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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, June 8, 1992

18-Across : Molding

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, 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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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,553
Across
1
Festive : GALA
5
Season : SALT
9
Attention getter : AHEM
13
Hood's weapon : ARROW
14
Thought : IDEA
15
Senator from Kan. : DOLE
16
Not in good repair : OUTOFORDER
18
Molding : OGEE
19
Maintain : KEEPUP
20
What lenses do : REFRACT
22
Ayres or Lehr : LEW
24
Tears : RENTS
25
Mall unit : SHOP
29
Beach house : CABANA
33
Spartan serf : HELOT
35
Some minstrels : LUTENISTS
40
Bailiff's shout : ORDERINTHECOURT
42
Stone broke : DESTITUTE
43
Nine: Comb. form : ENNEA
44
Powerful : POTENT
46
Matured : AGED
47
Amazing bargain : STEAL
51
Noah's pride : ARK
53
Wasps : HORNETS
56
Famed express : ORIENT
61
Given the gate : AXED
62
Type of cook : SHORTORDER
65
Pleasant : NICE
66
Top-notch : AONE
67
Clamorous : NOISY
68
Book of the Bible : ACTS
69
What hobos hit : ROAD
70
Intruders in the dust : ANTS
Down
1
Shiver : GRUE
2
Comic Johnson : ARTE
3
Picot feature : LOOP
4
Appalling : AWFUL
5
Title Noël Coward held : SIR
6
Supplement : ADD
7
Salacious look : LEER
8
Darnel : TARE
9
Worship : ADORE
10
Golfer Ben : HOGAN
11
Vote into office : ELECT
12
School competitions : MEETS
13
Super-perfect : AOK
17
Cartel since 1960 : OPEC
21
Latest country invaded by Disney : FRANCE
23
Frappe topper : WALNUT
25
Wearing sabots : SHOD
26
Present : HERE
27
Mobile lead-in? : OLDS
28
Keats or Yeats : POET
30
Mont. city : BUTTE
31
Greek goddess of wisdom : ATHENA
32
Roseanne Arnold, ___ Barr : NEE
34
Long hit at Shea : TRIPLE
36
College in New Rochelle : IONA
37
Kim Il ___, N. Korean President : SUNG
38
Banyan, e.g. : TREE
39
S. African village : STAD
41
Japanese statesman : ITO
45
Gait : TROT
47
Author Alexander : SHANA
48
Poisonous : TOXIC
49
Upright : ERECT
50
Aconcagua's range : ANDES
52
Icelandic coin : KRONA
54
Autocrat : TSAR
55
"Scat, chick!" : SHOO
57
Club for Couples : IRON
58
Make emendations : EDIT
59
Loch ___ Monster : NESS
60
Attempt : TRY
63
"Three Men ___ Horse" : ONA
64
Ashamed : RED

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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