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Robert Katz
Robert Katz

New York Times, Saturday, April 13, 1985

6-Down : Nontaped malice on TV (palindrome)

Author:
Robert Katz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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. 12,940
Across
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Munch : CHEW
5
Plant anew : RESOW
10
Bread unit : SLAB
14
N.J. town : LODI
15
Conserve of grapes : UVATE
16
Acapulco sandwich : TACO
17
Iroquoian worshiped Ireland (palindrome) : ERIEDEIFIEDEIRE
20
With smugness : FATLY
21
Pres. Hoover was one : LEO
22
What a waiter awaits : ORDER
23
Post-shuffle action : DEAL
25
Graf ___ : SPEE
27
Eng. lawmakers : MPS
30
Gets the shakes : SHIVERS
32
Nailing block : NOG
35
Diner sign : EATS
37
Egg: Comb. form : OVI
38
"Over There" place : EUROPE
40
Fasten balanced auto gears (palindrome) : STRAPLEVELPARTS
43
Stone tablets : STELAE
44
Author Levin : IRA
45
Give off : EMIT
46
An evergreen : YEW
47
Fabric pattern : PINDOTS
50
Poker "bullet" : ACE
51
Singer Turner : TINA
52
Appear : SEEM
54
Smokers flick them : ASHES
57
Force : VIS
59
Kind of pie : CUTIE
63
Don't feel pain riding London trolleys (palindrome) : SMARTNOTONTRAMS
66
Babies : TOTS
67
Hot month in La Paz : ENERO
68
___ impasse : ATAN
69
Memorable film critic : AGEE
70
Not so feral : TAMER
71
Citrus fruit : LIME
Down
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Musical symbol : CLEF
2
Israeli dance : HORA
3
Use a blue pencil : EDIT
4
Brandish : WIELD
5
Be contrite : RUE
6
Nontaped malice on TV (palindrome) : EVILLIVE
7
Sound partner : SAFE
8
Indolent : OTIOSE
9
Tiny : WEE
10
Cordwood measure : STERE
11
Dial backwards : LAID
12
"God's Little ___" : ACRE
13
South African settler : BOER
18
Tints : DYES
19
Renovates : DOESUP
24
Burn ___ one's pocket : AHOLEIN
26
High priest : PRELATE
27
Unkempt : MESSY
28
French poodle's paw : PATTE
29
Scatter : STREW
31
Crystal clear : VIVID
32
With 39 Down, Sally Field film: 1979 : NORMA
33
Kind of nerve : OPTIC
34
Chanson de ___ : GESTE
36
Songdom gal : SAL
39
See 32 Down : RAE
41
Guy Fawkes, to James I : PAPIST
42
Amor irked (palindrome) : EROSSORE
48
Famed Roman piazza : NAVONA
49
Shakers, e.g. : SECT
51
To the point : TERSE
53
Rivera work : MURAL
54
Charles pet : ASTA
55
Forecast for L.A. : SMOG
56
Execrate : HATE
58
Hot follower : ITEM
60
Memorable French mime : TATI
61
Moslem prayer leader : IMAM
62
Slave of yore : ESNE
64
Court barrier : NET
65
Neither's partner : NOR

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