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Robert Katz
Robert Katz

New York Times, Friday, February 6, 1987

12-Down : China's ___ of Four

Author:
Robert Katz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Robert Katz has 73 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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G
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A
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M
4
A
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B
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A
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T
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E
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S
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N
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A
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G
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R
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E
L
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A
L
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R
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T
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I
O
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A
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A
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N
I
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S
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R
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G
W
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N
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D
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B
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L
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O
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T
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G
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I
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M
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L
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T
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F
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A
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N
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P
E
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N
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C
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I
L
S
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B
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I
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B
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E
T
A
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L
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N
O
U
S
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T
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A
R
D
Y
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T
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K
E
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I
T
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R
L
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E
A
V
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I
T
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C
L
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N
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S
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V
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E
V
O
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H
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D
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D
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R
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S
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D
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E
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C
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R
O
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B
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B
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Y
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H
O
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K
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O
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R
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B
Y
C
R
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O
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O
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K
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R
E
A
R
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N
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R
O
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A
L
A
I
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E
A
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R
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N
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T
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R
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D
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,604
Across
1
Tall, coarse grass : GAMA
5
Reduce : BATE
9
Run producer : SNAG
13
Film holder : REEL
14
Emulate Paul Revere : ALERT
16
Whit : IOTA
17
Wild female buffalo : ARNI
18
Flight maker : STAIR
19
Actress Verdon : GWEN
20
Gambler's phrase : DOUBLEORNOTHING
23
Late-show time : IAM
24
Rent : LET
25
Strike out : FAN
28
Desk-top gear : PENCILS
32
Lobster eater's garb : BIB
35
Lat. catchall : ETAL
37
"We" for those who say "oui" : NOUS
38
Like the White Rabbit : TARDY
40
Wheeler-dealer's phrase : TAKEITORLEAVEIT
43
Untainted : CLEAN
44
Pole, e.g. : SLAV
45
Cry at Pan's parties : EVOE
46
Mary follower : HAD
47
Set straight : DRESSED
50
Dolls based on a film : ETS
51
Casey's org. : CIA
52
"Auld ___ Morris": Burns : ROB
54
Achiever's phrase : BYHOOKORBYCROOK
63
Bring up : REAR
64
Summer month on the pampas : ENERO
65
Turkish regiment : ALAI
66
Gross, in a way : EARN
67
Fortification : REDAN
68
Good or bad ending : NESS
69
Domino side : TREY
70
Novelist Franken : ROSE
71
Puncta : DOTS
Down
1
Rank after sr. : GRAD
2
Dynamic beginner : AERO
3
Small, in Sedan : MENU
4
Suspect's need : ALIBI
5
Bargain chaser : BASEMENT
6
Tall, in Torino : ALTO
7
Go like lightning : TEAR
8
Hibernia : ERIN
9
Espy : SIGHT
10
"___ lay me down ... " : NOWI
11
Egyptian symbol : ATEN
12
China's ___ of Four : GANG
15
Gnome's kin : TROLL
21
Track distance : LAP
22
Episperm : TESTA
25
What retrievers do : FETCH
26
Novel by Chateaubriand : ATALA
27
Fast's "The ___ God" : NAKED
29
Loop for Captain Lynch : NOOSE
30
Ringlets : CURLS
31
Mallorca and Menorca : ISLAS
32
Alla ___ : BREVE
33
Victim of anoesia : IDIOT
34
Computer lunches? : BYTES
36
Savanna : LEA
39
Hail, to Caesar : AVE
41
City in SE Calif. : INDIO
42
All : EVERYONE
48
Croupier, at times : RAKER
49
A dwarf : DOC
51
Like some oaters : CORNY
53
Ibsen verse drama : BRAND
54
Pitcher Saberhagen : BRET
55
Once around Sol : YEAR
56
Lagomorph : HARE
57
Unique fellow : ONER
58
Decorate anew : REDO
59
Bikini parts : BRAS
60
Airplane's ___ strut : OLEO
61
Kiln : OAST
62
Osculate : KISS

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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