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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, April 21, 1986

56-Down : Not so much

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q V }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,313
Across
1
Throw a fish line : CAST
5
Boxer's weapons : FISTS
10
Stinger : WASP
14
Theater org. : ANTA
15
Not kindled : UNLIT
16
In re : ASTO
17
Time, to Einstein : FOURTHDIMENSION
20
Made lovable : ENDEARED
21
A NATO member : ITALY
22
Roman law : LEX
23
Elmer or Grantland : RICE
25
One making a phone call : DIALER
29
Isle used as a base by Xerxes : TENEDOS
32
Israeli port : ACRE
33
Knight and Sevareid : ERICS
34
Use a ray gun : ZAP
36
Eerie TV program : THETWILIGHTZONE
40
Long, long time period : EON
41
Betelgeuse's constellation : ORION
42
Pass receivers : ENDS
43
Strict disciplinarians : RAMRODS
45
"Their ___ Hour": Churchill : FINEST
47
Serf of old : ESNE
48
Franklin or Vereen : BEN
49
Become rotten : ADDLE
52
Like some resorts or jobs : SEASONAL
57
"___ of wrath and tears": Henley : BEYONDTHISPLACE
60
Conduct : LEAD
61
Earl's peer : COUNT
62
Snares : GINS
63
Whirl : EDDY
64
Yearns : LONGS
65
Pub offerings : ALES
Down
1
Restaurant : CAFE
2
Soon : ANON
3
___ poker : STUD
4
Customhouse word : TARE
5
Tyrant : FUHRER
6
Subject listing : INDEX
7
Skidded : SLID
8
Comedian Conway : TIM
9
Sault ___ Marie : STE
10
Squandered : WASTED
11
Vast continent : ASIA
12
Acronym for a type of plane : STOL
13
Kind of express : PONY
18
Story : TALE
19
Most pleasant : NICEST
23
___ of Terror : REIGN
24
Foot part : INCH
25
July 4, 1776, for one : DATE
26
Heavenly fluid : ICHOR
27
Sports center : ARENA
28
Lease : LET
29
Some combos : TRIOS
30
Fresh air : OZONE
31
Polishes, in a way : SANDS
33
Skip over : ELIDE
35
Kibitzer, at times : PEST
37
Deteriorate : WORSEN
38
Dietary need : IRON
39
Buddhist sect : ZEN
44
It lingers on : MELODY
45
Banquets : FEASTS
46
Examiner: Abbr. : INSP
48
Existing : BEING
49
Qualified : ABLE
50
Legal document : DEED
51
Group of two : DYAD
52
Avoid : SHUN
53
Actress Petrova : OLGA
54
Catch in the act : NAIL
55
Some teens' affliction : ACNE
56
Not so much : LESS
58
Law degree : DCL
59
Also : TOO

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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