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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Friday, August 15, 1975

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 22.5
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,498
Across
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"I've got a little ___" : LIST
5
Ibsen's field : DRAMA
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Turn over a new ___ : LEAF
14
King of the Huns : ATLI
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Painter's prop : EASEL
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Formerly : ONCE
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They get wrapped up in their work : BOACONSTRICTORS
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Foxy : SLY
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Gymnastic moves : KIPS
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Caravans' goals : OASES
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Swimsuit tops : BRAS
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Kind of robe or salts : BATH
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Star-shaped : ASTRAL
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Police actions : ARRESTS
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Okinawan city : NAHA
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Moon goddess : DIANA
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Free of : RID
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He got wrapped up in his work : THEGREATHOUDINI
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Goal : AIM
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Vestment : AMICE
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Store-door sign : OPEN
43
Expecting a decline : BEARISH
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Most skilled : ABLEST
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Depend on : RELY
48
Roosevelt event : TROT
49
Living and rec : ROOMS
52
___ girl : GOGO
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State: Abbr. : FLA
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They got wrapped up : EGYPTIANMUMMIES
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German number : DREI
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He was wrapped up in finances : BEAME
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Riding whip : CROP
63
Spanish artist : SERT
64
Legal people: Abbr. : ATTYS
65
Irish luck : CESS
Down
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Places for etnas : LABS
2
Chemical suffix : ITOL
3
Do in : SLAY
4
Nervous twitch : TIC
5
Disavowal : DENIAL
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Harsh sounds : RASPS
7
Doers: Suffix : ASTS
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Pole-to-pole line: Abbr. : MER
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Heavyweight name : ALI
10
Vessels of India : LOTAHS
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Genesis name : ENOS
12
Israeli port : ACRE
13
Parker : FESS
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Gumbo : OKRA
19
Canadian slope : COTEAU
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"Nothing to ___ about" : BRAG
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Danish astronomer : BRAHE
25
Peter of cartoons : ARNO
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Theater org. : ANTA
27
Sir, in India : SAHIB
28
Topic : THEME
29
Letter : AITCH
30
Junky writing : TRIPE
31
Trig functions : SINES
33
Non-telling flower : DAISY
35
Power : DINT
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Most exceptional : RAREST
38
Jannings : EMIL
39
Stupid one : DOLT
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Target of TV spray ads : ARMPIT
45
Contends : ARGUES
46
Growth period : BOOM
48
Kind of gun or rot : TOMMY
49
Colors : REDS
50
Fairy-tale heavy : OGRE
51
Criminal trial : OYER
52
Small pest : GNAT
53
___ Island : FIRE
54
Durocher et al. : LEOS
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Serpents : ASPS
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P. I. tree : IBA
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At the age of: Abbr. : AET
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Roman 1200 : MCC

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

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