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Lou Sabin
Lou Sabin

New York Times, Thursday, July 6, 1989

30-Down : Tracts of grassland

Author:
Louis Sabin
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0
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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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,485
Across
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Jewelry weights : CARATS
7
President of Syria : ASSAD
12
Current-carrying coil of wire : SOLENOID
14
Ballerina, at times : LEAPER
16
Star : LUMINARY
17
"Heidi" star: 1937 : TEMPLE
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In concert : ASONE
19
Witch's place, in the Bible : ENDOR
21
Elusive one : EEL
22
Chelsea cans : TINS
23
Novelist Nin : ANAIS
24
City NE of Nagasaki : SAGA
25
Marino target : END
26
Carpus : WRIST
27
Attacks : HASAT
28
Sired : BEGAT
29
Strike out : DELETE
30
Dolly from Tenn. : PARTON
32
In abundance : GALORE
33
Mideastern gazelles : ARIELS
34
Las Vegas winner or loser : SEVEN
35
Potlatch, e.g. : PARTY
36
Carpentry projection : TENON
37
A symbol of purity : DEW
40
Shopper's aid : LIST
41
Deadheads : BORES
42
Fast-food companion : COLA
43
Schnauzer's snack : ORT
44
Bellowing : AROAR
45
Bolshevik boss : LENIN
46
Fata morgana : MIRAGE
48
Fence for defense : PALISADE
50
Certain browns : BEIGES
51
Promoted : ELEVATED
52
Big spender or tipper : SPORT
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Grow furious : SEERED
Down
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"Our American ___," last play Lincoln attended : COUSIN
2
Nut or color : ALMOND
3
Cauthen's controls : REINS
4
Will's wife : ANNE
5
___ fare-thee-well : TOA
6
Dugong or manatee : SIRENIAN
7
Choral voices : ALTOS
8
Cassandra, for one : SEER
9
Actor-director Wanamaker : SAM
10
Neville Chamberlain was one : APPEASER
11
Representative : DELEGATE
12
Drag over the coals : SLATE
13
Hereditary ruler : DYNAST
15
Connect : RELATE
20
Dah's companion : DIT
23
Ancient Greek city : ARGOS
24
Drawing room : SALON
26
In a moist manner : WETLY
27
Paris's captive : HELEN
28
George of diamond fame : BRETT
29
___-Dorf, Swiss spa : DAVOS
30
Tracts of grassland : PRAIRIES
31
Small landing field : AIRSTRIP
32
Arnold and Arnold : GENERALS
33
Imperturbability : APLOMB
34
Chihuahua shawl : SERAPE
36
Moreover : TOO
37
Bestow : DONATE
38
Ignored : ELIDED
39
Diminished : WANED
41
Seaport in NW France : BREST
42
Composer Franck : CESAR
44
Antiquing device : AGER
45
Like some audiences : LIVE
47
Past : AGO
49
Loos's Lorelei ___ : LEE

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