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Robert Katz
Robert Katz

New York Times, Wednesday, May 12, 1982

Author:
Robert Katz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 14, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 36.3
Robert Katz has 73 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

In 15-Across clue, "Charlie" should be "Charley"; left as in the original.

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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,873
Across
1
State : AVER
5
Witch-hunt town : SALEM
10
"Bird ___ never wert": Shelley : THOU
14
Not taped : LIVE
15
Charlie ___, country singer : PRIDE
16
Turnpike component : RAMP
17
Flops, as a play : DIES
18
Confine : LIMIT
19
Writers Levin and Wolfert : IRAS
20
Waller hit : AINTMISBEHAVIN
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Primary, e.g. : RACE
24
Ending for Manhattan : ITE
25
Descendant of Shem : SEMITE
28
Like the speed of light : CONSTANT
33
With, to Pierre : AVEC
34
"___ a leg!" : SHAKE
35
"The ___ Sanctions": Trevanian : LOO
36
Gershwin's "It ___ So" : AINTNECESSARILY
40
Co.'s cousin : LTD
41
Ovid was one : ODIST
42
Zaire river : UELE
43
Latitudinal line : EASTWEST
45
Swindled : CONNED
47
Nancy's man : RON
48
Director Vittorio De ___ : SETA
49
Song of 1916 : IAINTGOTNOBODY
56
Complain : CARP
57
Opera highlights : ARIAS
58
Olive, to Caesar : OLEA
59
" ... ___ in Kalamazoo" : AGAL
60
This takes two to do : TANGO
61
___ Bator : ULAN
62
Wojtyla or Walesa : POLE
63
Glacial ridge : ESKER
64
"Pillow ___," 1959 film : TALK
Down
1
"Four Seasons" director : ALDA
2
Number for a Henry : VIII
3
Tied : EVEN
4
Synonym for 18 Across : RESTRICT
5
Do a cutting-room job : SPLICE
6
Stand : ARISE
7
Out on a ___ : LIMB
8
Ernie's widow : EDIE
9
"___ I scent the morning air": Shak. : METHINKS
10
Plate for holding hot dishes : TRIVET
11
Mata of interest in spy lore : HARI
12
Land sounding like a hipster's cry : OMAN
13
Downs' partner : UPS
21
Door or welcome follower : MAT
22
Flummoxed : ATSEA
25
Elbe feeder : SAALE
26
Broadway hit : EVITA
27
Darns : MENDS
28
This may have a pair of drawers : CHEST
29
Kind of kiln : OAST
30
Foreign : ALIEN
31
___ prosequi : NOLLE
32
Fiddled around : TOYED
34
Bio., chem., etc. : SCIS
37
From ___ (henceforth) : NOWON
38
Toothless : EDENTATE
39
Vagabond : RUNABOUT
44
Three-bagger : TRIPLE
45
Bowdlerize : CENSOR
46
Siouan people : OTO
48
Where Tandy is dandy : STAGE
49
Role played by Jose Ferrer: 1943–45 : IAGO
50
Soviet sea : ARAL
51
Mardi ___ : GRAS
52
Sty sound : OINK
53
Earthenware jar : OLLA
54
Salesman's goal : DEAL
55
Hero of "The Hairy Ape" : YANK
56
Size of paper : CAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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