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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, March 2, 1987

4-Down : Whine pathetically

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,628
Across
1
Confesses, with "up" : OWNS
5
Quite distantly : AFAR
9
Slithery ones : ASPS
13
Antitheses of midnights : NOONS
15
Restricted area : ZONE
16
Choirboy's collar : ETON
17
"Peanuts," e.g. : COMICSTRIP
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Threesome : TRIO
20
Raise : ELEVATE
21
Mrs., in Madrid : SRA
23
Worldwide labor org. : ILO
24
Vote into office : ELECT
26
Production in general : OUTPUT
28
Mussulman : MOSLEM
31
Uncover : REVEAL
33
Total: Abbr. : AMT
34
Coming out : EMERGING
37
Etruscan king Porsena : LARS
39
Speaks harshly : RASPS
41
Dirk of yore : SNEE
42
Doodads : TRINKETS
44
Roscoe : GAT
45
This might be soft : PALATE
46
Rolls along easily : COASTS
49
Caught : BAGGED
51
Intelligent : SMART
53
Pub drink : ALE
54
Potato part : EYE
56
Olympics athlete, e.g. : AMATEUR
60
Wild try : STAB
62
Ecdysiast's specialty : STRIPTEASE
64
Allowance for weight : TARE
65
A sci. : ECOL
66
Ruhr city : ESSEN
67
Whilom : ERST
68
"___ is the forest primeval ... " : THIS
69
Londoner's radial : TYRE
Down
1
Twice halved : ONCE
2
Type of gatherer : WOOL
3
Alaskan city : NOME
4
Whine pathetically : SNIVEL
5
Nahuatl conquered by Cortés : AZTEC
6
In favor of : FOR
7
Flavoring for a Cannes cordial : ANIS
8
Chides : REPROVES
9
At the age of: Lat.abbr. : AET
10
Youths : STRIPLINGS
11
French soldier : POILU
12
Pig's "beak" : SNOOT
14
Map feature : SCALE
18
Watch part : STEM
22
Leopold or Mischa : AUER
25
Long locks : TRESSES
27
Labels : TAGS
28
Vassar purchase : MALT
29
Tentmaker-poet : OMAR
30
Shift shiftlessly : STRIPGEARS
32
Royal one: Abbr. : EMP
35
Straight : NEAT
36
Obtains : GETS
38
Hitch in plans : SNAG
39
"___, go!" : READYSET
40
LL.B. holder : ATT
43
Swiss painter Paul : KLEE
46
David is one : CAMP
47
Declaim : ORATE
48
Swear to : ATTEST
49
Moisten meat : BASTE
50
Where a benedict is created : ALTAR
52
Posts : MAILS
55
Engrave with acid : ETCH
57
This does it : EASY
58
Consumer : USER
59
M. Coty : RENE
61
Wager : BET
63
Louis XIV, e.g. : ROI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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