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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, January 25, 1988

16-Across : Liberace's candelabra holder

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J Q U Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 29.5
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. 13,957
Across
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Haley book : ROOTS
6
Ripens : AGES
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Roscoe : GAT
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Consent : AGREE
14
Kipling's "___ Sea to Sea" : FROM
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Host : ARMY
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Liberace's candelabra holder : GRANDPIANO
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Den : LAIR
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Sprite : ELF
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"___ tu ... ": Verdi aria : ERI
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Ugly American, in Acapulco : GRINGO
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Ancient sect : ESSENE
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China preceder : INDO
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Compelling : COGENT
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Pirates' craft : XEBEC
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Corporeal channels : AORTAE
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Have the flu : AIL
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Mugger on the boards : HAM
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Nucleic acid : RNA
38
Conceded : GRANTED
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A Gershwin : IRA
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Rather or McGrew : DAN
43
Stowe girl : EVA
44
Amati product : VIOLIN
46
Electronic device : DIODE
49
In a dry way : ARIDLY
50
Movie dog : ASTA
51
OPEC, for one : CARTEL
54
Star: Comb. form : ASTERO
56
Robert E. ___ : LEE
57
Baden-Baden, e.g. : SPA
60
Aped minnows : SWAM
61
La Scala offering : GRANDOPERA
65
Brother of Fritz, in comics : HANS
66
Handicapped, in a way : LAME
67
Warsaw inhabitants : POLES
68
Finish : END
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Enough, to FitzGerald : ENOW
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Cut of halibut : STEAK
Down
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Duster or tatter : RAG
2
Monster : OGRE
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Spoken : ORAL
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"A Boy ___ Tall," 1963 film : TENFEET
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But, to Cato : SED
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Burning : AFIRE
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Wheat or rye : GRAIN
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Long, long time : EON
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One cause of heavy breathing : SMOG
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Prince Charles, to George VI : GRANDCHILD
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Mexican friend : AMIGO
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Novice : TYRO
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Straighten : ALINE
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Annoyed : PESTERED
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Josh : RIB
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Obstruction : SNAG
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Egress : EXIT
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Ace, for one : CARD
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Mrs. Chaplin : OONA
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Stadium section : GRANDSTAND
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Raised : ELEVATED
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Memorabilia : ANA
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Seed cover : ARIL
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"___ are called ... " : MANY
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With: Fr. : AVEC
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Calamitous : DIRE
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Ceramist's ___ glaze : OILSPOT
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Newspaper entries : ITEMS
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Scull adjunct : OAR
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Egypt's great dam : ASWAN
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Tex. shrine : ALAMO
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Extend a subscription : RENEW
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"Off the Court" author : ASHE
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Give the eye : OGLE
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Soccer great : PELE
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Region : AREA
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Scurried : RAN
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Wife of Saturn : OPS
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Inquire : ASK

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