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Lou Sabin
New York Times, Thursday, August 29, 1985
4-Down : Tried to steal a base
Author:
Louis Sabin
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 50.6
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 B | 2 A | 3 T | 4 S | 5 R | 6 A | 7 T | 8 E | 9 D | 10 T | 11 S | 12 K | 13 S |
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14 A | L | O | P | 15 I | R | A | D | E | 16 R | E | N | O |
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17 F | O | U | R | 18 B | A | G | G | E | R | 19 A | C | E | Y |
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20 F | U | R | I | L | L | O | 21 M | E | 22 L | L | O | W | ||
23 N | A | T | 24 A | L | I | E | N | |||||||
25 S | 26 T | 27 A | T | I | O | 28 N | 29 S | 30 I | C | E | D | 31 U | 32 P |
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33 O | I | L | E | R | 34 O | U | 35 N | C | E | 36 T | K | O |
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37 B | A | L | D | 38 M | E | R | I | T | 39 S | E | A | R |
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40 E | R | A | 41 H | E | L | E | N | 42 C | H | A | S | E |
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43 R | A | M | 44 P | E | D | 45 R | E | 46 F | O | R | M | E | R |
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47 E | L | L | A | 48 S | 49 O | R | E | |||||||
50 T | R | I | P | L | E | 51 T | R | A | D | 52 U | 53 C | 54 E |
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55 M | A | I | N | 56 I | N | 57 F | I | E | L | D | E | R | S |
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58 A | C | C | T | 59 S | O | L | E | S | 60 E | N | O | S |
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61 N | O | A | H | 62 T | R | Y | S | T | 63 R | O | P | E |
© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,078
Across
1
Faces the pitcher : BATS
5
Appraised : RATED
10
Sounds of disapproval : TSKS
14
Poorly proportioned : ALOP
15
Eastern decree : IRADE
16
Major under Custer : RENO
17
Diamond clout : FOURBAGGER
19
___-deucy (backgammon game) : ACEY
20
Carl of Dodger fame : FURILLO
21
Full-flavored : MELLOW
23
Pendleton or Cole : NAT
24
Sci-fi role : ALIEN
25
Depots : STATIONS
30
Froze : ICEDUP
33
Gretzky is one : OILER
34
Weight factor : OUNCE
36
Pug's win : TKO
37
Hairless on top : BALD
38
Kind of Scout badge : MERIT
39
Burn : SEAR
40
Time frame : ERA
41
___ Wills Moody of tennis : HELEN
42
Oater scene : CHASE
43
Rushed furiously : RAMPED
45
Dorothea Dix was one : REFORMER
47
Athenians' homeland : ELLAS
49
Pittsburgh intake : ORE
50
Bases clearer : TRIPLE
51
Vilify : TRADUCE
55
Popular street name : MAIN
56
Scorecard's 3, 4, 5 and 6 : INFIELDERS
58
C.P.A. : ACCT
59
Shoe sections : SOLES
60
Cardinals' "Country" : ENOS
61
"Two by Two" role : NOAH
62
Secret meeting : TRYST
63
Hitchcock thriller: 1948 : ROPE
Down
1
Loft the golf ball : BAFF
2
Baseball family name : ALOU
3
Barnstorm : TOUR
4
Tried to steal a base : SPRINTED
5
Theater district : RIALTO
6
Ex-constellation : ARGO
7
Baseman's maneuver : TAG
8
Plant blight : EDEMA
9
Abandoned : DERELICT
10
Kerry port : TRALEE
11
Backup squad : SECONDTEAM
12
Was acquainted with : KNEW
13
Kind of sauce : SOY
18
Paul or Walter of baseball : BLAIR
22
Sow bugs : LICE
25
Grave : SOBER
26
Queen topper : TIARA
27
___ Football Conference : ALLAMERICA
28
Santa time : NOEL
29
More convinced : SURER
31
Decree : UKASE
32
Studious soul : PORER
35
Cubs or Giants : NINE
38
Olympic winner : MEDALIST
39
Office machine : SHREDDER
41
Hired hand : HELP
42
Reef material : CORAL
44
Building block : PLINTH
46
Black or Sherwood : FOREST
48
Comic Wences : SENOR
50
Cantina fare : TACO
51
Causes of 10th innings : TIES
52
Town east of Osaka : UENO
53
Yield : CROP
54
To exist, to Ennius : ESSE
55
Basketball's sixth ___ : MAN
57
Can of corn, to Winfield : FLY
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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