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Sidney L. Robbins
New York Times, Tuesday, August 21, 1990
Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 45, Avg Word Len: 4.86, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 22.7
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 A | 2 R | 3 O | 4 M | 5 A | 6 S | 7 P | 8 C | 9 A | 10 L | 11 O | 12 S |
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13 S | U | G | A | R | 14 A | L | A | N | 15 B | A | L | K |
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16 H | E | L | I | G | 17 O | L | A | N | D | 18 A | N | D | Y |
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19 S | E | N | O | R | 20 S | T | R | 21 A | N | D | S | |||
22 S | A | 23 L | T | 24 E | D | D | S | |||||||
25 S | 26 O | 27 D | 28 A | 29 T | I | E | 30 D | O | C | 31 S | ||||
32 A | N | I | S | 33 O | K | R | 34 A | 35 E | L | A | T | 36 E |
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37 R | E | S | T | 38 O | R | E | 39 S | 40 T | R | I | P | E | R |
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41 D | I | N | E | D | 42 S | 43 T | I | R | 44 N | E | E | R |
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45 N | E | R | O | 46 H | A | Y | 47 E | R | N | S |
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48 Y | O | R | 49 K | 50 I | N | S | 51 T | |||||||
52 E | L | I | S | I | 53 O | N | 54 T | A | 55 M | 56 E | 57 D | |||
58 A | R | A | D | 59 L | A | N | 60 D | S | L | I | D | E | 61 S |
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62 W | I | N | S | 63 T | H | E | Y | 64 O | L | D | E | R |
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65 L | E | D | 66 S | U | R | E | 67 N | E | A | R | S |
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,896
Across
1
Fragrance : AROMA
6
Org. protecting animals : SPCA
10
___ Angeles : LOS
13
Term of endearment : SUGAR
14
King of comedy : ALAN
15
Pitcher's no-no : BALK
16
North Sea isle under British control: 1945-52 : HELIGOLAND
18
Sidekick of Amos : ANDY
19
Monsieur, in Madrid : SENOR
20
Leaves helpless : STRANDS
22
Tar : SALT
24
Cousins of a Ph.D. : EDDS
25
Fountain order : SODA
29
Join : TIE
30
Holliday and Severinsen : DOCS
32
Witch birds : ANIS
33
Gumbo : OKRA
35
Gladden : ELATE
37
Make almost as good as new : RESTORE
39
Candy ___ (nurse's aide) : STRIPER
41
Had supper : DINED
42
Agitate : STIR
44
___-do-well : NEER
45
Roman tyrant : NERO
46
Kind of ride or stack : HAY
47
Sea birds : ERNS
48
Pa. city : YORK
50
R.P.I. is one : INST
52
Vowel omission : ELISION
54
Domesticated : TAMED
58
Romanian city : ARAD
59
Massive election triumphs : LANDSLIDES
62
Emerges victorious : WINS
63
Those people : THEY
64
More mature : OLDER
65
Conducted : LED
66
Positive : SURE
67
Approaches : NEARS
Down
1
Wood for skis : ASH
2
Regrets : RUES
3
Eye amorously : OGLE
4
Chief : MAIN
5
Rival of Sparta and Athens : ARGOS
6
Maglie or Bando of baseball : SAL
7
Trounce : PLASTER
8
Jargon : CANT
9
Pianist Previn or Watts : ANDRE
10
Certain gardener : LANDSCAPER
11
Classic auto : OLDS
12
Firmament : SKY
15
Hair preparation : BANDOLINE
17
W. J. Bryan was one : ORATOR
21
Viper : ADDER
23
Prefers : LIKES
25
Red quartz : SARD
26
___ a million : ONEIN
27
Attraction at Anaheim : DISNEYLAND
28
Some heavenly bodies : ASTEROIDS
31
Dutch genre painter : STEEN
34
Man of Tibet, e.g. : ASIAN
36
Bobbles the ball : ERRS
38
Scents : ODORS
40
Lovers' meetings : TRYSTS
43
Painter's aid : THINNER
49
Sandy's skirts : KILTS
51
Eagle's weapon : TALON
52
Another Pa. city : ERIE
53
Honolulu's island : OAHU
55
Eight furlongs : MILE
56
Old Icelandic work : EDDA
57
Source of venison : DEER
58
Leather piercer : AWL
60
Color : DYE
61
Undergrad. bigwigs : SRS
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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.