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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, February 26, 1990

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.67, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 15.7
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,720
Across
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Dinghy and dory : BOATS
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Bridge : SPAN
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Earl Grey, e.g. : TEA
13
Passage to a culvert : INLET
14
A Gardner : ERLE
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Influence: Colloq. : PULL
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Follows orders blindly : GOOSESTEPS
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Therefore : ERGO
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Kind of rocket : RETRO
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Mil. vessel : LST
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Related : AKIN
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Cinders of comics : ELLA
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Play part : SCENE
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Snakes : ASPS
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Degenerate : ATROPHY
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Scottish landowner : LAIRD
34
Source of annoyance : PEEVE
35
Child's game : TAG
38
Cats and goats : ANGORAS
40
Large boiler : CALDRON
42
Comprehend : SEE
43
Tickle : AMUSE
45
Mrs. Helmsley : LEONA
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Anti : OPPOSED
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Dilemma : STEW
49
"Paddle your own ___" : CANOE
51
Shanks' mare : LEGS
54
Arthur of tennis : ASHE
55
Soft drink : ADE
57
Stan's pal : OLLIE
61
Pulled the trigger : SHOT
62
Gym-shower items : DUCKBOARDS
65
Slippery ones : EELS
66
Comic Johnson : ARTE
67
Slow one : SNAIL
68
Opp. of NNW : SSE
69
Like winter cheeks : ROSY
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Kind of pudding : HASTY
Down
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Large : BIG
2
___ about (date-setting phrase) : ONOR
3
Lily plant : ALOE
4
Examination : TEST
5
Metric measure : STERE
6
Coterie : SET
7
Church dignitary : PRELATE
8
Yodel site : ALPS
9
Robin's retreat : NEST
10
Popular dance of yore : TURKEYTROT
11
___ marbles : ELGIN
12
Unaccompanied : ALONE
15
Georgian belle? : PEACH
17
Old ___ (the sun) : SOL
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___ linguae (slip of the tongue) : LAPSUS
24
Participate in a certain bee : SPELL
25
Wellaway! : ALAS
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Showing sound judgment : SANE
27
Categorize : PIGEONHOLE
28
Smash sign : SRO
30
Go back : RECEDE
31
Eggs, to Cato : OVA
33
Fold : DRAPE
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Top-notch : AONE
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Corrode : GNAW
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I love: Lat. : AMO
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___ Moines : DES
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Chooses : SELECTS
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Shelley and Keats : POETS
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Jobs for Perry Mason : CASES
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Vestiges : ASHES
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Sailor : GOB
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Wade through water : SLOSH
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Jewish month : ADAR
56
Spanish coin : DURO
58
Turner or Cantrell : LANA
59
Retirees' nest eggs: Abbr. : IRAS
60
Redact : EDIT
63
"The Star-Spangled Banner" composer : KEY
64
Foxy : SLY

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