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I. Judah Koolyk
I. Judah Koolyk

New York Times, Thursday, August 12, 1982

Author:
I. Judah Koolyk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 32.4
I. Judah Koolyk has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,965
Across
1
Speak-easy incident : RAID
5
Item sometimes greased : PALM
9
Naomi's kinsman : BOAZ
13
French cleric : ABBE
14
Soap ingredient, with 47 Across : OLEIC
16
Qualified : ABLE
17
Abstruse : DEEP
18
Climbing plant : LIANA
19
Stead : LIEU
20
Chihuahua's larger relative : MEXICANHAIRLESS
23
Act the siren : LURE
24
Nonet third : TRIO
25
A ___ (deductive) : PRIORI
28
Shaven : TONSURED
32
Lone, savage elephants : ROGUES
33
City on the Ural : ORSK
34
Mao's successor : HUA
35
Has markers out : OWES
36
She played Mrs. Charles : LOY
37
Forward : BOLD
38
It separates McEnroe from Borg : NET
39
Justice Dept. employee : GMAN
41
Filthy rich : LOADED
43
Devoid of down : GLABROUS
45
Queen of mysteries : ELLERY
46
Deserve : EARN
47
See 14 Across : ACID
48
American stinger : BALDFACEDHORNET
55
Rhyme scheme : ABAB
56
Allotment : SHARE
57
Rose Bowl team: 1982 : IOWA
58
Eastern mentor : GURU
59
Cut : SEVER
60
Kind of cut : CREW
61
Roebuck : STAG
62
Ordinating insts. : SEMS
63
Impertinence : SASS
Down
1
U.S.N. V.I.P. : RADM
2
___ in one's bonnet : ABEE
3
Mountain goat : IBEX
4
Without threadlike growths on the epidermis : DEPILOUS
5
Part of Ursa Minor : POLARIS
6
Type of skirt : ALINE
7
One of Laban's daughters : LEAH
8
Threatening : MINATORY
9
"Cat ___," Marvin film : BALLOU
10
Theatrical award : OBIE
11
Strong quaffs : ALES
12
Thunderbolt wielder : ZEUS
15
Stone landmarks : CAIRNS
21
Spa specialty : CURE
22
Genuine ___, Derby winner: 1980 : RISK
25
Antler part : PRONG
26
Spur part : ROWEL
27
Porter's "___ Kick Out of You" : IGETA
28
Trees furnishing furniture : TOONS
29
___ Island : RHODE
30
Swiss mathematician: 1707–83 : EULER
31
Warbucks : DADDY
36
Initiates : LAUNCHES
37
Belts for swords or bugles : BALDRICS
39
German count : GRAF
40
Swamp : MORASS
41
Satyrs : LECHERS
42
Medley : OLIO
44
Pest that spoils a rest : BEDBUG
47
Pertinent : ADREM
48
Valises : BAGS
49
Border on : ABUT
50
Zhivago's love : LARA
51
It's on the house : EAVE
52
Writer Ephron : NORA
53
Female sheep : EWES
54
Shooting marbles : TAWS

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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