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Lou Sabin
Lou Sabin

New York Times, Monday, June 30, 1980

Author:
Louis Sabin
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 22.4
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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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,192
Across
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Exchange fee : AGIO
5
Hone : STROP
10
G.I. fare : CHOW
14
Stack of wood : CORD
15
Ho's partner : HEAVE
16
Heavenly headgear : HALO
17
Middleman who recruits skilled personnel: Slang : HEADHUNTER
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Last word, on occasion : AMEN
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"H. M. Pulham, ___": Marquand : ESQ
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Do some bookkeeping : ENTER
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Foul air : SMOG
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Touches lovingly : PATS
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Man of Manche : HOMME
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Garden pests : APHIDS
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Baylor Bears' home : WACO
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Smash and grab : ROB
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Gladden : CHEER
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African tribe : BANTU
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Wallace's Ben : HUR
37
Do a comb job : TEASE
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___ of (free) : RID
39
Greek letter : THETA
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Wrap-up : END
42
Relatives of high-button shoes : SPATS
44
Ancient : HOARY
45
Parties, British style : DOS
46
Mix salad : TOSS
47
Bernadotte, Hammarskjöld et al. : SWEDES
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Dick and Schick : TESTS
50
News story opener : LEAD
51
Light collations : TEAS
53
Moslem priests : IMAMS
55
Snoop : SPY
58
Fumbles : ERRS
59
Radio receivers : HEADPHONES
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Ceremony : RITE
62
Agave fiber : ISTLE
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Sweeney Todd, for one : ROLE
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Military meal : MESS
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Direct : STEER
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Pitcher : EWER
Down
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Feel steady pain : ACHE
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"As Maine ___ ... " : GOES
3
Baghdad is its capital : IRAQ
4
Like three or five : ODD
5
Turns onto a new track : SHUNTS
6
Camp equipment : TENTS
7
Evaluate : RATE
8
Certain tennis strokes : OVERHANDS
9
Capita companion : PER
10
Abyss : CHASM
11
Shark, sea fish, bat or bird : HAMMERHEAD
12
Spread this around at lunchtime : OLEO
13
Anna May ___: 1907–61 : WONG
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Parts of barbers' chairs : HEADRESTS
23
Chart segments : PIES
25
When U.N. Day occurs : OCT
26
Medicine-cabinet item : MOUTHWASH
27
Strutted and fretted : ACTED
28
Word form with barbital : PHENO
29
Advantages on tracks : HEADSTARTS
30
Attends, with "on" : WAITS
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Bizarre : OUTRE
33
Donkey sounds : BRAYS
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Having the most nerve : BRASSIEST
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Gardened : HOED
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Kitchen implement : POT
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"___ Paratus," U.S.C.G. motto : SEMPER
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Curves : ESSES
50
Soup spoon : LADLE
51
Length of sentence : TERM
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City NW of Johnstown : ERIE
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One of a perfect pair : MATE
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Fuji's topper : SNOW
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Former Cosmos star : PELE
57
Belgian river : YSER
59
Towel word : HIS
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Miner's matter : ORE

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

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