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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, December 9, 1974

5-Across : Catches one's breath

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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. 9,249
Across
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Tote-board data : ODDS
5
Catches one's breath : GASPS
10
Helper: Abbr. : ASST
14
Crossing sound : TOOT
15
Throw back : REPEL
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Relative of bah : PHOO
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Politico's forte : INDECISIVESTAND
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Hot ___ league : STOVE
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One who watches : EYER
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Youngster : LAD
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Relaxed : EASED
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Milton's field : POETRY
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Rapid ___ : TRANSIT
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Fast plane : SST
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Crewman's need : OAR
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Dutch cheeses : EDAMS
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Lost : ASEA
40
Ham athlete's doings : GRANDSTANDPLAYS
44
Safe's partner : SANE
45
Look blankly : STARE
46
Three, in Venice : TRE
47
Hirt et al. : ALS
50
Cheerleader, at times : RALLIER
52
Stadium sounds : RAHRAH
55
Permission : LEAVE
56
Service : USE
57
___ cone : NOSE
59
Balbo : ITALO
63
Stadium exhortation : STANDUPANDCHEER
67
Progenitor : SIRE
68
Words after vive : LEROI
69
One with a burnoose : ARAB
70
Gaelic : ERSE
71
Used-car features : DENTS
72
Income-tax deduction : LOSS
Down
1
Skinner of stage : OTIS
2
Word often heard by a child : DONT
3
Dead as a ___ : DODO
4
Habitually even : STEVEN
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Gypsy horse : GRI
6
Roman bronze : AES
7
Gumshoed : SPIED
8
Lumbering hook: Var. : PEVY
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Fails to be alert : SLEEPS
10
Fitting : APT
11
Biblical word : SHALT
12
Detection device : SONAR
13
Hot drink : TODDY
18
Discontinued : CEASED
19
Theater signs : SROS
24
Caesar et al. : SIDS
25
___ Unis : ETATS
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Abbr. in a footnote : ETAL
28
Clothes : TOGS
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___ avis : RARA
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"Man of ___" : ARAN
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Doorway fixture : MAT
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Trap : SNARE
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Egyptian goddess : SATI
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"Jane ___" : EYRE
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Biblical man : ASER
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___ East : NEAR
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Tripoli measure : DRAA
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Of a torso part : PELVIC
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Reach the pier : LAND
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Ought to : SHOULD
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Deadly : LETHAL
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Charlotte ___ : RUSSE
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Up and about : ASTIR
54
Gets wind of : HEARS
55
Memorize : LEARN
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German count : SPEE
60
Prefix for dynamics : AERO
61
Meadows : LEAS
62
Globes : ORBS
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Formerly named : NEE
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"___ a chance!" : NOT
66
Underworld god : DIS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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