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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, February 26, 1990

44-Down : Chooses

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.67, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,720
Across
1
Dinghy and dory : BOATS
6
Bridge : SPAN
10
Earl Grey, e.g. : TEA
13
Passage to a culvert : INLET
14
A Gardner : ERLE
15
Influence: Colloq. : PULL
16
Follows orders blindly : GOOSESTEPS
18
Therefore : ERGO
19
Kind of rocket : RETRO
20
Mil. vessel : LST
21
Related : AKIN
22
Cinders of comics : ELLA
24
Play part : SCENE
25
Snakes : ASPS
29
Degenerate : ATROPHY
32
Scottish landowner : LAIRD
34
Source of annoyance : PEEVE
35
Child's game : TAG
38
Cats and goats : ANGORAS
40
Large boiler : CALDRON
42
Comprehend : SEE
43
Tickle : AMUSE
45
Mrs. Helmsley : LEONA
46
Anti : OPPOSED
48
Dilemma : STEW
49
"Paddle your own ___" : CANOE
51
Shanks' mare : LEGS
54
Arthur of tennis : ASHE
55
Soft drink : ADE
57
Stan's pal : OLLIE
61
Pulled the trigger : SHOT
62
Gym-shower items : DUCKBOARDS
65
Slippery ones : EELS
66
Comic Johnson : ARTE
67
Slow one : SNAIL
68
Opp. of NNW : SSE
69
Like winter cheeks : ROSY
70
Kind of pudding : HASTY
Down
1
Large : BIG
2
___ about (date-setting phrase) : ONOR
3
Lily plant : ALOE
4
Examination : TEST
5
Metric measure : STERE
6
Coterie : SET
7
Church dignitary : PRELATE
8
Yodel site : ALPS
9
Robin's retreat : NEST
10
Popular dance of yore : TURKEYTROT
11
___ marbles : ELGIN
12
Unaccompanied : ALONE
15
Georgian belle? : PEACH
17
Old ___ (the sun) : SOL
23
___ linguae (slip of the tongue) : LAPSUS
24
Participate in a certain bee : SPELL
25
Wellaway! : ALAS
26
Showing sound judgment : SANE
27
Categorize : PIGEONHOLE
28
Smash sign : SRO
30
Go back : RECEDE
31
Eggs, to Cato : OVA
33
Fold : DRAPE
36
Top-notch : AONE
37
Corrode : GNAW
39
I love: Lat. : AMO
41
___ Moines : DES
44
Chooses : SELECTS
47
Shelley and Keats : POETS
49
Jobs for Perry Mason : CASES
50
Vestiges : ASHES
52
Sailor : GOB
53
Wade through water : SLOSH
55
Jewish month : ADAR
56
Spanish coin : DURO
58
Turner or Cantrell : LANA
59
Retirees' nest eggs: Abbr. : IRAS
60
Redact : EDIT
63
"The Star-Spangled Banner" composer : KEY
64
Foxy : SLY

Answer summary:
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