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R. Kaplan
R. Kaplan

New York Times, Thursday, June 24, 1976

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, Grid flow: 10.3
R. Kaplan has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,812
Across
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"He jests at ___, that never ... " : SCARS
6
Burn : CHAR
10
Wood strip : SLAT
14
World Court H.Q. : HAGUE
15
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
29
Kennel sounds : BARKS
31
Copy a dress pattern : TRACE
32
Invalidates : VOIDS
33
Do spadework : DIG
36
Leaping animal : HARE
37
Phila. suburb : PAOLI
38
Constituent city of Hungary's capital : BUDA
39
Cpl.'s boss : SGT
40
Uses a soapbox : TALKS
41
Medit. bean : CAROB
42
Nathan and family : HALES
43
Kansas City players : ROYALS
44
Lariat : RIATA
46
Take to court : SUE
47
Anthem for a monarch : GODSAVETHEQUEEN
54
Japanese apricots : UMES
55
Glades or bearing : EVER
56
Join : UNITE
57
Duck : TEAL
58
Annoy : RILE
59
End in ___ (tie) : ADRAW
60
Filet of ___ : SOLE
61
Great number : SLEW
62
Loamy deposit : LOESS
Down
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Synagogue : SHUL
2
Chief, in Italy : CAPO
3
Greek contest : AGON
4
Ladder part : RUNG
5
Joseph Conrad's forte : SEALORE
6
Yearn for : CRAVE
7
___ it in for : HAVE
8
Support : ABET
9
Lion-Hearted monarch : RICHARDI
10
Certain horse races : STAKES
11
Russian leader : LENIN
12
Unique : ALONE
13
Cheese quality : TANG
21
Unaffiliated voter: Abbr. : IND
22
Moose's relatives : ELKS
25
Ordinal endings : ETHS
26
Lug : DRAG
27
Kind of hog : WART
28
Certain flier : ACE
29
Contents of stacks : BOOKS
30
"Good for what ___ you" : AILS
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Lowland area : VALE
33
___ mater : DURA
34
Deified one : IDOL
35
Chatters : GABS
37
Chatters profusely : PALAVERS
38
Fundy or Biscayne : BAY
40
Bye-bye : TATA
41
Of like status : COEQUAL
42
To-do : HASSLE
43
Regret : RUE
44
Lover : ROMEO
45
Goal : IDEAL
46
Mouselike animal : SHREW
47
Stamina : GUTS
48
Wicked : EVIL
49
Distant: Prefix : TELE
50
Reverse an action : UNDO
51
Celtic state : EIRE
52
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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