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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Tuesday, January 5, 1988

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.71, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 16.9
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. 13,937
Across
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Taj Mahal site : AGRA
5
Humane org. : SPCA
9
Dutch painter Frans : HALS
13
French soldier : POILU
15
Corrida cries : OLES
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Biblical twin : ESAU
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Celebrities : HEADLINERS
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Assistant : AIDE
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Jargon : SLANG
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Midnight's antithesis : NOONDAY
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"The King ___" : ANDI
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Agt. : REP
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Eskimo's "giddyap!" : MUSH
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Alley ___ of comics : OOP
31
Titter sound : TEHEE
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Suffix with resist : ANCE
35
Kind of squad : RIOT
37
White cliffs spot : DOVER
39
Thought : IDEA
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Come in : ENTER
42
Roman fiddler : NERO
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Gives temporarily : LENDS
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Autry or Tunney : GENE
46
Arthurian lady : ENID
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Lease anew : RELET
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Indicate approval : NOD
50
Fr. holy women : STES
51
___ Jima : IWO
52
Snare : TRAP
54
Gentlemen of Verona : SIGNORI
57
Mob : CROWD
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Pshaw! : TUSH
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Tête-à-tête : HEADTOHEAD
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Aid an arsonist : ABET
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The Oder, to a Czech : ODRA
67
Pony or bean : PINTO
68
Employs : USES
69
Santa's largess : TOYS
70
Pindar's output : ODES
Down
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Away from: Prefix : APH
2
Departs : GOES
3
Iranian coin : RIAL
4
Star of "M*A*S*H" : ALDA
5
Heir, often : SON
6
Delegate with full power : PLENIPOTENTIARY
7
Food fish : CERO
8
Classify : ASSORT
9
Hearing devices : HEADPHONES
10
Land mass : ASIA
11
Astor was one : LADY
12
Sunbonnet girl : SUE
14
Forearm bone : ULNA
18
Disregard : IGNORE
22
Require : NEED
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Up and ___ : DOING
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Post : MAIL
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Below : UNDER
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Play part : SCENE
29
Auto's "eyes" : HEADLIGHTS
32
Occasion : EVENT
33
Weird : EERIE
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Quartet member : TENOR
38
Heaters : RODS
41
Edit : REDACT
44
Stitched : SEWN
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"___ to Handle," 1938 film : TOOHOT
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Set piece : PROP
54
Part-time tchrs. : SUBS
55
What video means : ISEE
56
Change décor : REDO
58
Paducah's river : OHIO
59
Make one's way : WEND
60
Calendar item : DATE
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Greek letter : TAU
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"___ Rheingold" : DAS
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Author ___ Passos : DOS

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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