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I. Judah Koolyk
I. Judah Koolyk

New York Times, Tuesday, December 23, 1980

11-Down : "Don't Tread ___"

Author:
I. Judah Koolyk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 57.8
I. Judah Koolyk has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,368
Across
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Relative of B.M.I. : ASCAP
6
Chicago-time initials : CST
9
Fish, in a way : TROLL
14
Dovecote occupant : COOER
15
Brazilian border river : APA
16
Ancient Asia Minor region : IONIA
17
Philatelists' purchases : CANCELLEDSTAMPS
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Horace's "___ Poetica" : ARS
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Compute: Abbr. : CALC
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Firstborn : ELDEST
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Trio in tatters : TEES
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Atolls : ISLES
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Tolerates : STANDS
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New Year's word : AULD
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Tourist's purchase : MAP
33
On edge : TENSE
34
Hilarity : GLEE
35
Part of an avion : AILE
36
What all S.A.S.E.'s contain : RETURNADDRESSES
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Asian evergreen : ATLE
40
An art of fencing : EPEE
41
Peteman's purchase : NITRO
42
"___ England Slept," J.F.K. book : WHY
43
Hamilton-Burr affair : DUEL
44
Post-time events : STARTS
45
"Rigoletto" composer : VERDI
46
The "lowing herd" : KINE
47
White elephant, e.g. : ALBINO
50
Fur similar to miniver : VAIR
52
HQ for G.I.'s mail : APO
55
Hate-mail item : POISONPENLETTER
58
Cereal disease : ERGOT
59
Prince Valiant's son : ARN
60
Letter for Homer : THETA
61
Springe : SNARE
62
Pumpernickel : RYE
63
Alpine melody : YODEL
Down
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Medieval silken fabric : ACCA
2
Use a hang glider : SOAR
3
Time after time : CONSTANTLY
4
Agency supplanted by the N.R.C. : AEC
5
One that goes before : PRECEDER
6
Word before letters and after mail : CALL
7
Mail service with an extra fee : SPECIALDELIVERY
8
A Lincoln : TAD
9
Noble : TITLED
10
Highways : ROADS
11
"Don't Tread ___" : ONME
12
They're used for S.W.A.K. : LIPS
13
Terminal : LAST
18
Love-letter recipient, perhaps : LASS
19
Auctioneer : SELLER
24
Result : ENSUE
26
Napped fabric : SUEDE
27
Proverbial backbreaker : STRAW
28
Gear parts : TEETH
30
Abused : MISTREATED
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On the qui vive : ALERT
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Peon's dinero : PESOS
34
Showed amazement : GAPED
35
Pakistani, for one : ASIAN
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Nerve cell : NEURON
38
Aggregate : ENTIRETY
43
Indicate : DENOTE
44
Sablefish : SKIL
45
Croupier's headgear : VISOR
47
Does a takeoff : APES
48
Wylie's "Jennifer ___" : LORN
49
Aqueduct race track : BIGA
51
Author Tyler : ANNE
53
Ex-Red Rose : PETE
54
Spoken : ORAL
56
Norm : PAR
57
However, for short : THO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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