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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Wednesday, August 24, 1988

47-Down : Judge, at times

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,169
Across
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Pitches a complete game : LASTS
6
Mel and Ed of baseball : OTTS
10
Ennis or Crandall of baseball : DEL
13
Bone: Comb. form : OSTEO
14
Kind of ticket : MEAL
15
Senator from Kan. : DOLE
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Met slugger : STRAWBERRY
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Calif. inst. : UCLA
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Pitchers' stats : ERAS
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Consent : AGREE
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"Holy smokes!" : EGAD
22
Teased the ump : RODE
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Chinese pagoda : TAA
24
Town in Normandy : STLO
26
Omaha Beach craft : LST
28
List or record : CATALOG
31
Bat material : ASH
34
"Luck and Pluck" author : ALGER
36
Ancient Asians : MEDES
38
Mets' first manager : STENGEL
40
Obvious : EVIDENT
42
Cole Porter song: 1929 : PAREE
43
Dye used in cosmetics : EOSIN
45
Napoleon's marshal : NEY
46
Grinds one's teeth : GNASHES
48
Conceit : EGO
50
Prado offering : ARTE
51
All major leaguers : MEN
53
Manny ___, former Dodger : MOTA
57
"Comus" composer : ARNE
59
Embellish : ADORN
61
Pernicious : EVIL
62
Little leaguers : LADS
63
Another Met pitcher : RONDARLING
65
Regimen : DIET
66
An Icelandic literary work : EDDA
67
Former coin of Hungary : PENGO
68
Trimming tool : ADZ
69
Singer Diana : ROSS
70
Pittsburgh product : STEEL
Down
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Defeated pitcher : LOSER
2
Nolan Ryan is one : ASTRO
3
Fine fiddle : STRAD
4
Raise a nap : TEASEL
5
Plant seeds : SOW
6
Alpha's opposite : OMEGA
7
Patio of sorts : TERRACE
8
Weight allowance : TARE
9
Foxiest : SLYEST
10
Met pitcher : DOCGOODEN
11
Cinders of comics : ELLA
12
Be in first place : LEAD
15
Aped Burr and Hamilton : DUELLED
17
Waterloo event : BATTLE
25
Action by Petruchio : TAMING
27
Most judicious : SAGEST
29
War god : ARES
30
Tenace of World Series fame : GENE
31
Cleo's killer : ASP
32
All-male party : STAG
33
Another Met slugger : HERNANDEZ
35
Kind of club : GLEE
37
Piggery : STY
39
Closest : NEAREST
41
Type of bread : VIENNA
44
Singers Donny and Marie : OSMONDS
47
Judge, at times : HEARER
49
Fluffy fare : OMELET
52
Namesakes of a Wagnerian goddess : ERDAS
54
Sheeplike : OVINE
55
Touch of color : TINGE
56
Computer language or star in Perseus : ALGOL
57
"M*A*S*H" actor : ALDA
58
Foray : RAID
60
Dummkopf : DODO
64
Speed abbr. : RPS

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

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