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Allan Blackman
Allan Blackman

New York Times, Saturday, June 1, 1974

Author:
Allan Blackman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 29.9
Allan Blackman has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,058
Across
1
Secular : LAIC
5
Overwhelm : SWAMP
10
Egyptian goddess : SATI
14
Ray : ALDO
15
Street worker : PAVER
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Mongol tent : YURT
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Consider : DEEM
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Wind: Prefix : ANEMO
19
Dirk : SNEE
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Mahan's subject : SEAPOWER
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Go-___ : GETTER
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Containers : URNS
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Answer in a certain exam : TRUE
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Anita and Claus : SANTAS
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Cobra workers : CHARMERS
33
Protruding window : ORIEL
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Smile warmly : BEAM
35
Las Vegas machine : SLOT
36
Harbor unit : PIER
37
Garments in Poona : SARIS
38
Inter ___ : ALIA
39
Brewing needs : HOPS
40
Adverb for chic : TRES
41
Fishline part : SNELL
42
Hay-storing devices : STACKERS
44
Court crier's words : HEARYE
45
Anent : INRE
46
Median strip : MALL
47
Worn out : EFFETE
50
Barnum specialty : BALLYHOO
54
Horse color : ROAN
55
Leaf-shaped : OVATE
57
___ Fein : SINN
58
Stupor: Prefix : NARC
59
Boundaries : METES
60
Against : INTO
61
Robert ___ : ELEE
62
Wield : EXERT
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Warehousing: Abbr. : STOR
Down
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Young ones : LADS
2
Sheltered : ALEE
3
"The very ___!" : IDEA
4
20th-century field : COMPUTERSCIENCE
5
Gives rise to : SPAWNS
6
Recedes : WANES
7
Declare : AVER
8
Hebrew letter : MEM
9
Requisites for 4 Down : PROGRAMS
10
Relative of 4 Down : SYSTEMSANALYSIS
11
"Charley's ___" : AUNT
12
Elm or ash : TREE
13
Via Appia, e.g. : ITER
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Kind of test : ORAL
23
Continent: Abbr. : EUR
25
Massenet heroine : THAIS
26
Some students : SOPHS
27
Running wild : ARIOT
28
East Indian tree : NIEPA
29
Goddess of agriculture : CERES
30
Football-pro Carl : ELLER
31
Turbulent : ROILY
32
Trite : STALE
34
Vermont city : BARRE
37
Rigid cellular tissue : STEREOME
41
Betray : SELL
43
Chess piece: Abbr. : KNT
44
Most sound : HALEST
46
Dura ___ : MATER
47
Eagle : ERNE
48
Young horse : FOAL
49
Get along : FARE
50
Diminish : BATE
51
Inkling : HINT
52
Aware of : ONTO
53
___ about : ONOR
56
Plague : VEX

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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