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Sidney L. Robbins
New York Times, Monday, November 16, 1992
Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Grid flow: 20.7
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 S | 2 L | 3 A | 4 B | 5 G | 6 A | 7 R | 8 B | 9 P | 10 A | 11 I | 12 L |
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13 S | T | E | N | O | 14 O | M | A | R | 15 O | G | R | E |
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16 P | I | G | I | N | 17 A | P | O | K | E | 18 G | R | I | N |
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19 T | R | I | T | E | R | 20 S | E | A | 21 C | O | A | S | T |
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22 S | T | A | R | T | 23 S | 24 D | S | O | ||||||
25 S | E | W | 26 S | 27 T | R | 28 A | 29 D | 30 E | 31 S |
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32 A | 33 R | 34 E | 35 A | 36 R | I | T | 37 A | 38 F | L | A | R | E |
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39 D | O | G | D | 40 A | Y | S | O | F | 41 S | U | M | M | E | R |
42 E | L | G | I | N | 43 H | A | R | T | 44 A | P | S | E |
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45 S | E | S | T | E | 46 T | 47 S | O | A | 48 R | |||||
49 N | R | 50 A | 51 S | T | E | 52 A | 53 M | 54 S | ||||||
55 H | 56 E | 57 R | 58 I | T | A | G | 59 E | 60 I | G | L | O | O | 61 S |
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62 A | M | I | D | 63 C | A | T | 64 S | C | R | A | D | L | E |
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65 L | I | V | E | 66 K | I | N | O | 67 E | M | E | E | R |
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68 F | L | E | A | 69 S | N | A | P | 70 T | O | S | S |
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,714
Across
1
Thick slice : SLAB
5
Clothes : GARB
9
Container : PAIL
13
Office wkr. : STENO
14
The Tentmaker : OMAR
15
Monster : OGRE
16
Blind purchase : PIGINAPOKE
18
Happy look : GRIN
19
More commonplace : TRITER
20
Land bordering the Caspian : SEACOAST
22
Jerks : STARTS
24
U.K. award for valor : DSO
25
Stitches : SEWS
27
Exchanges : TRADES
32
Region : AREA
36
Hayworth or Gam : RITA
38
Sudden outburst : FLARE
39
Sultry period : DOGDAYSOFSUMMER
42
___ marbles (Greek sculptures) : ELGIN
43
Red deer : HART
44
Church nook : APSE
45
Sonnet section : SESTET
47
Glide on high : SOAR
49
New Deal org. : NRA
51
Is furious : STEAMS
55
Birthright : HERITAGE
60
Eskimo homes : IGLOOS
62
In the center : AMID
63
Child's game : CATSCRADLE
65
Reside : LIVE
66
Cinema, to a European : KINO
67
Eastern bigwig : EMEER
68
Alpert's "Spanish ___" : FLEA
69
Cinch : SNAP
70
Play quoits : TOSS
Down
1
Agitates : STIRS
2
On the up and up : LEGIT
3
Loos or Baker : ANITA
4
"___ Ark," comic strip : BONERS
5
Rep. Party : GOP
6
Old Testament prophet : AMOS
7
Worked the garden : RAKED
8
Chicken portion : BREAST
9
Type of stick : POGO
10
Taj Mahal locale : AGRA
11
Eye part : IRIS
12
Mardi Gras follower : LENT
13
Balt. is one : SPT
17
Main channel : ARTERY
21
An Ionian island : CORFU
23
Whip sound : SWISH
26
Porches, Athenian style : STOAS
28
___ mater : ALMA
29
Moist : DAMP
30
"___ Tu," 1932 pop song : ERES
31
Parched : SERE
32
Soft drinks : ADES
33
Part : ROLE
34
___ Benedict : EGGS
35
Mine entrance : ADIT
37
Hair styles : AFROS
40
In re : ANENT
41
Radio noise : STATIC
46
Rails : TRACKS
48
Rue : REGRET
50
Once more : AGAIN
52
Tex. shrine : ALAMO
53
Fashions : MODES
54
Shoe bottoms : SOLES
55
Moiety : HALF
56
Author Ludwig : EMIL
57
Split : RIVE
58
Prelude to an invention : IDEA
59
Sister of Vesuvius : ETNA
61
Unit of weight in India : SER
64
Placebo : SOP
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