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Lou Sabin
Lou Sabin

New York Times, Tuesday, September 2, 1975

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: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 6.3
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
6
Arab garments : ABAS
10
N.C.O. : TSGT
14
Debater's point : ISSUE
15
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
34
Meets : SITS
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Military cap : SHAKO
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Flat-bottomed boat : SCOW
37
Shade tree : ASH
38
Do the turkey : CARVE
39
Resort lake : TAHOE
40
Embankment : LEVEE
41
Well-heeled grads, at times : DONORS
42
Playground item : SEESAW
44
Apply oneself : LAYTO
45
Calif. name : REAGAN
46
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
55
Greek market place : AGORA
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Russian agency : TASS
57
Title in Bonn : HERR
58
Faithful : LOYAL
Down
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Touch lightly, in billiards : KISS
2
Isaac's eldest : ESAU
3
"That ___ contempt!" : ISBENEATH
4
College costs : TUITIONS
5
Fowl : HEN
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Offering for a teacher : APPLE
7
Tree growth : BURL
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French friend : AMI
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Calif. state college : SANDIEGO
10
Class papers : THEMES
11
___ Hall Univ. : SETON
12
Caves : GROTS
13
Resiliency : TONE
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Roman goddess : CERES
21
Presidential name : ABE
24
Hand or timer : OLD
25
Pipe cleaner : SNAKE
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Grande or Branca : CASA
27
Batters' goals: Abbr. : RBIS
28
Playing card in England : KNAVE
30
Shakespearean heroine : SHREW
31
Pitcher Rowe : SCHOOLBOY
32
Down-and-out : POOR
33
Overwhelms : AWES
35
Georgia state college : SAVANNAH
36
Capital of Chile : SANTIAGO
38
Composer Franck : CESAR
39
Small dog : TOY
40
French artist and family : LEGERS
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Crow's relative : DAW
42
Medicinal plant : SENNA
43
Roof parts : EAVES
44
___ beam : LASER
45
Kind of squad : RIOT
46
French river : YSER
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Italian coin : LIRA
49
Latin abbr. : ETAL
51
French summer : ETE
52
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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