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Sidney L. Robbins
New York Times, Tuesday, November 28, 1989
Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 22.2
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 O | 2 R | 3 A | 4 L | 5 S | 6 T | 7 E | 8 M | 9 F | 10 L | 11 A |
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12 B | A | L | E | 13 S | 14 A | R | L | O | 15 S | O | A | P |
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16 O | N | E | A | T | 17 A | T | I | M | E | 18 P | U | R | E |
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19 E | T | C | 20 E | V | E | N | S | 21 N | E | R | D | S |
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22 B | R | I | S | K | 23 P | I | N | T | ||||||
24 A | 25 T | 26 T | E | N | D | 27 E | 28 L | E | C | T | O | 29 R | 30 S |
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31 S | E | W | N | 32 E | T | A | P | E | 33 F | O | E |
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34 T | R | O | T | 35 T | 36 E | D | 37 W | O | R | 38 N | O | U | T |
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39 A | S | I | 40 I | C | I | 41 A | N | 42 O | U | S | T |
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43 R | E | F | 44 L | E | C | T | S | 45 S | 46 T | E | R | E | O |
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47 B | A | R | E | 48 T | 49 E | A | R | S | ||||||
50 A | 51 B | Y | S | S | 52 C | O | R | G | I | 53 M | 54 B | 55 A |
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56 L | O | S | E | 57 T | H | R | E | E | B | 58 E | A | R | S |
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59 O | N | E | R | 60 L | A | I | C | 61 E | G | R | E | T |
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62 T | E | A | 63 C | R | A | T | 64 O | K | R | A |
© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,630
Across
1
Kind of exam : ORAL
5
Part of a pipe : STEM
9
An Ala. neighbor : FLA
12
Bundles of cotton : BALES
14
A Guthrie : ARLO
15
Suds maker : SOAP
16
Singly : ONEATATIME
18
Unadulterated : PURE
19
And so forth: Abbr. : ETC
20
Ties : EVENS
21
Kin of wimps : NERDS
22
Lively : BRISK
23
Liquid measure : PINT
24
Come to the meeting : ATTEND
27
Certain college members : ELECTORS
31
Stitched : SEWN
32
Encampment : ETAPE
33
Hannibal, to Scipio : FOE
34
Jogged : TROTTED
37
Effete : WORNOUT
39
"___ was saying ... " : ASI
40
Suffix with tact : ICIAN
42
Eject : OUST
43
Considers : REFLECTS
45
Sound system : STEREO
47
Unclothed : BARE
48
L. W. Reese poem : TEARS
50
Chasm : ABYSS
52
Welsh ___ (breed of dogs) : CORGI
53
Bus. degree : MBA
56
Fail to conquer : LOSE
57
Fairy-tale trio : THREEBEARS
59
Nonpareil : ONER
60
Not of the clergy : LAIC
61
White heron : EGRET
62
Earl Grey, e.g. : TEA
63
Auto follower : CRAT
64
Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
Down
1
Heckelphone : OBOE
2
Rave's partner : RANT
3
Actor Guinness : ALEC
4
Meadow : LEA
5
Cloys : SATES
6
Souvenir, often : TRINKET
7
Guernsey and Jersey : ELMS
8
A Stooge : MOE
9
Three fifty-six : FOURTOFOUR
10
Rendered fat : LARD
11
Mimics : APES
13
Rear : STERN
15
Used up : SPENT
17
Eager : AVID
21
More pleasant : NICER
22
Inclination : BENT
23
Cucumber : PEPO
24
"___ Is Born" : ASTAR
25
Succinct : TERSE
26
Phrase from "Paul Revere's Ride" : TWOIFBYSEA
28
Place to play croquet : LAWN
29
Waken : ROUSE
30
Fracas : SETTO
32
Redact : EDIT
35
Rows : TIERS
36
"___ homo!" : ECCE
38
Negatives : NOES
41
City in Ore. : ASTORIA
44
Surgeon's beam : LASER
45
Wise one : SAGE
46
One of 12 in ancient Israel : TRIBE
49
Upright : ERECT
50
"Little Things Mean ___" : ALOT
51
Study hard, with "up" : BONE
52
Scorch : CHAR
53
Con man's victim : MARK
54
___ Rabbit : BRER
55
Movie dog : ASTA
57
Nursing, initially : TLC
58
Self : EGO
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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