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R. Kaplan
R. Kaplan

New York Times, Thursday, June 24, 1976

38-Across : Constituent city of Hungary's capital

Author:
R. Kaplan
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
R. Kaplan has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,812
Across
1
"He jests at ___, that never ... " : SCARS
6
Burn : CHAR
10
Wood strip : SLAT
14
World Court H.Q. : HAGUE
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Physicist I.I. : RABI
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Tissue layer : TELA
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"Once ___ ... " : UPONA
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With, in Paris : AVEC
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Certain writers: Abbr. : ANON
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Greeting for a monarch : LONGLIVETHEKING
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Number : ONE
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Coeur d'___ : ALENE
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One of a British eight : EDWARD
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Kennel sounds : BARKS
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Copy a dress pattern : TRACE
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Invalidates : VOIDS
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Do spadework : DIG
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Leaping animal : HARE
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Phila. suburb : PAOLI
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Constituent city of Hungary's capital : BUDA
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Cpl.'s boss : SGT
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Uses a soapbox : TALKS
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Medit. bean : CAROB
42
Nathan and family : HALES
43
Kansas City players : ROYALS
44
Lariat : RIATA
46
Take to court : SUE
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Anthem for a monarch : GODSAVETHEQUEEN
54
Japanese apricots : UMES
55
Glades or bearing : EVER
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Join : UNITE
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Duck : TEAL
58
Annoy : RILE
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End in ___ (tie) : ADRAW
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Filet of ___ : SOLE
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Great number : SLEW
62
Loamy deposit : LOESS
Down
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Synagogue : SHUL
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Chief, in Italy : CAPO
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Greek contest : AGON
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Ladder part : RUNG
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Joseph Conrad's forte : SEALORE
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Yearn for : CRAVE
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___ it in for : HAVE
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Support : ABET
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Lion-Hearted monarch : RICHARDI
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Certain horse races : STAKES
11
Russian leader : LENIN
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Unique : ALONE
13
Cheese quality : TANG
21
Unaffiliated voter: Abbr. : IND
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Moose's relatives : ELKS
25
Ordinal endings : ETHS
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Lug : DRAG
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Kind of hog : WART
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Certain flier : ACE
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Contents of stacks : BOOKS
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"Good for what ___ you" : AILS
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Lowland area : VALE
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___ mater : DURA
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Deified one : IDOL
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Chatters : GABS
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Chatters profusely : PALAVERS
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Fundy or Biscayne : BAY
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Bye-bye : TATA
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Of like status : COEQUAL
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To-do : HASSLE
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Regret : RUE
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Lover : ROMEO
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Goal : IDEAL
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Mouselike animal : SHREW
47
Stamina : GUTS
48
Wicked : EVIL
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Distant: Prefix : TELE
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Reverse an action : UNDO
51
Celtic state : EIRE
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Greek letters : ETAS
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Intelligence : NEWS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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