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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, January 20, 1992

60-Down : Chop

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.
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G
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A
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S
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P
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S
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D
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E
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L
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E
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F
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A
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S
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T
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A
L
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U
T
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E
X
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M
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L
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S
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C
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D
C
O
W
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E
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S
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K
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A
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S
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E
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I
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E
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G
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O
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S
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B
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R
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A
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A
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N
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M
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A
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S
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S
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O
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R
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S
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F
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I
C
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L
L
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M
B
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T
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S
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R
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E
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D
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D
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S
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V
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I
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N
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E
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Y
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L
O
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S
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D
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O
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O
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S
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T
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H
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N
P
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R
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S
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B
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E
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S
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W
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G
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© 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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