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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Wednesday, March 27, 1974

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,992
Across
1
Predicament : HOLE
5
Kind of pigeon : CLAY
9
Step of a sort : RUNG
13
Region : AREA
14
Well-known island : RHODE
15
Organic compound : ENOL
16
Instructions to Satan : GETTHEEBEHINDME
19
Plane: Abbr. : SST
20
Prefix for diluvian : ANTE
21
Peewee : REESE
22
Entertainers : HOSTS
24
Do a conning job : STEER
26
Originate : CREATE
28
High lake : TARN
29
U. S. regulatory org. : ICC
32
Truman : HARRY
33
Aladdin's friend : GENIE
34
New Deal initials : NRA
35
Summer refreshments : ICES
36
Frogs' homes : PONDS
37
Turkish chambers : ODAS
38
Coming-out girl : DEB
39
Annotation : GLOSS
40
Shoe job : SHINE
41
Compass reading : ESE
42
Used the car : RODE
43
Attaches, as a stamp : STICKS
44
Quarterback's repertoire : PLAYS
46
Snub : SNOOT
47
"Who was dat lady ___ you with ... ?" : ISEEN
49
Latin 1003 : MIII
50
French title : MME
53
Instructions to fans : STANDUPANDCHEER
57
Tropical dog : ALCO
58
Blue ___ : SERGE
59
Wise : ONTO
60
Shad offerings : ROES
61
Heraldic term : ENTE
62
French seasons : ETES
Down
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Witches : HAGS
2
Metal sources : ORES
3
Instructions to troublemakers : LETTHEREBEPEACE
4
Diner sign : EAT
5
Huntley and others : CHETS
6
Projection : LOBE
7
Drink : ADE
8
Slangy agreement : YEH
9
Miss Adoree : RENEE
10
Facing trial : UNDERINDICTMENT
11
Paris names : NOMS
12
Song : GLEE
14
Income, in Le Havre : RENTE
17
Type of pudding : HASTY
18
Vernon's wife : IRENE
23
Propellers : OARS
24
England's Goodwin ___ : SANDS
25
Baseball's Speaker : TRIS
26
Berate : CHIDE
27
Off to the ___ : RACES
28
High-strung : TENSE
30
Model-T accessory : CRANK
31
Instances : CASES
33
Samaritan and Hope : GOODS
36
One-up trick : PLOY
37
Lake Erie's neighbor : OHIO
39
Stand or opera : GRAND
40
Spartan : STOIC
43
Kind of remark : SNIDE
45
Mesh fabrics : LENOS
46
Burn slightly : SINGE
47
River to the Danube : ISAR
48
French town : STLO
49
Shopping place : MART
51
Measure : METE
52
Cupid : EROS
54
Consume : USE
55
Place to do a stretch : PEN
56
Implement for Markham's man : HOE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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