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Allan Blackman
Allan Blackman

New York Times, Saturday, May 29, 1976

37-Down : Foundry workers

Author:
Allan Blackman
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V W X }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, 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. 9,786
Across
1
Move up sharply : ZOOM
5
Burst of activity : SPASM
10
Word with gloss or trailer : SEMI
14
Spanish river : EBRO
15
Ural people : MANSI
16
He was: Lat. : ERAT
17
Poi base : TARO
18
Sea eagles : ERNES
19
Perimeter: Abbr. : CIRC
20
Word game : ANAGRAMS
22
Peanut-eater's sound : CRUNCH
24
Koran chapter : SURA
25
Young salmon : PARR
26
Woodland deities : SATYRS
29
Mercenaries of Revolution : HESSIANS
33
French social theorist : ARON
34
Rorschach, for one : TEST
35
The Fates, e.g. : TRIO
36
Inferior diamond : BORT
37
Campus orgs. : FRATS
38
Abominable Snowman : YETI
39
Loyalty ___ : OATH
40
Knowledge : LORE
41
Stripper Candy : BARR
42
Rockabye settings : TREETOPS
44
Vibrates : PULSES
46
Zane Grey's plant : SAGE
47
Supernatural force, in Hawaii : MANA
48
In pain : ACHING
51
Home-bar vessel : DECANTER
55
Folksinger Joan : BAEZ
56
Superior : ELITE
58
Japanese zither : KOTO
59
Monster : OGRE
60
Snake : RACER
61
Miss Kett : ETTA
62
___ guard : REAR
63
Nostradamus et al. : SEERS
64
Eiffel, to French : TOUR
Down
1
Greek letter : ZETA
2
Old Japanese coin : OBAN
3
Odd, in Glasgow : ORRA
4
Electronic music-maker : MOOGSYNTHESIZER
5
Sullies : SMEARS
6
Italian city : PARMA
7
Miss Sheridan et al. : ANNS
8
Compass point : SSE
9
Makes a director's error : MISCASTS
10
Standby for Linus : SECURITYBLANKET
11
Where Sligo is : ERIN
12
Playwright Connelly : MARC
13
Seethe : ITCH
21
Capek play : RUR
23
Certain carriers: Abbr. : RRS
25
Nuisance, in France : PESTE
26
Wooden shoe : SABOT
27
Disorderly : AROAR
28
Pastry item : TORTE
29
Learns : HEARS
30
Fields : AREAS
31
Saltpeter : NITRE
32
Evenings, in Bordeaux : SOIRS
34
Figure of speech : TROPE
37
Foundry workers : FLOGGERS
43
Black and ___ : TAN
44
Roosevelt performers : PACERS
45
One, in Italy : UNA
47
Poet's concern : METER
48
Assamese native : ABOR
49
Home for a bird : CAGE
50
Wife of Zeus : HERA
51
Las Vegas items : DICE
52
In ___ : TOTO
53
"___, Brute" : ETTU
54
Lion's ___ : ROAR
57
New Guinea port : LAE

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

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