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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Tuesday, April 17, 1979

1-Down : Orbit

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,752
Across
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Mom and Dad : PAIR
5
Cry heard by Pavarotti : BRAVO
10
Escape : FLEE
14
Recorded proceedings : ACTA
15
"All ___ for the treat": Carroll : EAGER
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Entertainer Abbe : LANE
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What sci-fi heroes must combat : THEFORCESOFEVIL
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Haw's partner : HEM
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Tilted, as a ship in a storm : ALIST
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Duly equipped : READY
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"It's ___ to Tell a Lie" : ASIN
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Shebang : HUT
25
Exerting pressure re a vital question : FORCINGTHEISSUE
33
Baby born on April 17, e.g. : ARIES
34
Offend : HURT
35
Initials for an 1860-65 alliance : CSA
36
Bounders : CADS
37
Arson or larceny : CRIME
39
"How now! ___?": Hamlet : ARAT
40
Medic's graph : ECG
41
Crazy as a ___ : LOON
42
Ground almond : CHUFA
43
This keeps people smoking, overeating, etc. : THEFORCEOFHABIT
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Soft drink : ADE
48
Superficial or voluble : GLIB
49
Stealer of tarts : KNAVE
52
Misrepresent : BELIE
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Volcanic fallout : ASH
57
Invalid : NOLONGERINFORCE
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Hebrew measure : OMER
61
Avoid this if it's wet! : PAINT
62
Munchausen, e.g. : LIAR
63
Topic for Maeterlinck : BEES
64
Too-too theatrical : STAGY
65
Poet Millay : EDNA
Down
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Orbit : PATH
2
Bothersome thing : ACHE
3
Newsy note : ITEM
4
U.K. airmen : RAF
5
"God Bless America" author : BERLIN
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A. J. Foyt's profession : RACING
7
"While the eternal ___ watch and wait": Longfellow : AGES
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Endow : VEST
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Gold, to González : ORO
10
Armadas : FLEETS
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Molten rock : LAVA
12
Arthurian female : ENID
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Not easily held : EELY
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Camel drivers' rendezvous : OASIS
19
Kind of punch or salad : FRUIT
23
They win over kings : ACES
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In this locality : HERE
25
Diamond feature : FACET
26
Plant resembling spinach : ORACH
27
Blue ___ Mountains : RIDGE
28
"Set ___ house in order": Isa. 38:1 : THINE
29
Word with drum or bug : HUM
30
Second-string player : SCRUB
31
Former mil. educational program : USAFI
32
Erode : EATAT
37
Heart : CORE
38
Sinbad's bird : ROC
39
Pequod captain : AHAB
41
Waterproof fabric : LODEN
42
Indian V.I.P. : CHIEF
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Acts of good will : FAVORS
45
Eyeing amorously : OGLING
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Unyielding : FLINTY
49
Door part : KNOB
50
Alaskan seaport : NOME
51
Nautical word : ALEE
52
Thrash : BEAT
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Silkworm : ERIA
54
Dry : ARID
55
Peruse : SCAN
56
She mothered a war god : HERA
58
Some drs. : GPS
59
Bullring cry : OLE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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