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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Tuesday, April 27, 1976

35-Across : Local movie, for short

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, 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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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,754
Across
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Winding lane : PATH
5
Society girls : DEBS
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Serf : HELOT
14
Olive genus : OLEA
15
German noble : EDEL
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Scent : AROMA
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Dog or lucky : STAR
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"I Love ___" : LUCY
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Wanders : ROVES
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Tough going : HARDLUCK
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Vipers : ADDERS
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Take on cargo : LADE
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This, in Spain : ESTE
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Math ratio : COSINE
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Suitable : APPOSITE
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Church art pieces : ICONS
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Lose alertness : SLEEP
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Brownie : NIS
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Local movie, for short : NABE
36
"___ Corn" : ALIEN
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Petitions : BEGS
38
Diminutive suffix : CLE
39
Twirls : SPINS
40
Greek letter : ALPHA
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"Don't give me a ___" : HARDTIME
43
Irregular : SPOTTY
44
Ages : ERAS
45
Beef ___ : STEW
46
Card game : FANTAN
49
Construction men : HARDHATS
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Adjective suffix : ARIAN
54
W.W. I spy, with 49 Down : MATA
55
Adjoin : ABUT
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Swift : RAPID
57
Type of school : PREP
58
Laugh, in Paris : RIRE
59
Feelings of ardor : ELANS
60
Caesar and others : SIDS
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Depression : DENT
Down
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Swanky : POSH
2
Can. province : ALTA
3
Rip : TEAR
4
Adamant view : HARDLINE
5
Fool : DELUDE
6
Develop : EDUCE
7
Call's partner : BECK
8
Foxy : SLY
9
Auto type : HARDTOP
10
Wears down : ERODES
11
Tennis score : LOVE
12
Hebrew measure : OMER
13
Russian agency : TASS
21
Swedish districts : LANS
22
Poplar : ASPEN
24
Swords : EPEES
25
Lead-pipe item : CINCH
26
Florida city : OCALA
27
Subdued : SOBER
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Put in a row : ALINE
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All thumbs : INEPT
30
Cheap : TIGHT
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Theme : ESSAY
33
Takes off weight : SLIMS
36
Of bees : APIAN
37
Braggart : BLOWHARD
39
Maroons : STRANDS
40
Mimicked : APED
42
Keep under restraint : DETAIN
43
Applies the belt : STRAPS
45
Full : SATED
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Get on : FARE
47
Soviet sea : ARAL
48
Pacific palm : NIPA
49
See 54 Across : HARI
50
Anne Nichols role : ABIE
51
"One good ___ ... " : TURN
52
Let it stand : STET
54
Brit. legislators : MPS

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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