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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, February 5, 1990

54-Down : Handle

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { C J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1
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. 14,699
Across
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Browning's "___ Ben Ezra" : RABBI
6
Author Ferber : EDNA
10
Ripens : AGES
14
From another planet : ALIEN
15
Go kaput : FAIL
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Stubborn one : MULE
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In a line : SINGLEFILE
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He helps : AIDE
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Ancient sect : ESSENES
21
Left port : SAILED
23
Toddler : TOT
24
Vestibule : ENTRY
25
Tentmaker-poet : OMAR
29
Private eye, at times : SEEKER
33
Religious maxims : LOGIA
35
Letter sign-off : REGARDS
39
All-out bet : DOUBLEORNOTHING
43
Hold back : RESERVE
44
Weird : EERIE
45
McGuffey product : READER
48
Abbr. on an envelope : ATTN
49
Plunger's loss : SHIRT
53
Kind of bridge or brow : LOW
55
Torment : HARASS
57
Traveling bags : VALISES
61
"Terrible" ruler : IVAN
62
Baseball rarity : TRIPLEPLAY
65
Network of nerves : RETE
66
Eye part : LENS
67
Part of AWOL : LEAVE
68
Patella's site : KNEE
69
S-shaped molding : OGEE
70
British sand hills : DENES
Down
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Headland : RAS
2
"It's a Sin to Tell ___" : ALIE
3
Compartments : BINS
4
Importunes : BEGS
5
Cove : INLET
6
Decadent : EFFETE
7
Podium : DAIS
8
Nothing : NIL
9
Pub drinks : ALES
10
With full force : AMAIN
11
Culpability : GUILT
12
Church bigwig : ELDER
13
Gone to pot : SEEDY
18
A grandson of Adam : ENOS
22
Make bubbly : AERATE
25
Antiquated : OLD
26
Secure a ship : MOOR
27
Malarial fever : AGUE
28
Joshes : RIBS
30
Went awry : ERRED
31
Knowledge : KEN
32
Self : EGO
34
Warns : ALERTS
36
Mother of Zeus : RHEA
37
Gossip : DIRT
38
Fit of anger : SNIT
40
Before, to Keats : ERE
41
Eggs : OVA
42
Army V.I.P. : GEN
46
Pass by : ELAPSE
47
Kind of call : ROLL
49
Dodge : SHIRK
50
Port : HAVEN
51
Furious : IRATE
52
Rajah's lady : RANEE
54
Handle : WIELD
56
Historic Norman town : STLO
57
Honeysuckle or cucumber : VINE
58
Graf ___ : SPEE
59
Verve : ELAN
60
Buy a C.D. : SAVE
63
Col.'s command : REG
64
Word of assent : YES

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