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Allan Blackman
Allan Blackman

New York Times, Saturday, September 25, 1976

1-Across : Pitcher's curve

Author:
Allan Blackman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Allan Blackman has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,905
Across
1
Pitcher's curve : INSHOOT
8
Census statistic : MEANAGE
15
Indian coastal region : MALABAR
16
Against the rules : ILLEGAL
17
Old-womanish quality : ANILITY
18
Nimble : LISSOME
19
Celt : GAEL
20
Uninterrupted : SOLID
22
Calculus prerequisite : TRIG
23
Eat: Ger. : ESSEN
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Celebrated : NOTED
27
___ which way : ANY
28
Hitherto : YET
30
Oppressed : LADEN
32
Gang weapon : GAT
35
Body: Prefix : SOMAT
37
Evangelist McPherson : AIMEE
41
Emissary's activity : AGENTRY
43
Bridge maneuver : ENDPLAY
45
Didactic : MORAL
46
Suffixes for killers : CIDES
48
Resident: Suffix : ITE
49
Basque article : BERET
51
W.W. I force : AEF
53
___ and flow : EBB
56
Units of loudness : SONES
58
___ pull : TAFFY
62
Vegetables : PEAS
64
Giants' owner and family : MARAS
66
Civil rights org. : CORE
67
Dunning words : PASTDUE
69
Luzon native : TAGALOG
71
Halo: Var. : AUREOLA
72
Dodging : ELUDING
73
Lincoln's War Secretary : STANTON
74
Emulates Fellini : DIRECTS
Down
1
Graven ___ : IMAGE
2
Zola character et al. : NANAS
3
Moves stealthily : SLIES
4
Comet man : HALLEY
5
Sash : OBI
6
Know one's ___ : OATS
7
Have a dress fitting : TRYON
8
Had effect : MILITATED
9
Passed over : ELIDED
10
Smith and Hirt : ALS
11
___ egg : NEST
12
Marketplace : AGORA
13
Urchin : GAMIN
14
Gray's ___ : ELEGY
21
"Whatever ___ wants ... " : LOLA
24
Cuddles : NESTLES
26
Adamant : DEADSET
29
Peak : TOR
31
Piquancy : NIP
32
Rita : GAM
33
Past : AGO
34
Thrice: Prefix : TER
36
Of an ancient Greek city : MYCENAEAN
38
Roman 1501 : MLI
39
___ crow : EAT
40
Private or eagle : EYE
42
Apprehend : NAB
44
Educ. group : NEA
47
Anatomical passage : ITER
50
P.I. diplomat : ROMULO
52
Potemkin village, e.g. : FACADE
53
Hall-of-Fame pitcher Rixey et al. : EPPAS
54
Outstanding example, for short : BEAUT
55
Port of Iraq : BASRA
57
Glutted : SATED
59
Kind of acid : FOLIC
60
Newspaper page : FRONT
61
Boxmen : YEGGS
63
Actress Anna : STEN
65
Seasoning: Prefix : SALI
68
On the ___ (exactly) : DOT
70
Indian sugar : GUR

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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