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Robert Katz
Robert Katz

New York Times, Wednesday, April 2, 1980

Author:
Robert Katz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 24.3
Robert Katz has 73 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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K
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P
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C
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C
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D
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F
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B
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D
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C
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M
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B
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H
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W
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,103
Across
1
Keystone ___ : KOPS
5
Newsman's delight : SCOOP
10
Pater, in Paris : PERE
14
Drama award : OBIE
15
Debate : ARGUE
16
Assert : AVER
17
Comedienne Imogene : COCA
18
Sheds feathers : MOLTS
19
Stadium section : TIER
20
Jogger's nightmare : HEARTBREAKHILL
23
"Some ___ meat ... ": Burns : HAE
24
Robert De ___ : NIRO
25
Juan or Don : CARLOS
29
Article with Moines or Plaines : DES
30
Small pocket : FOB
33
Robin ___ of ballad fame : ADAIR
34
Compositions for two : DUOS
36
Iroquoian tongue : ERIE
37
Jogger's goal : SEVENMINUTEMILE
40
City in Normandy : CAEN
41
"Lord, ___ I?" : ISIT
42
Niamey is its capital : NIGER
43
Entire : ALL
44
Dunce : ASS
45
Turning parts : ROTORS
46
___ homo : ECCE
47
Prefix with content : MAL
48
Jogger's dream : BOSTONMARATHON
55
Wrongful act, in law : TORT
56
Serviceable : UTILE
57
North African gully : WADI
58
Bread spread : OLEO
59
What caliologists study : NESTS
60
Do a household job : IRON
61
Freeway exit : RAMP
62
Unexpected source of joy : TREAT
63
Flat or spare follower : TIRE
Down
1
Mayor of N.Y.C. : KOCH
2
Tuner of the orchestra : OBOE
3
Twelve-point type : PICA
4
Catch on a firearm : SEAR
5
Brazilian dances : SAMBAS
6
Ten million rupees : CRORE
7
Size up, in a way : OGLE
8
Downright : OUTANDOUT
9
Most bothersome : PESKIEST
10
Place to eat alfresco : PATIO
11
Satan sows its seeds : EVIL
12
Film-can contents : REEL
13
Stray : ERR
21
This rose with the rose : THORN
22
What mins. become : HRS
25
First to stab Caesar : CASCA
26
"Let's Make ___" : ADEAL
27
Loose thread : RAVEL
28
Mortgage : LIEN
30
Cold: Comb. form : FRIGO
31
Texas athlete : OILER
32
Some are light : BEERS
34
Rebel : DISSENTER
35
Prefix for cycle or form : UNI
36
Send out : EMIT
38
Ballot-box bungle : MISCOUNT
39
___ Gay : ENOLA
44
Do Hamlet : ACT
45
Least common : RAREST
46
Bar, to the bar : ESTOP
47
Where Valletta is : MALTA
48
South-of-the-border weapon : BOLA
49
Utah city : OREM
50
___ en scène : MISE
51
Taunt : TWIT
52
Mata, the spy : HARI
53
Gardenia feature : ODOR
54
The Mets, for one : NINE
55
High craggy hill : TOR

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

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