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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, January 29, 1990

26-Across : Sacks

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.67, Missing: { F J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,692
Across
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Call off a rocket's flight : ABORT
6
End of a Springsteen title : USA
9
"Major ___," TV sitcom : DAD
12
Religion of some Iranians : BAHAI
13
City on seven hills : ROME
15
Wall: Sp. : MURO
16
Childhood problem : CHICKENPOX
18
"Yes ___": S. Davis Jr. book : ICAN
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Subway rider's need : TOKEN
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Pumpernickel : RYE
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Related : AKIN
22
Fountain drink : SODA
24
Move around aimlessly : RAMBLE
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Sacks : BAGS
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It also rises : SUN
31
A combo : TRIO
32
Bellowing : AROAR
34
Slipper or lover : ROMEO
36
Mimic : APE
39
Loss of a word's ending : APOCOPE
41
Beau : ADMIRER
43
___ Vegas : LAS
44
Trite : CORNY
46
"As You Like It" forest : ARDEN
47
Repeat : ECHO
49
Dawn goddess : EOS
51
Inquires : ASKS
52
He wrote "The Care of Time": 1981 : AMBLER
54
Small singing bird : WREN
56
Kind of tenant? : LIEU
57
W.W. II Greek undergrounders : EAM
59
Silk dye : EOSIN
63
Allowance for weight : TARE
64
Character in folklore and ballet : SWANMAIDEN
67
Yours and mine : OURS
68
"A ___clock scholar" : TENO
69
East German city : HALLE
70
Foxy : SLY
71
Summer time in N.Y. : DST
72
Food fish : SMELT
Down
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Network for Koppel : ABC
2
Thai coin : BAHT
3
Columbus milieu : OHIO
4
Pool-room item : RACK
5
Small ones: Var. : TIKES
6
Vase : URN
7
Renata Scotto is one : SOPRANO
8
Former name of Xiamen : AMOY
9
Shower-room items : DUCKBOARDS
10
Thin as ___ : ARAIL
11
Famed metaphysical poet : DONNE
14
Put forth energy : EXERTED
15
City for snowbirds : MIAMI
17
Biblical oldster : ENOS
23
Engraver Albrecht ___ : DURER
25
Scent : AROMA
26
Jezebel's deity : BAAL
27
Angel's instrument: It. : ARPA
28
Prickly shrub or its fruit : GOOSEBERRY
29
Part of the U.S.A.F. : SAC
33
Author Mazo de la ___ : ROCHE
35
John Lindsay, once : MAYOR
37
Sneak a look : PEEK
38
Sea birds : ERNS
40
Worst : POOREST
42
Retiree's nest egg : IRA
45
Paul and a cardinal : NEWMANS
48
Hints : CLUES
50
Appear : SEEM
52
Quartet members : ALTOS
53
Sound from Garfield : MIAUL
55
Namesakes of a son of Lamech : NOAHS
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Filled with reverential fear : AWED
60
Where Anna Leonowens worked : SIAM
61
Unemployed : IDLE
62
Gwyn or Carter : NELL
65
"___ guilty!" : NOT
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Tennis-court item : NET

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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