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Lou Sabin
Lou Sabin

New York Times, Tuesday, September 2, 1975

38-Down : Composer Franck

Author:
Louis Sabin
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,516
Across
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Part of R.K.O. : KEITH
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Arab garments : ABAS
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N.C.O. : TSGT
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Debater's point : ISSUE
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Cougar : PUMA
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Leander's friend : HERO
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Polio pioneer : SABIN
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Old rival of Rutgers : PRINCETON
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Bird food : SUET
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Every : ALL
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Set back a grade : DEMOTE
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Tantalus's daughter : NIOBE
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Gear on police cars : SIRENS
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Native Louisianan : CREOLE
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Athletes' trouble spots : KNEES
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"___ of angels ... " : ABAND
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Catches : SNAGS
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Resort : SPA
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Meets : SITS
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Military cap : SHAKO
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Flat-bottomed boat : SCOW
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Shade tree : ASH
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Do the turkey : CARVE
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Resort lake : TAHOE
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Embankment : LEVEE
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Well-heeled grads, at times : DONORS
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Playground item : SEESAW
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Apply oneself : LAYTO
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Calif. name : REAGAN
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Deviate from course : YAW
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"Winnie ___ Pu" : ILLE
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Sleeveless cape : INVERNESS
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Nun's wear : HABIT
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Individual of note : ONER
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Suit to ___ : ATEE
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Greek market place : AGORA
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Russian agency : TASS
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Title in Bonn : HERR
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Faithful : LOYAL
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Touch lightly, in billiards : KISS
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Isaac's eldest : ESAU
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"That ___ contempt!" : ISBENEATH
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College costs : TUITIONS
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Fowl : HEN
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Offering for a teacher : APPLE
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Tree growth : BURL
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French friend : AMI
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Calif. state college : SANDIEGO
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Class papers : THEMES
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___ Hall Univ. : SETON
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Caves : GROTS
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Resiliency : TONE
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Roman goddess : CERES
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Presidential name : ABE
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Hand or timer : OLD
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Pipe cleaner : SNAKE
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Grande or Branca : CASA
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Batters' goals: Abbr. : RBIS
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Playing card in England : KNAVE
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Shakespearean heroine : SHREW
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Pitcher Rowe : SCHOOLBOY
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Down-and-out : POOR
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Overwhelms : AWES
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Georgia state college : SAVANNAH
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Capital of Chile : SANTIAGO
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Composer Franck : CESAR
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Small dog : TOY
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French artist and family : LEGERS
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Crow's relative : DAW
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Medicinal plant : SENNA
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Roof parts : EAVES
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___ beam : LASER
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Kind of squad : RIOT
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French river : YSER
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Italian coin : LIRA
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Latin abbr. : ETAL
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French summer : ETE
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Shakespearean prince : HAL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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