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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, March 5, 1990

36-Across : Oceans and seas

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0
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. 14,727
Across
1
Recedes : EBBS
5
New York and Boston : PORTS
10
Soothing substance : BALM
14
Depend (on) : RELY
15
In progress : AFOOT
16
Sheltered, as a sailor : ALEE
17
Bridge feat : SLAM
18
With nary a sou : STONEBROKE
20
Tail on many a list : ETC
21
Like some cars : USED
22
Halt : ARREST
23
Actress Black : KAREN
25
Barrie pirate : SMEE
26
Tried out : TESTED
28
Purified : CLEANSED
32
Like a flophouse : RATTY
33
Loan follower : SHARK
34
Uno, due, ___ : TRE
35
Contest, Greek style : AGON
36
Oceans and seas : DEEPS
37
Kind of camp : BOOT
38
Kingsley's "___ in White" : MEN
39
Toilers in Ivanhoe's day : SERFS
40
Tout le ___ (everybody) : MONDE
41
Land and buildings : PREMISES
43
Life work : CAREER
44
Pride of Pindar : ODES
45
Supreme Being of Islam : ALLAH
46
Stiff-drink follower : CHASER
49
Matinee ___ : IDOL
50
Christian or Caesarean : ERA
53
Storm pellets : HAILSTONES
55
Obstruction : SNAG
56
Assistant : AIDE
57
Run away to wed : ELOPE
58
Monster : OGRE
59
London trolley : TRAM
60
Depressions : DENTS
61
Garden interloper : WEED
Down
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Gaelic : ERSE
2
Strap : BELT
3
Legal authority: 1723-80 : BLACKSTONE
4
Prefix for metrical : SYM
5
Made no bid : PASSED
6
Frequently : OFTEN
7
Cross : ROOD
8
Heavy weight : TON
9
Certain ships : STEAMERS
10
Sterile : BARREN
11
Tub plant : ALOE
12
Albanian coins : LEKS
13
Convene : MEET
19
Period between sessions : BREAK
21
Nobelist in Chemistry: 1934 : UREY
24
Letter abbr. : ATTN
25
Cuffs : SLAPS
26
Hobo : TRAMP
27
Avid : EAGER
28
Kitchen mavens : CHEFS
29
Salisbury Plain monument : STONEHENGE
30
Wear away : ERODE
31
Hold back : DETER
33
Ancient Chinese : SERES
36
Like a ghost town : DESERTED
37
Cold Adriatic wind : BORA
39
Opponents : SIDES
40
Shopping center : MALL
42
Mussulman : MOSLEM
43
Shuts : CLOSES
45
Handy : ADEPT
46
Friendly talk : CHAT
47
Head covering : HAIR
48
Radamès's beloved : AIDA
49
Privy to : INON
51
Unusual : RARE
52
Describing nonagenarians : AGED
54
Bullring cry : OLE
55
Female pig : SOW

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