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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, August 1, 1988

32-Across : Hearing: Comb. form

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, 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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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,146
Across
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Broom made of twigs : BESOM
6
His Rose was Irish : ABIE
10
F.D.R. dog : FALA
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"___ vincit amor" : OMNIA
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Hoyden : MINX
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Operatic prince : IGOR
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Army weapon : FIELDPIECE
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Certain painting : FRESCO
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Squealer : RAT
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Dregs : LEES
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Charity : ALMS
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Church V.I.P. : ELDER
27
Complete array : PANOPLY
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"___ Here to Eternity" : FROM
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Hearing: Comb. form : ACOU
33
Author Bombeck : ERMA
35
Hens' pens : COOPS
39
Without delay : INSTANTANEOUSLY
42
Shortens sail : REEFS
43
Oodles : LOTS
44
Avoid : SHUN
45
Words of comprehension : ISEE
47
Assuage : APPEASE
49
Bikini description : TEENY
51
Amazon dolphin : INIA
52
Telephone man : BELL
53
Corn unit : EAR
55
High regard : ESTEEM
60
Wall Street ploy : RAID
61
Farm workers : FIELDHANDS
63
Town near Padua : ESTE
64
Vase, in Vichy : URNE
65
Golfer Palmer : ARNIE
66
Source of venison : DEER
67
Caustics : LYES
68
Propound : STATE
Down
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Belly laugh : BOFF
2
Eastern V.I.P. : EMIR
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Dirk of yore : SNEE
4
Lubricates : OILS
5
Impulsive : MADCAP
6
"___ Blue?" : AMI
7
Catafalques' cousins : BIERS
8
S.A. Indian of old : INCA
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Cathedral city : EXETER
10
Country rodent : FIELDMOUSE
11
Consent : AGREE
12
Defeated one : LOSER
13
War god : ARES
18
Hayfever cause : POLLEN
24
Aromatic plant : MYRTLE
26
Pixilated : LOCO
27
Duo : PAIR
28
Skin woe : ACNE
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Kind of job : NOSE
30
DiMaggio was one : OUTFIELDER
31
Card game : FANTAN
34
Erstwhile Asiatic bigwig : MAO
36
Fed. health org. : OSHA
37
In addition to : PLUS
38
"Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
40
Org. : ASSN
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Caught sight of : ESPIED
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Remarkable sight : EYEFUL
48
Former Turkish titles : PASHAS
49
Taunt : TEASE
50
Ten-point type : ELITE
51
Good-night girl : IRENE
52
Raised : BRED
54
Breezy : AIRY
56
Bakery item : TART
57
Sicilian resort : ENNA
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Redact : EDIT
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An elec. engineer's degree : MSEE
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A Brown of renown : LES

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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