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Lou Sabin
Lou Sabin

New York Times, Tuesday, September 3, 1991

10-Down : "I" is their No. 1 letter

Author:
Louis Sabin
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 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.
1
P
2
I
3
P
4
E
5
D
6
E
7
A
8
R
9
F
10
E
11
R
12
A
13
L
14
U
N
I
T
15
E
L
S
E
16
O
G
I
V
E
17
C
A
T
C
18
H
F
L
A
T
19
F
O
O
T
E
D
20
E
S
T
H
E
R
21
A
R
T
I
E
R
22
E
X
A
23
M
24
P
A
L
S
25
R
26
O
27
B
S
28
Y
A
29
L
E
30
O
T
31
T
32
O
33
S
34
E
R
A
35
F
I
D
O
36
M
O
S
A
I
C
37
B
A
N
38
O
N
E
R
39
O
U
S
40
F
L
O
41
U
N
C
42
L
O
G
43
C
U
R
E
44
F
E
N
45
S
T
O
A
T
46
T
A
S
K
47
T
Y
R
E
48
E
P
49
H
A
50
T
I
51
R
O
52
H
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O
R
R
O
R
54
N
I
P
55
S
56
E
57
Y
58
F
O
O
T
I
N
G
59
T
60
H
E
B
I
L
L
S
61
A
L
L
E
N
62
E
R
I
S
63
C
O
L
E
64
Y
E
A
S
T
65
T
A
S
S
66
S
P
A
R
© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,274
Across
1
Meerschaum : PIPE
5
Precious : DEAR
9
Wild : FERAL
14
Apartment, e.g. : UNIT
15
Other : ELSE
16
Pointed arch : OGIVE
17
Find unready : CATCHFLATFOOTED
20
A natatorial Williams : ESTHER
21
More dilettantish : ARTIER
22
Orals, e.g. : EXAM
24
Sidekicks : PALS
25
Lowe and Reiner : ROBS
28
Bulldogs' alma mater : YALE
30
Kruger and Graham : OTTOS
34
Noted time : ERA
35
Name for a pooch : FIDO
36
Colored-glass design : MOSAIC
37
Prohibit : BAN
38
Burdensome : ONEROUS
40
___-Jo Joyner of Olympics fame : FLO
41
Clear : UNCLOG
43
Remedy : CURE
44
Bog : FEN
45
Ermine in summer : STOAT
46
Assignment : TASK
47
Capital of Phoenicia : TYRE
48
Ten omers : EPHA
50
Beginner : TIRO
52
Fright or strong aversion : HORROR
54
Comic Russell : NIPSEY
58
Benefactor's activity : FOOTINGTHEBILLS
61
Ethan or Gracie : ALLEN
62
Troublesome deity : ERIS
63
Merry king : COLE
64
Baker's buy : YEAST
65
Red news source : TASS
66
Sail support : SPAR
Down
1
Brownish purple : PUCE
2
Claire and Balin : INAS
3
The Great Commoner : PITT
4
Does aquatints : ETCHES
5
Benefactor's activity : DEFRAYING
6
Building wing : ELL
7
___ rule (generally) : ASA
8
Bind afresh : RETAPE
9
Unconfined : FOOTLOOSE
10
"I" is their No. 1 letter : EGOISTS
11
Ceremony : RITE
12
State : AVER
13
___ Zeppelin, rock group : LED
18
Evil spell : HEX
19
Brother : FRA
23
Constructed : MADE
25
Picture puzzle : REBUS
26
Praying female figure : ORANT
27
Casino patron's interjection : BANCO
29
Spanish poet García ___ : LORCA
31
Pulled candy : TAFFY
32
Houston pro footballer : OILER
33
Teatime snack : SCONE
35
Tec's clue, at times : FOOTPRINT
36
Gloom : MURKINESS
39
Eject : OUST
42
Ophelia's brother : LAERTES
46
Goal : TARGET
47
Themes : TOPICS
49
Sweetie : HON
51
Tease; twit : RIB
52
Gap : HOLE
53
Oop's companion : OOLA
55
Kind of sink : SLOP
56
Cinders of comics : ELLA
57
North Sea feeder : YSER
58
Wray of films : FAY
59
Singer's syllable : TRA
60
Towel identification : HIS

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

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