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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Tuesday, June 14, 1988

5-Across : ___-a-brac

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 48, Avg Word Len: 4.78, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 11, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,098
Across
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It's a laugh : HAHA
5
___-a-brac : BRIC
9
Scads : SLEW
13
Twenty: Comb. form : ICOSI
15
"Splitsville" : RENO
16
Secrete : HIDE
17
Rigor : STRINGENCY
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Leave out : OMIT
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In place of : INSTEAD
21
Diner sign : EATS
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Hosp. group : RNS
23
Yak : GAS
25
Evicts : PUTSOUT
29
Philosopher Jean-Paul : SARTRE
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"Lord, ___ I?": Matt. 26:22 : ISIT
33
Marmosets of S. America : TAMARINS
35
Concerning drugs : PHARMACOLOGICAL
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One after another : SERIATIM
40
Actress Naldi : NITA
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Wandered : RANGED
42
Jack Webb program of yore : DRAGNET
45
Card game : GIN
46
Author Fleming : IAN
47
Skillful : DEFT
50
Marry : ESPOUSE
54
Affirm confidently : AVER
55
Very nervous : HIGHSTRUNG
58
Salami haven : DELI
59
Prod : URGE
60
Blue planet : EARTH
61
A Guthrie : ARLO
62
Chow : MESS
63
A pope who became a saint : LEOI
Down
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Word on a towel : HIS
2
Play starter : ACTI
3
Unicorn feature : HORN
4
Hoffman play: 1985 : ASIS
5
Chicken part : BREAST
6
Tear : REND
7
Corp. abbreviation : INC
8
Like Marvell's mistress : COY
9
Small sum : SHOESTRING
10
Bean or city : LIMA
11
Redact : EDIT
12
Volstead's opponents : WETS
14
Musical beginning : INTRO
18
Knee, to a zoologist : GENU
23
United: Comb. form : GAMO
24
Berlin's "He's ___ Picker" : ARAG
25
Card spots : PIPS
26
Wedding aide : USHER
27
Crown of a sort : TIARA
28
A combo : STRINGTRIO
29
Maglie or Mineo : SAL
30
Castor-bean product : RICIN
31
Related to Mom : ENATE
33
Piper's son : TOM
34
Wooden strip : SLAT
36
Epiphany threesome : MAGI
37
Egyptian sun disk : ATEN
38
Spanish hero, with "El" : CID
42
Plates : DISHES
43
Séance sounds : RAPS
44
Swinburne's "___ on Charlotte Brontë" : ANOTE
47
Art style : DADA
48
Eternally : EVER
49
Flopped : FELL
50
Roe : EGGS
51
Russian river : URAL
52
Positive : SURE
53
Within: Comb. form : ENTO
55
Top sound : HUM
56
Fury : IRE
57
F-J connection : GHI

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

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