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Rickert
Rickert

New York Times, Friday, June 3, 1977

69-Across : Bumps and lumps

Author:
Rickert
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 4, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Rickert has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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H
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A
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N
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D
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,156
Across
1
Place for a mitt : HAND
5
Argot : SLANG
10
N.T. book : MATT
14
Butter substitute : OLEO
15
Watered silk : MOIRE
16
Khayyám : OMAR
17
They "jazz up" the game : DOUBLEPLAYCOMBO
20
Yugoslavian republic : SERBIA
21
Hide from view : SHROUD
22
Flesh: Comb. form : SARC
24
Black and Red : SEAS
25
Quick in school : APT
28
___ Grande : RIO
29
Vase : URN
30
Kingman's weapon : BAT
33
Shoe or family follower : TREE
35
Oklahoma city : ENID
37
Berra is one : COACH
39
With 19 Down, 1906 Cub commentary : TINKERTOEVERSTO
42
Reference-book feature : INDEX
43
Broadway acronym : ANTA
44
Jacket or school : ETON
45
Milieus of D.A.'s : CTS
46
Tic-___-toe : TAC
48
Actor Wallach : ELI
50
Work unit : ERG
51
Hat material : FELT
52
Greek shrine : NAOS
54
Partners of silks : SATINS
57
___ task (difficult job) : NOEASY
61
With 51 Down, "around the horn" d.p. : THIRDTOSECONDTO
65
Singer Ed ___ : AMES
66
Speechify : ORATE
67
Tart : SOUR
68
What pitchers need between games : REST
69
Bumps and lumps : NODES
70
Serf : ESNE
Down
1
Coal scuttles : HODS
2
Lily plant : ALOE
3
Nervy prefix : NEUR
4
___ Ferry, N.Y. : DOBBS
5
Less clear, as a printed page : SMEARIER
6
Trim : LOP
7
Be under the weather : AIL
8
Marksman's org. : NRA
9
Old Faithful, e.g. : GEYSER
10
Anchors : MOORS
11
Cartridges, for short : AMMO
12
No-no : TABU
13
Stepped : TROD
18
Prevaricator : LIAR
19
See 39 Across : CHANCE
23
Get in touch with : CONTACT
24
European mountain range : SUDETEN
25
Storage place : ATTIC
26
Publish : PRINT
27
Takes care of : TENDS
30
Sew loosely : BASTE
31
Thespian : ACTOR
32
Snowshoe strap : THONG
34
Piece (out) : EKE
36
Charged atom : ION
38
Mine find : ORE
40
Lengthen or broaden : EXTEND
41
Hanging drapes : VALANCES
47
Walter of diamond fame : ALSTON
49
Perfect at-bat record : IOOO
51
See 61 Across : FIRST
53
Feel : SENSE
54
Pitcher like Seaver : STAR
55
Words of distress : AHME
56
Causes of extra innings : TIES
58
Fusses : ADOS
59
Daze : STUN
60
Auld lang syne : YORE
62
Rio de ___ : ORO
63
Melancholy : SAD
64
Québécois summer : ETE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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