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Sidney L. Robbins
New York Times, Wednesday, August 24, 1988
Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 28.8
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 L | 2 A | 3 S | 4 T | 5 S | 6 O | 7 T | 8 T | 9 S | 10 D | 11 E | 12 L |
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13 O | S | T | E | O | 14 M | E | A | L | 15 D | O | L | E |
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16 S | T | R | A | W | 17 B | E | R | R | Y | 18 U | C | L | A |
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19 E | R | A | S | 20 A | G | R | E | E | 21 E | G | A | D |
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22 R | O | D | E | 23 T | A | A | 24 S | 25 T | L | O | ||||
26 L | 27 S | T | 28 C | 29 A | T | A | L | O | 30 G | |||||
31 A | 32 S | 33 H | 34 A | L | 35 G | E | R | 36 M | E | D | E | 37 S |
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38 S | T | E | 39 N | G | E | L | 40 E | 41 V | I | D | E | N | T |
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42 P | A | R | E | E | 43 E | 44 O | S | I | N | 45 N | E | Y |
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46 G | N | A | S | 47 H | E | S | 48 E | G | 49 O | |||||
50 A | R | T | E | 51 M | 52 E | N | 53 M | 54 O | 55 T | 56 A |
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57 A | 58 R | N | E | 59 A | 60 D | O | R | N | 61 E | V | I | L |
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62 L | A | D | S | 63 R | O | N | D | A | 64 R | L | I | N | G |
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65 D | I | E | T | 66 E | D | D | A | 67 P | E | N | G | O |
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68 A | D | Z | 69 R | O | S | S | 70 S | T | E | E | L |
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,169
Across
1
Pitches a complete game : LASTS
6
Mel and Ed of baseball : OTTS
10
Ennis or Crandall of baseball : DEL
13
Bone: Comb. form : OSTEO
14
Kind of ticket : MEAL
15
Senator from Kan. : DOLE
16
Met slugger : STRAWBERRY
18
Calif. inst. : UCLA
19
Pitchers' stats : ERAS
20
Consent : AGREE
21
"Holy smokes!" : EGAD
22
Teased the ump : RODE
23
Chinese pagoda : TAA
24
Town in Normandy : STLO
26
Omaha Beach craft : LST
28
List or record : CATALOG
31
Bat material : ASH
34
"Luck and Pluck" author : ALGER
36
Ancient Asians : MEDES
38
Mets' first manager : STENGEL
40
Obvious : EVIDENT
42
Cole Porter song: 1929 : PAREE
43
Dye used in cosmetics : EOSIN
45
Napoleon's marshal : NEY
46
Grinds one's teeth : GNASHES
48
Conceit : EGO
50
Prado offering : ARTE
51
All major leaguers : MEN
53
Manny ___, former Dodger : MOTA
57
"Comus" composer : ARNE
59
Embellish : ADORN
61
Pernicious : EVIL
62
Little leaguers : LADS
63
Another Met pitcher : RONDARLING
65
Regimen : DIET
66
An Icelandic literary work : EDDA
67
Former coin of Hungary : PENGO
68
Trimming tool : ADZ
69
Singer Diana : ROSS
70
Pittsburgh product : STEEL
Down
1
Defeated pitcher : LOSER
2
Nolan Ryan is one : ASTRO
3
Fine fiddle : STRAD
4
Raise a nap : TEASEL
5
Plant seeds : SOW
6
Alpha's opposite : OMEGA
7
Patio of sorts : TERRACE
8
Weight allowance : TARE
9
Foxiest : SLYEST
10
Met pitcher : DOCGOODEN
11
Cinders of comics : ELLA
12
Be in first place : LEAD
15
Aped Burr and Hamilton : DUELLED
17
Waterloo event : BATTLE
25
Action by Petruchio : TAMING
27
Most judicious : SAGEST
29
War god : ARES
30
Tenace of World Series fame : GENE
31
Cleo's killer : ASP
32
All-male party : STAG
33
Another Met slugger : HERNANDEZ
35
Kind of club : GLEE
37
Piggery : STY
39
Closest : NEAREST
41
Type of bread : VIENNA
44
Singers Donny and Marie : OSMONDS
47
Judge, at times : HEARER
49
Fluffy fare : OMELET
52
Namesakes of a Wagnerian goddess : ERDAS
54
Sheeplike : OVINE
55
Touch of color : TINGE
56
Computer language or star in Perseus : ALGOL
57
"M*A*S*H" actor : ALDA
58
Foray : RAID
60
Dummkopf : DODO
64
Speed abbr. : RPS
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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