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Sidney L. Robbins
New York Times, Monday, November 20, 1989
Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Grid flow: 17.8
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 R | 2 A | 3 F | 4 T | 5 G | 6 A | 7 E | 8 L | 9 F | 10 A | 11 M | 12 E |
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13 A | C | R | E | 14 S | 15 A | G | R | A | 16 A | L | O | E |
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17 G | H | O | S | T | 18 S | T | O | R | Y | 19 C | E | L | L |
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20 S | E | S | T | E | T | S | 21 E | M | 22 O | T | E | D | ||
23 S | T | A | I | R | 24 D | A | B | |||||||
25 N | I | 26 L | 27 E | 28 N | E | 29 S | 30 T | 31 E | 32 D |
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33 A | 34 C | 35 M | 36 E | 37 C | A | T | 38 S | 39 S | A | I | G | A |
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40 T | H | E | W | 41 I | T | C | H | O | 42 F | E | N | D | O | R |
43 L | I | N | E | D | 44 Y | E | L | L | 45 D | E | S | K |
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46 I | N | U | R | E | 47 S | 48 R | O | A | 49 D | |||||
50 A | L | 51 A | 52 V | E | 53 S | 54 T | 55 S | |||||||
56 T | 57 I | 58 T | L | E | S | 59 G | O | V | E | R | N | 60 S |
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61 R | I | C | E | 62 A | P | 63 P | A | R | I | T | I | O | N |
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64 I | R | O | N | 65 V | E | A | L | 66 L | U | C | R | E |
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67 P | E | N | D | 68 E | R | N | E | 69 P | E | T | E |
© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,622
Across
1
Huck Finn's vessel : RAFT
5
Highlander : GAEL
9
Hall of ___ : FAME
13
Land measures : ACRES
15
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
16
Tub plant : ALOE
17
Eerie tale : GHOSTSTORY
19
Cubicle : CELL
20
Parts of sonnets : SESTETS
21
Hammed it up : EMOTED
23
Kind of case or well : STAIR
24
Pat : DAB
25
Shade of green : NILE
28
Settled in snugly : NESTED
33
Peak : ACME
37
Broadway musical : CATS
39
Siberian antelope : SAIGA
40
Soothsayer consulted by Saul : THEWITCHOFENDOR
43
Striped : LINED
44
Scream : YELL
45
Kind of job : DESK
46
Hardens : INURES
48
Caldwell's "Tobacco ___" : ROAD
50
Pie ___ mode : ALA
52
Parts of suits : VESTS
56
Lord and Lady : TITLES
59
Rules : GOVERNS
61
Staple in China : RICE
62
Specter; phantom : APPARITION
64
Shipment to Pittsburgh : IRON
65
Meat course : VEAL
66
Filthy ___ : LUCRE
67
Hang fire : PEND
68
Lake in Ireland : ERNE
69
Jazzman Fountain : PETE
Down
1
Joshes : RAGS
2
Suffers : ACHES
3
He wrote "North of Boston" : FROST
4
Seed cover : TESTA
5
Roscoes : GATS
6
In the past : AGO
7
Miscalculated : ERRED
8
Parishioner, to a pastor : LAYMAN
9
Truth : FACT
10
To the sheltered side : ALEE
11
Bombe holder : MOLD
12
Slippery one : EEL
14
Rathskeller mug : STEIN
18
Like a martinet : STRICT
22
Overweight : OBESE
26
Gossamer : LACY
27
The clear sky : ETHER
29
Hourglass material : SAND
30
Neap, e.g. : TIDE
31
Selves : EGOS
32
Like one side of Luna : DARK
33
Hun king : ATLI
34
Do a gym exercise : CHIN
35
Bill of fare : MENU
36
Pitcher : EWER
38
Unaccompanied : SOLO
41
Perfect : IDEAL
42
Taste : FLAVOR
47
Divide silk into filaments : SLEAVE
49
Beelzebub : DEVIL
51
Old coin of Turkey : ASPER
53
Arrangement : SETUP
54
Twinkling : TRICE
55
Paddock sound : SNORT
56
Weary : TIRE
57
Sacred picture : ICON
58
Care for : TEND
59
Strong wind : GALE
60
Dirk of yore : SNEE
61
Tear : RIP
63
Knock : PAN
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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.