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Robert Katz
Robert Katz

New York Times, Saturday, April 11, 1987

Author:
Robert Katz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 15.5
Robert Katz has 73 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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H
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A
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H
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M
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A
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N
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T
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F
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A
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T
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I
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V
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S
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P
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I
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R
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G
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P
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A
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H
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T
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N
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I
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T
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R
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L
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A
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N
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V
A
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L
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M
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S
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G
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S
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B
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G
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S
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G
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B
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T
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S
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Y
R
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C
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N
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T
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W
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B
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B
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A
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T
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C
O
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D
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D
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A
N
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O
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C
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,668
Across
1
Diner offering : HASH
5
"Olympia" painter : MANET
10
Exploit : FEAT
14
Brainchild : IDEA
15
"___ on th' tallysheet ... ": Dunne : AVOTE
16
Palindromic teacher in Siam : ANNA
17
Dolt : SIMP
18
Grant Wood, e.g. : IOWAN
19
Palindromic whistle : TOOT
20
A.S.P.C.A.'s palindromic advice : STEPONNOPETS
23
N.Y. summertime : EDT
24
Nerve network : RETE
25
Already, in Asti : GIA
28
Zoo favorite : PANDA
30
"___ beginning maketh a good ending": Heywood : AHARD
32
Metallurgist's palindromic analysis : TINISINIT
36
Bucolic : RURAL
37
___ impasse : ATAN
38
Part of U.S.N.A. : NAVAL
40
"The ___ Love," 1924 song : MANI
41
Emulates Melba : SINGS
43
Palindromic cat measure : BIGASAGIB
45
Comb, in a way : TEASE
46
Math functions : SINES
47
What mos. become : YRS
48
D-day city : CAEN
52
Doubly: Prefix : TWI
53
Meteorologist's palindromic report : WARSAWWASRAW
58
Palindromic rock group : ABBA
61
A Tex. athlete : ASTRO
62
Mexican fare : TACO
63
Palindromic act : DEED
64
Hinder : DETER
65
Caesar's road : ITER
66
Con's kin : ANTI
67
Upright : ONEND
68
Mind : CARE
Down
1
Snake "talk" : HISS
2
Mine entrance : ADIT
3
Ornamental pattern : SEME
4
Events : HAPPENINGS
5
Keep up : MAINTAIN
6
Stratford's river : AVON
7
"It's ___ Never," Presley hit : NOWOR
8
Warehouse : ETAPE
9
Palindromic belief : TENET
10
Lardy substances : FATS
11
Em chasers : ENO
12
"Feliz ___ nuevo!" : ANO
13
Make lace palindromically : TAT
21
High roller's concern : ODDS
22
Eye product : TEAR
25
House annex : GARAGE
26
Mideast people : IRANIS
27
Comic's ploy : ADLIB
28
One who shows mercy : PITIER
29
Pineapple : ANANAS
31
Cultural : HUMANISTIC
32
Flavorful : TASTY
33
Catch : NAB
34
There, in Roma : IVI
35
Street game : TAG
39
This can be famous : LASTWORD
42
Drought, in Durango : SECA
44
Egyptian oasis : SIWA
49
Tilled land, in Tex. : ARADO
50
German steel center : ESSEN
51
Basket weave : NATTE
53
African waterway : WADI
54
Warbler : WREN
55
Pro ___ : RATA
56
Maple genus : ACER
57
Had on : WORE
58
Palindromic Nabokov title : ADA
59
Memorable artist Shahn : BEN
60
Wager : BET

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

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