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Allan Blackman
Allan Blackman

New York Times, Wednesday, March 20, 1974

1-Across : Desolate

Author:
Allan Blackman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Allan Blackman has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,985
Across
1
Desolate : STARK
6
Bedouin cord : AGAL
10
Blackbird : MERL
14
Divided country : KOREA
15
Mussolini : DUCE
16
Lily plant : ALOE
17
Nautical command : AVAST
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Geologists' concerns : ORES
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Golfer Tony : LEMA
20
Turning point, 1863 : GETTYSBURG
22
Wine vessels : AMAS
23
Ruby or Sandra : DEE
24
Medicine-chest item : IODINE
26
Young miss : LASSIE
30
Actress Toren : MARTA
32
Covered with vines : IVIED
33
Abortive attack area of W. W. I : GALLIPOLI
37
Pride's successor : FALL
38
Flemish tapestry : ARRAS
39
Haircut : TRIM
40
Turning point, 1942 : ELALAMEIN
42
Contour feather : PENNA
43
Mast ropes : STAYS
44
Save : REDEEM
45
Arizona sights : CHASMS
48
Word with mot or ton : BON
49
Incautious : RASH
50
Turning point, 1943 : STALINGRAD
57
Respecting : ASTO
58
Ratio words : ISTO
59
Adjust : ALINE
60
Silver abbr. : STER
61
Military alliance : NATO
62
One with a low I.Q. : MORON
63
___ of (in a way) : SORT
64
Family member, for short : GRAM
65
Pitchers : EWERS
Down
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Great Lakes hunting boat : SKAG
2
Smoke, in Scotland : TOVE
3
Smell ___ : ARAT
4
Pause : REST
5
Grasshopper : KATYDID
6
New Mexico sight : ADOBE
7
Spiritual guide : GURU
8
Box elder's genus : ACER
9
Film musical : LESGIRLS
10
Poorly suited : MALADAPTED
11
Varnish base : ELEMI
12
Cicero or Cato : ROMAN
13
Rent : LEASE
21
Diocesan center : SEE
25
Brazilian people : OTI
26
Riley's good thing : LIFE
27
Of grandparents : AVAL
28
Chemical prefix : SILA
29
Underestimates : SELLSSHORT
30
Ex-Yankee star : MARIS
31
Ladd : ALAN
33
Jane or Zane : GREY
34
Caen's river : ORNE
35
Center's place : LINE
36
Mosque leader : IMAM
38
Accumulating : AMASSING
41
Air: Abbr. : ATM
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Elia, for one : PENNAME
44
Louis, e.g. : ROI
45
Coarse : CRASS
46
Must : HASTO
47
Flower : ASTER
48
Flourish : BLOOM
51
Alexander or Peter : TSAR
52
"___ boy!" : ATTA
53
Emulate a worm : GLOW
54
Laugh: Fr. : RIRE
55
One more: Abbr. : ANOR
56
Retreats : DENS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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