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Robert Katz
Robert Katz

New York Times, Friday, November 1, 1985

56-Down : ___-di-dah

Author:
Robert Katz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Robert Katz has 73 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,142
Across
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Expunge : ERASE
6
Nasser's successor : SADAT
11
Forestall : PREVENT
13
Iron or gold : ELEMENT
16
City on the Reuss : LUCERNE
17
Den denizen : NESTLER
18
Fools' Day mo. : APR
19
" ... ___ is done": Book of Common Prayer : OURWORK
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Ma that says "Maa!" : EWE
22
African village : STAD
24
Like neon : INERT
25
Japanese cousin of Mr. : SAN
26
Apportions : METES
28
"___ Were a Rich Man" : IFI
29
Plunger's loss : SHIRT
31
"___ Fideles" : ADESTE
33
Democritus follower : ATOMIST
35
Perform at La Scala, palindromically : AIRANARIA
37
Wine or vine : MADEIRA
39
Depose : ATTEST
43
Went West, perhaps : MOVED
44
Indsl. activity : MFG
46
Organic fertilizer : HUMUS
47
Literary collection : ANA
48
Fair, in Ferrara : FIERA
50
Placate a glutton : SATE
51
Soak flax : RET
52
Downwind : LEEWARD
54
Filbert : NUT
55
Bewildered : ATALOSS
57
Weather-map features : ISOBARS
59
Gulf on the Ionian : TARANTO
60
Bequest recipient : LEGATEE
61
Paper amount : SHEAF
62
First Egyptian king : MENES
Down
1
Threw forth : ERUPTED
2
Box again : RECRATE
3
Hail, to Caesar : AVE
4
Kind of therapy : SERO
5
Boredom : ENNUI
6
Havana lass : SENORITA
7
On the qui vive : ALERT
8
"___ Set," 1957 film : DESK
9
Figure for a C.P.A. : AMT
10
Progress intelligently planned : TELESIS
11
Blood part : PLASMA
12
Italian province : TERNI
14
Décor style since 1895 : NEWART
15
"Last Case" sleuth : TRENT
20
Palindrome for pitchers : WEFANAFEW
23
Marquis ___ : DESADE
27
Penned a pig : STIED
29
Powhatan's captive : SMITH
30
Gap : HIATUS
32
Yamamai's kin : ERI
34
Old English money unit : ORA
36
"___ of the Night": Mailer : ARMIESOF
37
Juno ___ (Roman goddess) : MONETA
38
Incarnations : AVATARS
40
Give off : EMANATE
41
Does a surgeon's job : SUTURES
42
Feared fly : TSETSE
43
Corday's victim : MARAT
45
Perceval's quest : GRAIL
48
Celebration, Italian style : FESTA
49
Electric-furnace inventor : ARSEM
52
___ Star State : LONE
53
Palazzo Ducale resident : DOGE
56
___-di-dah : LAH
58
Behave like Cato the Elder : BAN

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

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