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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Wednesday, August 11, 1976

6-Down : One serving the soup

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 246 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 7, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid is asymmetric.
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,860
Across
1
Down with, in Paris : ABAS
5
Boorish one : SLOB
9
Bosses of G.I.'s : NCOS
13
Like Edwin O'Connor's hurrah : LAST
14
Side, in Italy : LATO
15
"___ but you" : NOONE
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"I'm ___ meet you" : PLEASEDTO
18
Willow : OSIER
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Seafood offerings : MAINELOBSTERS
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Go on about : RAVE
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"___ kingdom come" : THY
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Kind of meal : OAT
26
Prefix for adventure : PER
27
Asian native : TAI
28
___ good deed : DOA
31
Consumer : USER
33
Kind of saloon door : SWINGING
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Ones with I.Q.'s of 140-plus : GENIUSES
40
Blackthorn fruit : SLOE
41
Forerunner of C.I.A. : OSS
42
Word of reproach : TUT
43
School org. : PTA
46
Listings on dogtags: Abbr. : SNS
47
Prefix for gram or logue : DIA
48
Kiln : OAST
50
Taiwan's concern : MAINLANDCHINA
56
Grease or house : PAINT
57
Subsequent : POSTERIOR
59
Psalm word : SELAH
60
Biblical name : ELOI
61
Ferber : EDNA
62
River of France : ISERE
63
Baby's friend : TALC
64
Obscure : DEEP
Down
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Mountain : ALP
2
Soother : BALM
3
Cruising : ASEA
4
Part of a flight : STAIR
5
Sweater part : SLEEVE
6
One serving the soup : LADLER
7
German king : OTTO
8
Familiar tube : BOOB
9
Inquisitive: Var. : NOSEY
10
Husk fiber : COIR
11
Singles : ONES
12
Indian weight : SER
15
Zilch : NOTHING
17
Dress or ginger : SNAP
20
Corrupt : STAIN
23
Budget spoiler : OUTGO
24
Remains : ASHES
25
Active years : TEENS
27
Prefix for light : TWI
28
Watch features : DIALS
29
Cocktail-dip ingredient : ONION
30
Miss de Mille : AGNES
32
Baseball stat : RBI
33
Puget, etc.: Abbr. : SDS
34
Metric weights: Abbr. : GMS
36
___ cold (forgotten) : OUTINTHE
37
Customary : USUAL
38
Open fabric : NET
43
Acidic forest earth : PODSOL
44
Strategy : TACTIC
45
Wimbledon champ, 1975 : ASHE
47
Coin of Iran : DINAR
49
Hackneyed : TIRED
50
Miss Murray et al. : MAES
51
French wing : AILE
52
In ___ (peeved) : APET
53
Piano number : NOLA
54
Pheasant brood : NIDE
55
Top-notch : AONE
56
Greek letter : PSI
58
Bum ___ : RAP

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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