
45
Pert : SAUCY
48
Fleet of warships : ARMADA
52
Exploded : BURST
53
Vehicle for Bruce Wayne : BATMOBILE
56
Prods : URGES
57
"Little Sir ___" : ECHO
58
King or Norman : LEAR
59
Resort in N.M. : TAOS
60
Six or seven follower : TEEN
61
Sicilian sight : ETNA
Down
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Decline : EBB
2
Porsena or gibbons : LARS
3
Landed : ALIT
4
Pleasant : NICE
5
Legendary : FABLED
6
Lower : ABASE
7
Illuminated : LIT
8
"___ Misérables" : LES
9
After-dinner treat : MINT
10
Poker-pot starter : ANTE
11
Baker's aide : ICER
12
German article : DER
15
Lawn spoiler : WEED
17
Japanese drama : KABUKI
20
Cygnus star : DENEB
22
Delights in : LOVES
23
Hispanic blonde bombshell : CHARO
24
Quarter of fame : LATIN
25
Commencement : ONSET
26
Nev. resort : TAHOE
27
North nickname : OLLIE
28
Hunter's weapon : RIFLE
29
French city or tapestry : ARRAS
30
Macaulay's "___ of Ancient Rome" : LAYS
31
In one's bunk : ABED
32
Rand specialty : STRIP
35
S. Foster's "___ Was a Lady" : NELLY
36
True Northerner : ESKIMO
42
Peak appeal : SERMON
43
Bible book : ACTS
44
Machine tool : LATHE
45
Koran chapter : SURA
46
Ancient Greek craft : ARGO
47
Takes advantage of : USES
49
Ready, willing and ___ : ABLE
50
Food regimen : DIET
51
Ladd or Paton : ALAN
52
Except : BUT
53
Wager : BET
54
King topper : ACE
55
Historic time : ERA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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