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Lou Sabin
New York Times, Monday, January 2, 1967
25-Across : Became serious.
Author:
Louis Sabin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Lou Sabin has 108 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 29 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Louis Sabin is an alias for Lou Sabin.
1 C | 2 O | 3 G | 4 S | 5 F | 6 A | 7 R | 8 C | 9 E | 10 S | 11 N | 12 A | 13 P |
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14 A | B | U | T | 15 I | D | I | O | T | 16 P | A | L | I |
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17 R | O | L | E | 18 N | O | R | T | H | 19 A | D | I | N |
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20 D | E | L | A | 21 W | A | R | E | 22 I | 23 O | D | I | N | E |
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24 M | A | L | E | 25 S | O | B | E | R | E | D |
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26 M | 27 I | 28 S | S | I | S | S | 29 I | P | P | I | ||||
30 A | M | A | H | L | 31 C | R | E | S | 32 S | 33 I | 34 D | 35 A |
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36 T | I | K | I | 37 T | O | Y | 38 E | R | I | N |
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39 S | T | E | P | 40 T | 41 U | R | N | 42 W | R | O | N | G |
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43 A | L | A | S | 44 K | 45 A | R | A | N | G | E |
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46 S | 47 T | 48 I | 49 R | R | U | P | 50 A | B | I | G | ||||
51 A | E | R | I | A | L | 52 L | I | S | T | L | 53 E | 54 S | 55 S |
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56 B | R | A | G | 57 A | 58 B | A | S | E | 59 I | N | C | A |
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60 E | S | T | E | 61 T | O | K | E | N | 62 O | V | A | L |
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63 R | E | E | L | 64 E | X | E | R | T | 65 S | Y | N | E |
© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,351
Across
1
Machine parts. : COGS
5
Comedy. : FARCE
10
Closing device. : SNAP
14
Border on. : ABUT
15
Dostoevski novel (with "The"). : IDIOT
16
Ancient language. : PALI
17
Hamlet, for one. : ROLE
18
Direction. : NORTH
19
Tennis score. : ADIN
20
Diamond State. : DELAWARE
22
First-aid item. : IODINE
24
Tom, Dick or Harry. : MALE
25
Became serious. : SOBERED
26
Magnolia State. : MISSISSIPPI
30
Menotti character. : AMAHL
31
Grecian maiden "as false as air." : CRESSIDA
36
Kon-___. : TIKI
37
Gewgaw. : TOY
38
Land of Ossian. : ERIN
39
Skier's move. : STEPTURN
42
Injustice. : WRONG
43
U.S. mountain chain. : ALASKARANGE
46
Foothold of a kind. : STIRRUP
50
"And carry ___ stick." : ABIG
51
Rooftop phenomenon. : AERIAL
52
Languid. : LISTLESS
56
Show off, vocally. : BRAG
57
Humiliate. : ABASE
59
Peruvian Indian. : INCA
60
Punta del ___. : ESTE
61
Fare. : TOKEN
62
Ellipse. : OVAL
63
Part of a movie. : REEL
64
Put into action. : EXERT
65
Auld lang ___. : SYNE
Down
1
King, for one. : CARD
2
Clown of the orchestra. : OBOE
3
Bird. : GULL
4
River boat. : STEAMSHIP
5
Deciding Matches. : FINALS
6
Dotes on. : ADORES
7
To laugh: Fr. : RIRE
8
Bunk's relative. : COT
9
African. : ETHIOPE
10
Black suit. : SPADE
11
Lowest point. : NADIR
12
Drop ___ (write). : ALINE
13
Yearned (for). : PINED
21
Cry. : WAIL
23
Sashes. : OBIS
25
Light-footed. : SPRY
26
Floor coverings. : MATS
27
Counterfeit: Abbr. : IMIT
28
Japanese potable. : SAKE
29
Religious works of art. : ICONS
32
Palatial living quarters. : SERAGLIOS
33
Household word. : IRON
34
Bell sound. : DING
35
Cherub: Fr. : ANGE
37
Corner. : TRAP
40
County Meath village. : TARA
41
Howl. : ULULATE
42
Court order. : WRIT
44
Ruler. : KAISER
45
Missing. : ABSENT
46
Weapon. : SABER
47
To the point. : TERSE
48
Angry. : IRATE
49
First-magnitude star. : RIGEL
52
Huron, for one. : LAKE
53
Deadly sin. : ENVY
54
Scrutinize. : SCAN
55
Bazaar. : SALE
58
Kind of kite. : BOX
Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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