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I. Judah Koolyk
I. Judah Koolyk

New York Times, Saturday, December 29, 1984

12-Down : King of comedy

Author:
I. Judah Koolyk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J W Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
I. Judah Koolyk has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,835
Across
1
Chutzpah : GALL
5
Moon's appearance : PHASE
10
Central European : SLAV
14
Exchange fee : AGIO
15
Do a nurseryman's job : REPOT
16
Whence to view Mauna Loa : HILO
17
Dreamer : LUFTMENSCH
19
Caspian's neighbor : ARAL
20
Needle cases : ETUIS
21
Mahout's charge : ELEPHANT
23
Participate in a child's game : SEEK
25
Byron's "before" : ERE
26
Köln coin : PFENNIG
29
Dismay : APPAL
34
Former Venezuelan mining town : AROA
35
Dove tales? : COOS
37
Words to live by : CREDO
38
Daydreams : CASTLESINTHEAIR
41
Perplexed : ATSEA
42
Tree knot : KNAR
43
Blackthorn : SLOE
44
Honeymooner's word : DEARY
45
Expedites : GREASES
47
Tolkien creature : ENT
50
Newsman Marvin : KALB
51
Cabbage kin : KOHLRABI
56
Use a poker : STOKE
59
Germ of an invention : IDEA
60
Impractical idealist : DONQUIXOTE
63
Standard : NORM
64
Spleen : ANGER
65
___ vital (creative impulse) : ELAN
66
Stage device : DROP
67
Small, round and glistening : BEADY
68
Word after white or fire : SALE
Down
1
Unit of acceleration : GAL
2
Chill : AGUE
3
Hitchhiker's hope : LIFT
4
Daydreamer : LOTUSEATER
5
Attendance : PRESENCE
6
Creature with no sweat glands : HEN
7
Pew view : APSE
8
Pedestal part : SOCLE
9
Clear sky : ETHER
10
He ran Iran before he ran : SHAH
11
Italian "bread" : LIRA
12
King of comedy : ALAN
13
Horse's gait : VOLT
18
Appearance : MIEN
22
Yellowish pink : PEACH
24
Newsstand : KIOSK
26
Babble : PRATE
27
Somal hollow : FOSSA
28
Auctioneer's word : GOING
30
Ball-park accommodations : PRESSBOXES
31
Noted positive thinker : PEALE
32
Chihuahua bye-bye : ADIOS
33
Space between a bird's eye and bill : LORE
34
Part of U.S.M.A. : ACAD
36
Imaginary animal : SNARK
39
Bookie : LAYER
40
Regan's department : TREASURY
46
High: Prefix : ALTI
48
Aaron's eldest son : NADAB
49
Trencherman's treat : TBONE
51
Benignant : KIND
52
Balm : ODOR
53
Audie Murphy, e.g. : HERO
54
Item for Nightingale : LAMP
55
Actress Swenson : INGA
57
Caffein source : KOLA
58
Ending for a list of names : ETAL
61
Logician's letters : QED
62
Compass pt. : ENE

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

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