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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Wednesday, February 12, 1992

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 12.6
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,436
Across
1
Saunter : AMBLE
6
Kind of enemy or angel : ARCH
10
Mayday's cousin : SOS
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Of the sun : SOLAR
14
Goose egg : ZERO
15
Blunt : DULL
16
"Foxy" comment on the unattainable : SOURGRAPES
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Exchange allowance : AGIO
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Long march : TREK
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Win by ___ : ANOSE
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Church section : NAVE
22
Coast Guard group : SPARS
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Realtors' concerns : ACRES
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Space capsule's interior : CABIN
28
Examined : TESTED
30
"___ Restaurant" : ALICES
32
Portico for Plato : STOA
33
In the past : AGO
36
Value : ESTEEM
37
Egg protein : AVIDIN
39
Decalogue adverb : NOT
40
Squabbles : ROWS
43
What Oedipus solved : RIDDLE
44
Legal writ : ELEGIT
46
Bean plants : SOYAS
47
Gave a hoot : CARED
49
Venetian coin of yore : DUCAT
52
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
53
A crystalline compound : IODOL
54
TV's Hawkeye : ALDA
58
Victuals : FOOD
59
European rose : SWEETBRIER
61
Piccadilly Circus statue : EROS
62
Give temporarily : LEND
63
Consent : AGREE
64
Posed : SAT
65
Some are liberal : ARTS
66
Certain amphibians : TOADS
Down
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Helper for a D.A. : ASST
2
Fix firmly : MOOR
3
"___ Skies," 1927 song : BLUE
4
Frolic : LARK
5
Work unit : ERG
6
Spanish president: 1936-39 : AZANA
7
Accounts : REPORTS
8
Oil-burning cup used as a beacon : CRESSET
9
Fireman's need : HOSE
10
Gold digger's human mine : SUGARDADDY
11
Kind of branch : OLIVE
12
Blackthorn fruits : SLOES
15
Minuet, e.g. : DANCE
17
Emulate Hammer : RAP
22
Displayed contempt : SNEERED
23
Throwback : ATAVIST
24
St.-Lô neighbor : CAEN
25
Too : ALSO
26
Mont.'s state flower : BITTERROOT
27
Frozen water : ICE
29
Zoom : SOAR
31
L.A. woe : SMOG
34
___ monster : GILA
35
Change of a five : ONES
38
Wedding words : IDO
41
Prince Rainier is one : WIDOWER
42
High schooler : STUDENT
45
Conducts : LEADS
47
Bistros : CAFES
48
Marketplace : AGORA
50
Campus figures : COEDS
51
High-pitched : ALT
53
Mallorca, e.g. : ISLA
54
Jason's ship : ARGO
55
Coin for Ponti : LIRA
56
Action : DEED
57
Greek war god : ARES
60
Mr. Masterson : BAT

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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