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Robert Katz
Robert Katz

New York Times, Friday, June 21, 1985

38-Down : Portuguese king: 1279-1325

Author:
Robert Katz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.74)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 6, XRef: 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. 13,009
Across
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Like a windless windsock : LIMP
5
Ideology : ISM
8
Ice-cream holder : CONE
12
Zones : AREAS
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"___ by night, a stocking all the day!": O. Goldsmith : ACAP
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Heed : OBEY
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Arch or clan starter : PATRI
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Member of a Hebrew tribe : MANASSITE
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Typewriter test, with 37 and 55 Across : AQUICKBROWN
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Scoots : ZIPS
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___ as a bird : ASFREE
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Fall guy's fate : RAP
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Can, in Cornwall : TIN
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Slander : DEFAME
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Pew in a certain corner : AMENSEAT
36
Image : ICON
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See 20 Across : FOXJUMPEDOVER
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Mens ___ (sound mind) : SANA
41
South Pacific people : BALINESE
42
Pedro's nap : SIESTA
45
Arts' or teachers' org. : NEA
46
Experiment : TRY
47
U.S. editor Max : ASCOLI
51
Sponsor of a basketball tourn. : NCAA
55
See 20 Across : THELAZYDOGS
57
Helps : BEFRIENDS
61
Confused : ATSEA
62
Giant toad : AGUA
63
Kin of pkwys. : RTES
64
Simon : PETER
65
Oscar's kin : TONY
66
Panama palindrome : ORO
67
He wrote "Two's Company" : NASH
Down
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"Peace" capital of S.A. : LAPAZ
2
Hilla native : IRAQI
3
Bumped into : METUP
4
Wim Wenders film: 1984 : PARISTEXAS
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Poetic feet : IAMBS
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Neck warmer : SCARF
7
Lord's place : MANOR
8
Romaine lettuce : COS
9
Kimono accessory : OBI
10
Take-home pay : NET
11
Observe : EYE
13
So, to Caesar : SIC
15
Handled roughly : PAWED
19
Snick-or-___ : SNEE
21
Chinese Great Wall province : KANSU
24
Tears : RACES
25
Love, for Lorenzo : AMORE
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Sword's superior : PEN
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Treatment from an R.N. : INJ
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Store of yore : FIVEANDTEN
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"___ day's wages ... ": Carlyle : AFAIR
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Mammon : MONEY
33
Dipl. mission : EMB
34
Wallaba : APA
35
Arab word for hill : TEL
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Portuguese king: 1279-1325 : DINIZ
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After 12, timewise : ONE
40
Fast jet : SST
43
Memorable comic Jacques : TATI
44
A nephew of Esau : ASHER
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Poetic patchwork : CENTO
49
How everyone grows : OLDER
50
Dogie catcher : LASSO
52
Spain's ___ del Sol : COSTA
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U.S. writer James et al. : AGEES
54
Hindu month : ASARH
56
Complain : YAP
57
Belfry occupant : BAT
58
Kind of trip : EGO
59
Games' partner : FUN
60
Manta : RAY

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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