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Lou Sabin
Lou Sabin

WIMBLEDONIA

New York Times, Sunday, June 21, 1992

1-Down : Pickles

Author:
Louis Sabin
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 68, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 593 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 127, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10 Grid has duplicate clues.
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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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,566
Across
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Blow : JOLT
5
Site for Sir Flinders : RUINS
10
Agra airs : RAGAS
15
Hone : WHET
19
Ming nurse : AMAH
20
Berkshire racecourse : ASCOT
21
Lionize : EXALT
22
Unfinished : RUDE
23
Singles champ: 1959-60 : MARIABUENO
25
Singles champ: 1939 : BOBBYRIGGS
27
Site for light bites : SNACKBAR
28
Pun responses : MOANS
30
Wimbledon stats : LOSSES
31
Howard of musicals : KEEL
32
Pub pastime : DARTS
33
Money source : MINT
34
Used a prie-dieu : KNELT
36
Bristles : SETAE
37
Manual measure : HANDSPAN
41
Buonarroti creation : PIETA
42
Singles champ: 1937-38 : DONALDBUDGE
44
Blackbird : ANI
45
Socratic letters : ETAS
46
Lady of Lahore : RANI
47
Energy units : ERGS
48
Greens stroke : PUTT
49
Fam. member : REL
50
Three-time singles champ : JOHNMCENROE
54
Sportscasting commentator's forte : COLOR
55
In a plausible way : CREDIBLY
57
Put in order : ALIGN
58
Lourdes, e.g. : SHRINE
59
Reputations : FAMES
60
Sediment : DREGS
61
Gloss : SHEEN
62
Embroidery fabrics : SCRIMS
64
Merengue, e.g. : DANCE
65
Greedy ones : AMASSERS
68
Circumspect : CHARY
69
Singles champ: 1955 : TONYTRABERT
71
Quilting activity : BEE
72
Optimistic : ROSY
73
Hit the ceiling : RAGE
74
Lose control : SNAP
75
Shrovetide follower : LENT
76
Choler : IRE
77
Three-time singles champ : BORISBECKER
81
Pouters' pads : COTES
82
Speak at length : PERORATE
84
"My Name Is ___ Lev": Potok : ASHER
85
Gold cup, e.g. : PRIZE
86
Use a bucket : LADE
87
Producer of 10 Across : SITAR
88
Grief : WOES
89
Underscore : ACCENT
92
Malice : VENOM
93
Lawyer's work : CASELOAD
97
Three-time singles champ : CHRISEVERT
99
Singles champ: 1950 : BUDGEPATTY
101
Delayer at Wimbledon : RAIN
102
Beachcomber's tool : SIEVE
103
Baby moray : ELVER
104
Bucs or Cubs : NINE
105
Gael : ERSE
106
Acuminate : TAPER
107
Forays : RAIDS
108
Those, in Tijuana : ESOS
Down
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Pickles : JAMS
2
Masqat is its capital : OMAN
3
Pasternak heroine : LARA
4
Dense groves : THICKETS
5
Joiner's groove : RABBET
6
Customary : USUAL
7
Fridge unit : ICER
8
Com preceder : NON
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Plant openings : STOMATA
10
Gave a discount to : REBATED
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Dendrites' counterparts : AXONS
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Chews the rag : GABS
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Vestry garb : ALB
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Editorial touches : STYLINGS
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Carpi : WRISTS
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Kisses' companions : HUGS
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Slight lead : EDGE
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___ Durbeyfield, Hardy heroine : TESS
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Cub Scout pack leader : AKELA
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"La ___," 1950 film : RONDE
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Uttered : ORAL
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Suit fabric : DENIM
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Actress Evans : MADGE
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Check booster : KITER
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Singles champ: 1960 : NEALEFRASER
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Liston the pug : SONNY
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Cherokee's cousin : HURON
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First women's champ: 1946 : PAULINEBETZ
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Composer Bruckner : ANTON
40
British import from Chile : NITRE
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Makeup master Westmore : PERC
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Arlene and Roald : DAHLS
43
Growlers : BERGS
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Bench wear : ROBES
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Hits the books : PORES
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Netman Connors : JIMMY
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Big-top employee : CARNY
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Pick : ELECT
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Mali neighbor : NIGER
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Hope holder : CHEST
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Milk source : DAIRY
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On the ball : SHARP
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Jutlanders : DANES
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Insult : SMEAR
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Cash substitute : SCRIP
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Assignment : CHORE
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It gits along : DOGIE
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Dogpatcher : ABNER
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Actress Adorée : RENEE
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Court units : SETS
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Patisserie item : TARTE
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Quiz show M.C., e.g. : ASKER
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Automotive tryout : ROADTEST
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"Daily Planet" employee : LOISLANE
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Breakfast choices : BRANS
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Actress Fay: 1892-1968 : BAINTER
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Last word of Missouri's motto : ESTO
80
Cartridge holder : CHAMBER
81
Move like ivy : CREEP
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Liquid fat : OLEINE
85
Models or puzzles : POSERS
87
Forte of 77 Across : SERVE
88
Engaged in : WAGED
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Ranch unit : ACRE
90
Singe : CHAR
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Collinsworth of N.F.L. fame : CRIS
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Barkley's sobriquet : VEEP
93
Nero's 406 : CDVI
94
Singer Redding : OTIS
95
___ time (never) : ATNO
96
Applies henna : DYES
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___ Appia : VIA
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Diminutive suffix : ULA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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