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Robert Katz
Robert Katz

New York Times, Monday, October 25, 1993

15-Across : Beneath, in Bonn

Author:
Robert Katz
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F V X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Robert Katz has 73 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,057
Across
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Play the lead : STAR
5
Oil or milk measure : QUART
10
He wrote "The Counterfeiters" : GIDE
14
"Othello" heavy : IAGO
15
Beneath, in Bonn : UNTER
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Portentous March day : IDES
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Irritated state : SNIT
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Dry-climate brick structure : ADOBE
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Comply with : MEET
20
Police interrogation strategy : GOODCOPBADCOP
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S. Korean G.I. : ROK
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River of Hesse : EDER
25
Rather's network : CBS
28
Clairvoyant : SEER
31
Nosh : SNACK
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River isles : AITS
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Part of RR : RAIL
38
Beat it! : SCRAM
40
Silent-movie police force : THEKEYSTONEKOPS
43
Slaved in the galley : OARED
44
Vision opener : TELE
45
Like an arthropod in a carpet : SNUG
46
Remnant of the past : RELIC
48
Like firewood : SAWN
50
French connectors : ETS
51
Reverberations in Spain : ECOS
53
Walton or Donaldson : SAM
55
Police-movie script direction : CUTTOTHECHASE
61
O'Casey's "___ and the Paycock" : JUNO
62
Bearlike marsupial : KOALA
63
Symbol of approval : SEAL
65
"___ go bragh" : ERIN
66
Sea eagles : ERNES
67
Librettist Harbach : OTTO
68
Roulette transactions : BETS
69
Put back to zero : RESET
70
Republican elephant creator : NAST
Down
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Bro's sib : SIS
2
Spice : TANG
3
Exchange premium : AGIO
4
Copter spinner : ROTOR
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Charlatanism : QUACKERY
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Put an end to : UNDO
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Resting upon : ATOP
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Hasidic spiritual leader : REBBE
9
Parts of radials : TREADS
10
Gewgaws : GIMCRACKS
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Gram starter : IDEO
12
Far from shallow : DEEP
13
Id ___ : EST
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Don'ts partner : DOS
22
Thickheaded : DENSE
25
Roman Punic Wars statesman : CATO
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Patna is its capital : BIHAR
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Cordwood measure : STERE
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Down or Middle follower : EAST
30
Communions and bar mitzvahs : RITES
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Hag : CRONE
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Done for : KAPUT
35
Closet secrets : SKELETONS
37
She gets what she wants, in song : LOLA
39
Answering-machine rcds. : MSGS
41
Papal bull, e.g. : EDICT
42
TV feature : NEWSCAST
47
Pot of a kind : COOKER
49
Nope : NAH
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"The Big ___," Marx Brothers film : STORE
54
Bricklayer : MASON
55
Preserve, in a way : CURE
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One of a series : UNIT
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Memorable actor Conried : HANS
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Gen. Robert ___ : ELEE
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Stiff hair : SETA
60
Breaks bread : EATS
61
Stuart of the C.S.A. : JEB
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Fate : LOT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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