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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, September 20, 1993

44-Down : Man of Principle

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 17.2
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,022
Across
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Leo's digs : LAIR
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"Cheers" role : NORM
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Gibbons, e.g. : APES
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Comic Johnson : ARTE
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Creature of Prague's Rabbi Löw : GOLEM
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The "fat lady" herself : DIVA
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Singly : ONEATATIME
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Ready for business : OPEN
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Chihuahua chapeau : SOMBRERO
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Tendency : TREND
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___ proprietor (fish-store owner?) : SOLE
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Rabbit's relative : HARE
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Noisy casino section : SLOTS
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There's one up north and down south : POLE
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___ Joey : PAL
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___ patriae (patriotism) : AMOR
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March man : SOUSA
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Be sorry : RUE
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All-out Vegas play : DOUBLEORNOTHING
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"___ Magic," 1948 song : ITS
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Put 2 and 2 together : ADDED
39
Wild cereal : OATS
40
Fairway mound : TEE
41
Leaning : BIAS
42
Bosom buddies : CHUMS
44
Some bellies? : POTS
45
N.Y. city and bread : RYES
46
Feast commemorating the Exodus : SEDER
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Lessen : DECREASE
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Many : ALOT
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Fielding rarity : TRIPLEPLAY
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Marry Mary : WIVE
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Goddesses including Irene : HORAE
58
Women's magazine : ELLE
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Tea-leaf prognosticator? : SEER
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It goes with love and honor : OBEY
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Hitched : TIED
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Where Luang Prabang is : LAOS
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Tuscan river : ARNO
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List entry : ITEM
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Soak up again : REABSORB
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___ Dame : NOTRE
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Mixture : OLIO
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Ad ___ (pertinent) : REM
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Marseilles Mrs. : MME
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Idolize : ADORE
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Organ tube : PIPE
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Level : EVEN
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Waikiki constituent : SAND
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Highlanders : GAELS
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Jog : TROT
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Pick up the dinner check : TREAT
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Baskerville beast : HOUND
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As well : ALSO
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Thwacked : SMOTE
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A real heel : LOUSE
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Skin openings : PORES
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Father of Paris : PRIAM
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Dad's sisters : AUNTS
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Diamond of crime : LEGS
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Mine entrance : ADIT
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Sal and caustic : SODAS
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Workers, collectively : LABOR
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Redact : EDIT
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Fido, e.g. : HOUSEPET
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Travel by bike : CYCLE
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Present : HERE
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Man of Principle : PETER
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Satisfy a loan : REPAY
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Proverbs : SAWS
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Wiesel or Siegmeister : ELIE
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Winged peace symbol : DOVE
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Dreadful : DIRE
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"___ want for..." : ALLI
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Bargain time : SALE
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Ogled : EYED
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Even if, clipped : THO
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Filch : ROB

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