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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Tuesday, December 19, 1989

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 19.0
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,651
Across
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Holbrook or Linden : HAL
4
Horner's reward : PLUM
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Whimper : PULE
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Soft drinks : ADES
14
Hayworth or Moreno : RITA
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Strayed : ERRED
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Split : RIFT
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Obese : OVERWEIGHT
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Theme : MOTIF
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More tranquil : CALMER
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Seashore sales : SHELLS
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Standout : ONER
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Orientals, e.g. : ASIANS
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Worships : ADORES
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Press for payment : DUN
34
Chew the scenery : EMOTE
36
Farm building : SILO
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Lyric poems : ODES
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Threefold : TRINE
43
Men and boys : HES
44
Sally forth : SORTIE
47
Scenarist's product : SCRIPT
49
Glacial ridges : OSAR
51
Russian rustic cart : TELEGA
53
Rigidly exact : SEVERE
55
Antilles island : ARUBA
57
Comprehend : UNDERSTAND
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Brother of Faisal : SAUD
62
Chaplain : PADRE
63
___ squad : RIOT
64
Gaelic : ERSE
65
Baden-Baden and Ems : SPAS
66
Track figures : ODDS
67
Lair : DEN
Down
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Damage : HARM
2
Adieu, in Madrid : ADIOS
3
Southpaw : LEFTHANDER
4
Golf-club V.I.P. : PRO
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Actress Ullmann : LIV
6
Navajo's foe : UTE
7
Traveler Polo : MARCO
8
Kind of path : PRIMROSE
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Prod : URGE
10
Comic Lou : LEHR
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N.Y. summer time : EDT
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Pig pads : STIES
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Hunted lampreys : EELED
18
Historic frontier post in Pakistan : WANA
20
Advertising throwaway : FLIER
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Aladdin's was magic : LAMP
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Stable sound : SNORT
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Agitates : STIRS
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College linesman : RIGHTGUARD
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Gen. Robt. ___ : ELEE
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Upgrades the lawn : SODS
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Twosomes : DUOS
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Tear down : UNDO
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Oust : EVICT
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Legal necessaries : ESTOVERS
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Concerning : INRE
40
Bulwer-Lytton novel : LEILA
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Rhone feeder : ISERE
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Corn units : EARS
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Dark grayish blue : PERSE
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Kind of rocket : RETRO
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Manhandle : ABUSE
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Lead-pipe cinch : SNAP
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Icelandic work : EDDA
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Arabia's Gulf of ___ : ADEN
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Periods of prosperity : UPS
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Assist : AID
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Acknowledge silently : NOD
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Skid-row affliction : DTS

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

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