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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, November 21, 1988

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Grid flow: 26.1
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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R
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,258
Across
1
Trite writers : HACKS
6
West Point inst. : USMA
10
Fury : RAGE
14
Showy bird : EGRET
15
Kind of poker : STUD
16
Spoken : ORAL
17
Kind of dress like 46 Across : WRAPAROUND
19
Indians of Colo. : UTES
20
___ acids : AMINO
21
This is often cast : DIE
22
Cleo's river : NILE
23
Moslem ascetic : SUFI
25
Knots or knobs : NODES
27
Utilities customer : USER
31
Side-to-side distance : BREADTH
33
Farm building : SILO
34
Young woman : LASS
35
Speck : IOTA
38
Egg white : ALBUMEN
40
Makes fast : SECURES
43
Movie "Citizen" : KANE
44
Cajole : COAX
46
Hindu garment : SARI
47
Mark for misconduct : DEMERIT
49
Heroic poetry : EPOS
50
Arctic garb : PARKA
52
Bullring cries : OLES
54
___ War, great race horse : MANO
55
Decimal point : DOT
57
Approaches : NEARS
61
Damascene, e.g. : ARAB
62
Circuitous : ROUNDABOUT
65
Big rig, for short : SEMI
66
An aunt of little Beatrice : ANNE
67
Rent : LEASE
68
Sharp : KEEN
69
Marquis de ___ : SADE
70
Amati rel. : STRAD
Down
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Cut down : HEW
2
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
3
Stuff : CRAM
4
Cap de Gaulle wore : KEPI
5
Getz and Kenton : STANS
6
Haven for a G.I. : USO
7
Retreats for readers : STUDIES
8
He portrayed Pasteur : MUNI
9
This helps to form a sum : ADDEND
10
Locomotive locale : ROUNDHOUSE
11
Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE
12
Celts : GAELS
13
Otherwise : ELSE
18
Soviet coin: Var. : ROUBLE
24
Writer Anatole ___ : FRANCE
26
Auricular : OTIC
27
Washington is its cap. : USA
28
Soft, lustrous fiber : SILK
29
Able in reverse : ELBA
30
Petition with names in circular form : ROUNDROBIN
32
Attack : ASSAIL
36
Snare : TRAP
37
Type of geography : AERO
39
Docile; gentle : MEEK
41
Lengthen : EXTEND
42
Sibling's nickname : SIS
45
Bombastic : OROTUND
48
Striped fabric : MADRAS
50
C. Porter's "You Don't Know ___" : PAREE
51
"What in ___?" : ANAME
53
Zoo favorites : SEALS
54
Domino : MASK
56
Mrs. Chaplin : OONA
58
Assist a hood : ABET
59
Loud noise : ROAR
60
Capital of Elam : SUSA
63
Jacqueline Onassis, ___ Bouvier : NEE
64
A Kennedy : TED

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