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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, May 28, 1990

23-Across : A "John Hancock": Abbr.

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, 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. 14,811
Across
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Pats down : TAMPS
6
Wanes : EBBS
10
Seaweed : KELP
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Man of Allu : ALEUT
15
Small pie : TART
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Port of entry in Pa. : ERIE
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Locomotive pilot : COWCATCHER
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Roller's home : NEST
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Russian cart : TELEGA
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Tot's vehicle : TRICYCLE
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A "John Hancock": Abbr. : SIG
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Jabbers : PRATES
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Brew ingredient : MALT
30
Satisfy : PLEASE
33
Glacial ridges : OSAR
34
" ... lend me your ___": Shak. : EARS
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Hoffmann's specialty : TALES
40
Giving a snow job : THROWINGTHEBULL
43
Hopper of Hollywood : HEDDA
44
Copperfield's first wife : DORA
45
Gaelic : ERSE
46
Usage : CUSTOM
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Proof of ownership : DEED
49
Holds back : CHECKS
53
Use a straw : SIP
55
Certain runners : RELAYERS
58
Seed coverings : TESTAE
63
Algerian seaport : ORAN
64
Prodigal's reward?: Luke 15:23 : FATTEDCALF
66
Homophone for nun : NONE
67
Locale of Sevier Lake : UTAH
68
Rout a sleeper : ROUST
69
Pass receivers : ENDS
70
Carson's guest host : LENO
71
Preminger and Harbach : OTTOS
Down
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Diplomacy : TACT
2
Tub plant : ALOE
3
Cry : MEWL
4
Brownish purple : PUCE
5
Parties for men only : STAGS
6
And so forth: Abbr. : ETC
7
Thai coin : BAHT
8
___ Rabbit : BRER
9
Airport runways : STRIPS
10
Nairobi is its capital : KENYA
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Upright : ERECT
12
Kind of thread : LISLE
13
"For ___ sake!" : PETES
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Taiwan's capital : TAIPEI
22
Island also called Candia : CRETE
24
Endocrinologist's specialty : GLANDS
26
Clothes-closet culprit : MOTH
27
"Off the Court" author : ASHE
28
Fat from hogs : LARD
29
Trampled on : TROD
31
Cereal woe : ERGOT
32
Ballplayers at Houston : ASTROS
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In one's bunk : ABED
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Entice : LURE
38
Otherwise : ELSE
39
Snow vehicle : SLED
41
Off one's rocker : WACKY
42
Descendant of a son of Noah : HAMITE
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Serviceable : USEFUL
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Hag : CRONE
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Egret : HERON
51
Large antelope : ELAND
52
Thrashes : CANES
54
A king of Aragon : PEDRO
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Assess : RATE
57
Bandleader Kenton : STAN
59
Edinburgh native : SCOT
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Tightly drawn : TAUT
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Too : ALSO
62
Newts : EFTS
65
My ___, town in Vietnam : THO

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

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