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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, July 3, 1989

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { B J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 27.9
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,482
Across
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Actor Lorenzo from L.A. : LAMAS
6
Lord : PEER
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"American Gothic" painter : WOOD
14
Build : ERECT
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Chills and fever : AGUE
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Pisa's river : ARNO
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British trams : STREETCARS
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Chantilly or Cluny : LACE
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The Holy ___ at Rome : SEE
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Impressed tremendously : AWED
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More elevated : TALLER
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Kind of day or night : MID
25
Hart of "Act One" : MOSS
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Della of mysteries : STREET
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Time period : DURATION
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In front : AHEAD
35
Heap : PILE
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Evaluate : RATE
37
Golf positions : LIES
38
Banked one's money : SAVED
39
Feminine suffix : ETTE
40
Young Hardy : ANDY
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___ bien : TRES
42
Parched : SERED
43
Meal toppers : DESSERTS
45
Offensive smells : FETORS
46
Canasta card : TREY
47
Moral violation : SIN
48
Embellishes : ADORNS
51
Ballerina Pavlova : ANNA
52
Soviet store : GUM
55
Excellent review : RAVE
56
Like some urchins : STREETWISE
59
Tulip or tupelo : TREE
60
City in Pa. : ERIE
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Seeps : OOZES
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Forwarded : SENT
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Expensive : DEAR
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Highways : ROADS
Down
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Not so much : LESS
2
Comic Johnson : ARTE
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Only : MERE
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King beater : ACE
5
Furious : STEAMED
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Took measured steps : PACED
7
Mild oath : EGAD
8
Area north of Afr. : EUR
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Made the old look new : RESTORED
10
N.Y.S.E. locale : WALLSTREET
11
Spoken : ORAL
12
Thrice minus twice : ONCE
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One accomplishing a great deal : DOER
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Josh : TWIT
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High ___ kite : ASA
25
Stubborn ones : MULES
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Side dish : SALAD
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" ... to ___ own self be true": Shak. : THINE
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Orchestra section : REEDS
29
Early Chaplin comedy : EASYSTREET
30
Joints : DIVES
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Healing: Comb. form : IATRO
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Aquatic mammal : OTTER
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Requires : NEEDS
35
Something to throw : PARTY
38
Accented : STRESSED
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What astronaut Glenn became : SENATOR
44
Suffix with a cardinal point : ERN
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Amerce : FINE
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Display disgust : SNEER
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Partner of crafts : ARTS
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Venture : DARE
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Hot spot : OVEN
51
Sutherland specialty : ARIA
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City near the famous Sphinx : GIZA
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Like some cars : USED
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Chow : MESS
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Uno, due, ___ : TRE
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Something to pitch : WOO

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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