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Lou Sabin
Lou Sabin

New York Times, Friday, March 22, 1963

24-Across : Oriental art of self-defense.

Author:
Louis Sabin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 326 (avg 1.75)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Lou Sabin has 108 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 29 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Louis Sabin is an alias for Lou Sabin.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,984
Across
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Home of the longhorn. : RANCH
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Whitetail. : DEER
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Editor's instruction: Abbr. : ITAL
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Salutation. : ALOHA
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Nanook's abode. : IGLU
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What "novem" means. : NINE
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Malaccas. : CANES
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Wealth. : GOLD
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Woodworker's tool. : ADZE
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Builder. : ERECTOR
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Pastry. : ECLAIR
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Oriental art of self-defense. : KARATE
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Metallic mixture. : ALLOY
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By reason of. : FROM
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Asparagus sprouts. : SPEARS
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Naval direction-finding system. : LORAN
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Night club tokens. : HATCHECKS
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Embodiment. : AVATAR
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Oilers, Cowboys, etc. : TEXANS
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Broadcast "live." : TELEVISED
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Lean and bony person. : SCRAG
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Ark passenger. : ANIMAL
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Famous name in the theater. : HART
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Smetana, for one. : CZECH
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Chase. : PURSUE
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Valentine senders. : ROMEOS
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Chinese fruit. : KUMQUAT
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Presage. : OMEN
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Piece of muddy ground. : OOZE
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British statesman of 18th cen. : BURKE
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Aid and ___. : ABET
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Frightens. : AWES
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Dwarf brother of Fafnir. : REGIN
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Beginner: Var. : TIRO
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English county. : KENT
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Negative verbal contraction. : ARENT
Down
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Onward course. : RACE
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Winged. : ALAR
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"___ but the lonely heart ... " : NONE
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Move that ends a game. : CHECKMATE
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___ manana. : HASTA
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Two letters representing a single speech sound. : DIGRAPH
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Latin pronoun. : EGO
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House addition. : ELL
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Uncouth. : RUDE
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Completely. : INALL
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___ wave. : TIDAL
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Where Nero was born. : ANZIO
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Wary: Slang. : LEERY
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Noun suffixes. : ORS
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Negotiates, as a money order. : CASHES
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Oolong. : TEA
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Grab a bite. : EAT
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Musical notation. : FLAT
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Wander. : ROVE
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Viva voce. : ORAL
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Inductee: Abbr. : RCT
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Sheep-herding Indian. : NAVAHO
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National treasury. : EXCHEQUER
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Face: Sp. : CARA
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Wood burr. : KNAR
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Marine Corps noncom: Abbr. : SSGT
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___ Tin Tin. : RIN
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Slight taste. : SIP
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Ratite bird. : EMU
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Most gloomy. : DARKEST
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School at Baton Rouge. : LSU
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Native of Yugoslavia. : CROAT
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Snake deity of voodoo cult. : ZOMBI
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Arabian title. : EMEER
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1959 treaty group. : CENTO
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Astronomer's shadow. : UMBRA
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Drench. : SOAK
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Press. : URGE
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Related. : AKIN
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Campsite. : TENT
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Be under obligation. : OWE
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___ Buddhist. : ZEN

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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