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Allan Blackman
Allan Blackman

New York Times, Saturday, November 22, 1975

24-Across : Loan gouging

Author:
Allan Blackman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 3, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Allan Blackman has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,597
Across
1
Football play : PASS
5
Amex unit : SHARE
10
Breathing device, with 16 Across : AQUA
14
Hayworth : RITA
15
Peak of Sonoma Range : TOBIN
16
See 10 Across : LUNG
17
Kind of surgeon : ORAL
18
Source of incense : ELEMI
19
Heckle : BAIT
20
Concorde, for one : SST
21
___ short : SELL
22
Sets out : STARTS
24
Loan gouging : USURY
26
Angle : SLANT
27
Behind the ___ : SCENES
29
Introduce again : REINSERT
32
Church group : CHOIR
33
Carts : WAINS
34
Cartoonist Gardner : REA
35
Pillaged, old style : REFT
36
___ to light (reveal) : BRING
37
Fundamentals : ABCS
38
___ star game : ALL
39
Revolutionary cry : ARISE
40
Scottish flattery : FRAIK
41
Stadium area : MAINGATE
43
Responds : REACTS
44
Pianist Victor : BORGE
45
Russian city : PINSK
46
Of the blood: Var. : HAEMAL
48
Keep ___ on : TABS
49
State: Abbr. : DEL
52
Odd, in Dundee : ORRA
53
Mme. Peron : EVITA
55
Gaelic : ERSE
56
Business-letter abbr. : ATTN
57
Fire-truck gear : SIREN
58
Cat, in Madrid : GATO
59
Milland and Bolger : RAYS
60
Pass, as time : SPEND
61
Ex-Giant coach Steve : OWEN
Down
1
Certain athletes : PROS
2
Put on ___ : AIRS
3
Hoary football play : STATUEOFLIBERTY
4
Pitcher Maglie : SAL
5
Takes the wheel : STEERS
6
Xmas-wreath material : HOLLY
7
Son of Adam : ABEL
8
Tire part : RIM
9
Isolating : ENISLING
10
Saint ___ (Vermont city) : ALBANS
11
Alternative to 3 Down : QUARTERBACKDRAW
12
Offensive or defensive ___ : UNIT
13
Representatives: Abbr. : AGTS
21
Litigant : SUER
23
Works on hides : TANS
25
Stew : SNIT
26
Net : SEINE
27
"Git!" : SCRAM
28
Lobster claw : CHELA
29
Pay-envelope surprise : RAISE
30
Brief novel : RECIT
31
Stints : TASKS
33
___-in vote : WRITE
36
Adjective for a loser : BRAGLESS
37
Pacific pines : ARAS
39
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
40
Boggy lands : FENS
42
___ land (isolated area) : NOMANS
43
Heraldic stripe : RIBAND
45
Eucharistic vessel : PATEN
46
Frost : HOAR
47
City of Greece : ARTA
48
Akron product : TIRE
50
Punta del ___ : ESTE
51
Errol of films : LEON
54
Dais occupant : VIP
55
Freud's concern : EGO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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