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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Thursday, February 19, 1976

18-Down : Reluctant

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,686
Across
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To ___ (up to now) : DATE
5
Slippers' companion : PIPE
9
Tilt : CANT
13
Exam : ORAL
14
African region : SUDAN
15
Irish battle cry : ABOO
16
Famous Variety headline : WALLSTLAYSANEGG
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Network initials : NBC
20
Slackens : EASES
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Certain boatman : VOLGA
22
Jumpy animal : HARE
23
Big bell : BEN
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Auto stopovers : MOTELS
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Expensive : DEAR
29
Library warnings : SHS
32
To be, in Paris : ETRE
33
Supermarket section : MEATS
34
Princess's nemesis : PEA
35
Advance-scout's concern : THELAYOFTHELAND
39
Former chick : HEN
40
Unaspirated consonants : LENES
41
Melody : ARIA
42
Fort in Calif. : ORD
43
Resembling: Suffix : ULAR
44
Beginning : OUTSET
46
Elec. unit : AMP
47
Diminish : WANE
48
Eliza's rainy land : SPAIN
51
Raccoon's relative : COATI
53
Chewing-gum unit : WAD
56
Pays up : LAYSITONTHELINE
59
Atlantic isl. : ICEL
60
Human and mill : RACES
61
Black cuckoos : ANIS
62
Old Greek music note : MESE
63
Roman road : ITER
64
U. S. President : POLK
Down
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See above : DOWN
2
Faisal, for one : ARAB
3
Powder : TALC
4
Old measure : ELL
5
Throb : PULSE
6
Patronymic suffix : IDAE
7
___ back (retaliates) : PAYS
8
Print measures : ENS
9
Church law : CANON
10
Actor Walter : ABEL
11
Egg drink: Var. : NOGG
12
Garment for Cicero : TOGA
14
___ and Bars : STARS
17
Christmas ___ : SEAL
18
Reluctant : AVERSE
22
Cad : HEEL
23
Saturday event of yore : BATH
24
Chemical prefix : METHO
25
Type of wise : OTHER
26
Drift : TREND
27
Put off : DEFER
28
Consumes : EATS
29
Skirmishes : SPARS
30
Famed figure skater : HENIE
31
Cairo name : SADAT
33
___ Lisa : MONA
36
Grads : ALUMNI
37
Kennel sound : YELP
38
Arrival-board word : LATE
44
Vows : OATHS
45
Unicorn fish : UNIE
46
Two on the ___ : AISLE
47
Gunga Din's load : WATER
48
Like some chances : SLIM
49
Step : PACE
50
Votes : AYES
51
___ of paint : COAT
52
Formerly : ONCE
53
Drunk : WINO
54
Indigo : ANIL
55
Editor's base : DESK
57
Numerical prefix : TRI
58
Mile-run unit : LAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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