Or German for "dust"!
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Housewife Danielle would have been a better clue.
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I'm not old enough, I don't watch tv, I don't even own one, I don't care at all about who does what in "professional sports" - I did not stand a chance here! Crossword, you staubbed me in the back!
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@Daniel
the fun thing about the NYT X-word is that there's something for everyone... and no one is going to know ALL the trivia :)
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Everyone in my household knew who he was.
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If you grew up in the 70’s in Queens, Rusty Staub was indeed a household name.
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Ha! For once, age has its advantages - It's otherwise a mystery that I knew that one immediately, having followed neither the Expos or the Mets. On the other hand, my reaction when I discovered I was talking to Gil Hodges' niece: "Oh, I remember your uncle from when he managed the Senators..."
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