You can navigate most dialogue boxes easily in Panther. But the Finder's Find window seems to be unique. You can tab between buttons, but once you tab "into" the list of Specific Places to search, the tab key only cycles through the list in alphabetical order.
To get out of the list, press Control-tab, which will then highlight the next button.
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