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Lou Sabin
Lou Sabin

New York Times, Tuesday, September 3, 1991

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 flow: 46.4 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.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,274
Across
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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
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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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