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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Wednesday, December 22, 1976

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 24.4
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,993
Across
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Medicine measure : DOSE
5
Duplicate : IMAGE
10
Raised : BRED
14
Section : AREA
15
Water-plant genus : NAIAS
16
Italian painter : RENI
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Good news after April 15 : TAXREFUNDCHECKS
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At all : ANY
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Uncle of stories : REMUS
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Garret : ATTIC
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Grass genus : AIRA
24
Self : EGO
25
Supermarket feature : CHECKOUTCOUNTER
33
Certain payments : RENTS
34
Topnotch : AONE
35
Age : ERA
36
Diving-bell inventor : EADS
37
Desert spots : OASES
39
Jack of TV : PAAR
40
Erwin of films : STU
41
Leave out : OMIT
42
Out of style : PASSE
43
Life of a soldier of fortune : CHECKEREDCAREER
47
Rhine feeder : AAR
48
Bridge seat : EAST
49
Showed alertness : SATUP
52
Tiger, for one : BEAST
54
F.D.R. org. : OPA
57
Exam of a sort : PHYSICALCHECKUP
60
Concern : CARE
61
Daphnis's love : CHLOE
62
Russian hemp : RINE
63
Lincoln and Beame : ABES
64
Place for vegetables : STAND
65
Time period : YEAR
Down
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Info : DATA
2
Algerian port : ORAN
3
Like Mae West : SEXY
4
Drum or lobe : EAR
5
Below: Prefix : INFERO
6
Kenyan native : MAUMAU
7
Japanese native : AINU
8
Runs about : GADS
9
Fire exit: Abbr. : ESC
10
Native of northern France : BRETON
11
Pastor's home: Abbr. : RECT
12
Babylonian god : ENKI
13
Circular plate : DISC
18
Composer Satie et al. : ERIKS
19
World Court city : HAGUE
23
Behaves : ACTS
24
Ages : EONS
25
Louder, in music: Abbr. : CRESC
26
Overgrown land : HEATH
27
Provide : ENDUE
28
Sense of propriety : TASTE
29
Iowa college : COE
30
Irritate : TEASE
31
Remove : ERASE
32
More unusual : RARER
37
Hebrew measure : OMER
38
Tire support : AIR
39
Role : PART
41
African animal : OKAPI
42
Glue : PASTE
44
Purposes : CAUSES
45
Owner of a certain shay : DEACON
46
Redeemed, as chips : CASHED
49
Pets' friend: Abbr. : SPCA
50
Noted whaler : AHAB
51
Phoenician port : TYRE
52
Money in Thailand : BAHT
53
Miss Cinders : ELLA
54
Dust-bowl resident : OKIE
55
Andes region : PUNA
56
Mimic : APER
58
Metric units: Abbr. : CCS
59
Hue's partner : CRY

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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