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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, January 18, 1982

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { G J Q U X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 27.4
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,759
Across
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Bet consideration : ODDS
5
Leif's father : ERIC
9
Calls a cab : HAILS
14
Rubber variety : PARA
15
San ___, Italian resort : REMO
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Bone: Comb. form : OSTEO
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Streisand is one : STAR
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Mideast land : OMAN
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Rob's cousin : STEAL
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Double value, proverbially : ABIRDINTHEHAND
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Roman bronze : AES
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Wander : ROAM
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Upon : ATOP
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Whirl : SPIN
30
Vipers : ASPS
34
Treeless plain : STEPPE
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Park and Fifth : AVES
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Bellhop's expectation : TIP
39
Triple-header film? : THREEFACESOFEVE
42
___ Alamos : LOS
43
Nigerian native : EFIK
44
Camera support : TRIPOD
45
"___ Sholom," Israeli song : OSEH
47
Gaelic : ERSE
49
Type of room : REST
50
Apiece : EACH
52
Purged Vietnamese general: 1966 : THO
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This is sufficient : AWORDTOTHEWISE
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Proposition for proving a theorem : LEMMA
62
Rich soil : LOAM
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Part of T.L.C. : CARE
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Twilled cotton : DENIM
66
Sea bird : ERNE
67
Sin : EVIL
68
Mine entrances : ADITS
69
Observed : SEEN
70
City ___ : DESK
Down
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Goddess of plenty : OPS
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Information : DATA
3
Dreary : DRAB
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Hindu garb : SARI
5
Wear away : ERODE
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Negligent : REMISS
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"___ Old Cowhand" : IMAN
8
Devise : CONTRIVE
9
Prophet or O.T. book : HOSEA
10
Respiratory illness : ASTHMA
11
Willow : ITEA
12
Far from fat : LEAN
13
Realty sign : SOLD
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Snuff made from tobacco leaves : RAPPEE
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___ Abe : HONEST
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Friend of Aramis : ATHOS
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Succinct : TERSE
27
Unclose, in poesy : OPE
29
Loads a burro : PACKS
31
What Armstrong took on the moon : STEPS
32
Central point : PIVOT
33
Hied : SPED
34
Town on the Vire : STLO
35
Result : EFFECT
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Woe : SORROW
40
Vents : AIRHOLES
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Phooey's elegant relative : FIE
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Recluse : HERMIT
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A refrigerant : ETHANE
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John Q. : ADAMS
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Macho ones : HEMEN
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"M*A*S*H" has brought him cash : ALDA
55
The ___ (nicotine) : WEED
56
Type of bus : OMNI
57
Ripped : TORE
58
Chilled : ICED
59
Salvage : SAVE
60
Goddess of discord : ERIS
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Wapiti : ELK

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1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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