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Allan Blackman
Allan Blackman

New York Times, Saturday, July 3, 1976

14-Across : Moslem beauty

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: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 3, Spans: 2, 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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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,821
Across
1
Threshing byproduct : CHAFF
6
Lincoln and Beame : ABES
10
Queen of Carthage : DIDO
14
Moslem beauty : HOURI
15
Formal doing : RITE
16
English river : AVON
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Sacred book : KORAN
18
Relative of a jog : TROT
19
Carry on : WAGE
20
Star follower, with 22 Across : SPANGLED
22
See 20 Across : BANNER
24
Line, as a roof : CEIL
25
Earth's neighbor : MARS
26
Musical ___ : CHAIRS
29
Like overparked cars : TICKETED
33
Bricklayers' needs : HODS
34
Kind of bomb : STINK
36
Peter of cartoons : ARNO
37
Fine furs: Abbr. : ERMS
38
Used up : ATE
39
Laugh, in Paris : RIRE
40
Non-expert : LAIC
41
Be in the lineup : START
43
Asian nation : LAOS
44
Certain Oregon resident : ASTORIAN
46
Partner of Charybdis : SCYLLA
48
Plating materials : TINS
49
Comedian Mort : SAHL
50
N.L. manager Walter : ALSTON
53
Go ___ (be law-abiding) : STRAIGHT
57
Scientist Jonas : SALK
58
Miss Kett : ETTA
60
Alaska sight : IGLOO
61
Snick and ___ : SNEE
62
Bellow : ROAR
63
Motif : THEME
64
Singer Nelson : EDDY
65
Unit of loudness : SONE
66
Horse : STEED
Down
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Payment mediums: Abbr. : CHKS
2
Hula, for one : HOOP
3
Nimbus : AURA
4
Man known for one poem : FRANCISSCOTTKEY
5
Upstate N.Y. lake group : FINGER
6
Russian co-op : ARTEL
7
Kind of brain or seed : BIRD
8
W.W. II area : ETO
9
Defeat : SETBACK
10
Part of opus of 4 Down : DAWNSEARLYLIGHT
11
Terrible one : IVAN
12
Venetian official : DOGE
13
Exceptional person : ONER
21
Irish fortification : LISS
23
Biblical transport : ARK
25
U.M.W. member : MINER
26
Lobster claw : CHELA
27
Israeli dances : HORAS
28
Acknowledge : ADMIT
29
Business giant : TITAN
30
Court proceeding : TRIAL
31
Sign up : ENROL
32
___ good deed : DOESA
35
Parting words : TATAS
41
Adam and Eve, e.g. : SINNERS
42
Alexander or Nicholas : TSAR
45
Brazilian coffee : RIO
47
Hindu months : CHAITS
49
Gaze : STARE
50
African fox : ASSE
51
"___ of the free" : LAND
52
Winter sight : SLED
53
Musial : STAN
54
Kind of club : GLEE
55
"___ of the brave" : HOME
56
Pigeon-___ : TOED
59
Moreover : TOO

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

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