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Lou Sabin
Lou Sabin

New York Times, Thursday, September 26, 1985

55-Across : Piña ___ (rum drink)

Author:
Louis Sabin
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,106
Across
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Gormandized : OVERATE
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H.R.E. boss : KAISER
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Apostate : RENEGADE
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White elephant, e.g. : ALBINO
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Pangolin, for one : ANTEATER
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" ... so very ___ God": Paget : NEARTO
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___ off (angry) : TEED
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Madden : ENRAGE
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Bald eagle's kin : ERN
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Decorative: Abbr. : ORN
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Lasso : RIATA
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Joint : KNEE
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Critic : RATER
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Sm. change : CTS
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Jones at the throttle : CASEY
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Pool pals : STENOS
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Odin, Thor et al. : AESIR
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Prom date : ESCORT
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Bear witness : ATTEST
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Cisco Kid's so long : ADIOS
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Oozed : SEEPED
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Catches : SNAGS
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Limey : TAR
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Be propitious : SMILE
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Do the walk : PAVE
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Buck and drake : MALES
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___ room : REC
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Southwestern Indian : UTE
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Piña ___ (rum drink) : COLADA
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Pelée output : LAVA
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"Guys and Dolls" author : RUNYON
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Instrument played with a plectrum : MANDOLIN
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Most reliable : TRUEST
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Loan shark's vigorish : INTEREST
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Feel fury : SEETHE
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Withdraws : SECEDES
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Platform pundits : ORATORS
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Regard as sacred : VENERATE
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Agreements between nations : ENTENTES
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Willis or Walter : REED
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Moslem chief : AGA
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Spud : TATER
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Ideal : EDENIC
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Friend of Winnie the Pooh : KANGA
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Captain's command : ALEE
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Hank of basketball fame : IBA
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Dwellers on Anthemoessa : SIRENS
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Heart of the meal : ENTREE
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Mickey ___, né Yule : ROONEY
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Flubs : ERRATA
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Flummoxed : ATSEA
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Famous first name in basketball : KAREEM
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Lock up : ENCAGE
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Measures of area : ROODS
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Mentions for military honors : CITES
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Hindu title : SRI
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Plat abbrs. : STS
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Bottom line : TOTAL
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Flew like a football pass : SPIRALED
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Broadcast, in a way : TELEVISE
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Genoa product : SALAMI
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Does a sommelier's job : DECANTS
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Opposite of dribs and drabs : SPURTS
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Emerson topic : NATURE
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Approach : AVENUE
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Fieldworks : REDANS
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___ Caseros, city in Argentina : MONTE
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Part of a French toast : SANTE
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Soho blackjack : COSH
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Knowledge : LORE
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Still : YET
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Last mo. : DEC

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1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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