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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, January 20, 1992

47-Down : Parts of speech

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, 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.
1
G
2
A
3
S
4
P
5
S
6
D
7
E
8
L
9
E
10
F
11
A
12
S
13
T
14
A
L
E
U
T
15
E
X
A
M
16
L
I
A
R
17
S
A
C
R
E
18
D
C
O
W
S
19
E
S
T
E
20
S
T
E
W
A
R
D
S
21
K
E
N
Y
A
22
S
U
E
23
I
N
S
E
R
T
24
E
25
G
26
O
27
S
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B
E
29
R
30
A
T
E
31
A
N
N
A
32
M
33
A
S
S
E
34
S
35
S
36
O
37
R
38
S
A
C
R
I
39
F
40
I
C
I
A
L
L
A
M
B
41
T
R
E
A
S
U
R
E
42
S
E
R
A
I
43
E
R
A
S
44
E
45
D
46
D
I
N
S
47
V
48
I
49
N
50
E
R
Y
51
L
O
52
S
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E
V
I
L
S
54
D
55
O
O
R
P
56
O
57
S
58
T
59
R
O
S
A
60
H
E
N
P
A
R
T
I
E
61
S
62
B
R
A
T
63
E
L
I
E
64
I
T
A
L
Y
65
S
Y
N
E
66
W
I
T
S
67
G
O
M
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R
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,413
Across
1
Pants : GASPS
6
Cross out : DELE
10
Speedy : FAST
14
Attu native : ALEUT
15
Quiz : EXAM
16
Truth stretcher : LIAR
17
Untouchables? : SACREDCOWS
19
Town near Padua : ESTE
20
Flight attendants : STEWARDS
21
Nairobi's land : KENYA
22
Litigate : SUE
23
Place inside : INSERT
24
Selves : EGOS
28
Scold : BERATE
31
Section of Vietnam : ANNAM
33
One with a taxing job : ASSESSOR
38
Fall guy of a sort : SACRIFICIALLAMB
41
Hoard : TREASURE
42
Caravansary : SERAI
43
Wiped out : ERASED
46
Rackets : DINS
47
Place for clinging things : VINERY
51
___ Angeles : LOS
53
Misfortunes : EVILS
54
Jamb : DOORPOST
59
Soprano Ponselle : ROSA
60
Women's gatherings, to sexists : HENPARTIES
62
Spoiled child : BRAT
63
Wiesel or Siegmeister : ELIE
64
Leghorn's land : ITALY
65
Auld lang ___ : SYNE
66
Intelligence : WITS
67
Pyle of TV : GOMER
Down
1
Kind of bag or house : GAS
2
Ruer's word : ALAS
3
Cult; school : SECT
4
Clear : PURE
5
Frets : STEWS
6
Fiat : DECREE
7
Biblical bk. : EXOD
8
Statutes : LAWS
9
Spa in Germany : EMS
10
Skedaddles : FLEES
11
Oise feeder : AISNE
12
Lecher : SATYR
13
Handle : TREAT
18
Smear : DAUB
21
Genuflects : KNEELS
23
"___ boy!" : ITSA
24
Bridge seat : EAST
25
Growl : GNAR
26
Twice halved : ONCE
27
Actress Gilbert : SARA
29
Rushes : RACES
30
"___ was saying ... " : ASI
32
Skinflints : MISERS
34
Snow vehicle : SLED
35
Hindu garb : SARI
36
Arabian gulf : OMAN
37
Baseball stats : RBIS
39
Anger : FURY
40
Gershwin the lyricist : IRA
44
Sneaks off to wed : ELOPES
45
Copperfield's childish bride : DORA
47
Parts of speech : VERBS
48
Kind of tower : IVORY
49
Jewish month : NISAN
50
Gladden : ELATE
52
Shoot : SPRIG
54
Wurst place in town : DELI
55
Step ___ (hurry) : ONIT
56
Preminger : OTTO
57
Anna's job site : SIAM
58
Far: Comb. form : TELE
60
Chop : HEW
61
Isr. neighbor : SYR

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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