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Allan Blackman
Allan Blackman

New York Times, Tuesday, September 16, 1975

15-Across : "___ told by an idiot"

Author:
Allan Blackman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Allan Blackman has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,530
Across
1
Compasses' describings : ARCS
5
Tannery worker : BATER
10
Boom's partner : BUST
14
Sword handle : HILT
15
"___ told by an idiot" : ATALE
16
Expanse : AREA
17
Distant : AFAR
18
Shinbone : TIBIA
19
Alpine goat : IBEX
20
Leader of a march on Rome : BENITOMUSSOLINI
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"___ but the brave ... " : NONE
24
German pronoun : SIE
25
Counterparts : IMAGES
28
Spy's address : MAILDROP
33
Dotted : SEME
34
Word on a garment tag : LARGE
35
Spring mo. : APR
36
Leader who freed the serfs to no avail : TSARALEXANDERII
40
"___ no use!" : ITS
41
S. A. monkeys : TITIS
42
Japanese native : AINO
43
Tape magazine : CASSETTE
45
Dunce's place : CORNER
47
Work on lace : TAT
48
Declaim : RANT
49
Leader who renounced his divinity : EMPERORHIROHITO
57
Wall St. figure : BEAR
58
Makeshift lodging : ROOST
59
"September ___" : MORN
60
Distinctive : RARE
61
Up ___ : ATREE
62
Indigo : ANIL
63
Aware of : ONTO
64
Bankers' deals : LOANS
65
Hungarian premier : NAGY
Down
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Gregory Peck role : AHAB
2
Prevalent : RIFE
3
Social unit : CLAN
4
Reporter on space rates : STRINGER
5
Relay-race gadgets : BATONS
6
"___ to be born ... " : ATIME
7
Forbidden : TABU
8
Ivy Leaguers : ELIS
9
Shuffle the staff : REASSIGN
10
___ out (parachuted) : BAILED
11
"___ et orbi" : URBI
12
Visible : SEEN
13
Kind of dancer : TAXI
21
Kind of hold : TOE
22
Stopped a squeak : OILED
25
Relating to: Suffix : ISTIC
26
Perle : MESTA
27
Assemble : AMASS
28
Boxer Rosenbloom : MAXIE
29
Macaws : ARAS
30
___ to go : RARIN
31
Allow as how : OPINE
32
Earlier : PRIOR
34
Baltic native : LETT
37
On ___ (frolicking) : ATEAR
38
Shore region : LITTORAL
39
Native of a certain planet : EARTHMAN
44
Sound system : STEREO
45
Menus : CARTES
46
Yoko ___ : ONO
48
In the air : RISEN
49
Tortosa's river : EBRO
50
Golden ___ (happy medium) : MEAN
51
Sunder : PART
52
Newspaper section : ROTO
53
Folk dance : HORA
54
Westchester college : IONA
55
Math branch : TRIG
56
However : ONLY

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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