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Robert Katz
Robert Katz

New York Times, Wednesday, April 18, 1984

70-Across : Famous penultimate words

Author:
Robert Katz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 245 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Robert Katz has 73 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
G
2
R
3
I
4
M
5
F
6
L
7
A
8
G
9
C
10
A
11
S
12
T
13
L
A
T
E
14
L
I
M
E
15
S
16
A
B
L
E
17
U
S
E
D
18
A
R
E
N
A
19
R
O
O
T
20
T
H
R
E
21
E
M
E
N
I
N
22
A
T
U
B
23
A
R
I
24
S
E
A
T
O
25
B
26
A
27
S
28
A
N
29
T
30
S
A
T
U
31
R
32
N
33
A
R
P
34
S
35
G
E
36
O
37
I
C
H
O
38
R
39
S
L
O
W
40
B
O
A
T
41
T
42
O
C
H
I
N
A
43
K
O
R
E
A
44
T
A
R
45
E
N
O
L
46
S
E
E
S
47
T
48
O
49
I
N
50
C
51
E
S
E
52
T
I
E
R
53
S
54
A
R
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S
56
T
57
H
E
C
A
I
N
58
E
M
U
T
59
I
60
N
61
Y
62
M
I
E
N
63
S
E
I
N
E
64
A
S
E
A
65
I
R
A
E
66
E
N
D
I
N
67
R
I
A
L
68
G
E
L
D
69
T
E
N
T
70
E
T
T
U
© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,580
Across
1
The ___ Reaper : GRIM
5
Old Glory, e.g. : FLAG
9
Man the picture : CAST
13
Better than never : LATE
14
Citrus fruits : LIMES
16
Competent : ABLE
17
Like a jalopy : USED
18
Fight site : ARENA
19
Cheer (for) : ROOT
20
Line from a nursery rhyme : THREEMENINATUB
23
"Exodus" character : ARI
24
Extinct relative of NATO : SEATO
25
Kind of relief : BAS
28
Carpenter with six legs : ANT
30
Ringed planet : SATURN
33
Dadaist works : ARPS
35
Thermal starter : GEO
37
Zeus's "juice" : ICHOR
39
Loesser's lazy vessel : SLOWBOATTOCHINA
43
Rhee ruled here : KOREA
44
Sailor : TAR
45
Organic compound : ENOL
46
Takes care of : SEESTO
49
Letterhead letters : INC
51
Follower of Japan or Siam : ESE
52
What Shea patrons are in : TIERS
54
___ artium (art of arts) : ARS
56
Novel about events on a mine sweeper : THECAINEMUTINY
62
Countenance : MIEN
63
Net type : SEINE
64
On the briny : ASEA
65
Dies ___ : IRAE
66
"Life is an ___ itself": O. W. Holmes Jr. : ENDIN
67
100 Iranian dinars : RIAL
68
Weaken : GELD
69
Camp sight : TENT
70
Famous penultimate words : ETTU
Down
1
Satiate : GLUT
2
Reckless : RASH
3
Roman road : ITER
4
Jason's helpmate : MEDEA
5
Everglades denizen : FLAMINGO
6
Cambio currency : LIRE
7
Approvals at revival meetings : AMENS
8
Islamic spirits : GENIES
9
Scroll-like tablet : CARTOUCHE
10
___ Ben Adhem : ABOU
11
Boor : SLOB
12
Asian holiday : TET
15
A Yemeni capital : SANAA
21
Epoch : ERA
22
Spot for old toys : ATTIC
25
Take a place in the sun : BASK
26
Guthrie namesakes : ARLOS
27
Reproductive body : SPORE
29
Kind of room or time : TEA
31
North Sea feeder : RHINE
32
Taboos : NONOS
34
Sugared : SWEETENED
36
Great Giant : OTT
38
Wheeze's cousin : RALE
40
Fundamental : BASIC
41
Southern Chinese people : TAI
42
Embellish : ORNAMENT
47
Hairdresser's offering : TEASE
48
This is not Occidental : ORIENT
50
French wine region : CRU
53
Insinuative : SNIDE
55
Gape : STARE
56
Item on a buggy : TIRE
57
Mend : HEAL
58
Grape pigment : ENIN
59
"Where ___ now, the glory ... ?": Wordsworth : ISIT
60
Undiluted, as a bar drink : NEAT
61
River in 43 Across : YALU
62
Russian fighter plane : MIG

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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