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I. Judah Koolyk
I. Judah Koolyk

New York Times, Thursday, October 28, 1993

33-Across : Filibuster busters

Author:
I. Judah Koolyk
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J K Q V W }, Scrabble score: 345 (avg 1.84)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has duplicate clues.
I. Judah Koolyk has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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B
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O
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Z
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H
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O
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S
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S
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G
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O
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P
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H
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E
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R
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A
D
O
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U
P
T
O
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U
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T
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M
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R
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M
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H
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B
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E
M
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Y
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T
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O
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B
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I
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O
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S
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O
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E
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Y
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H
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N
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C
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L
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O
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L
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L
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R
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P
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R
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R
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A
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H
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B
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F
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Y
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Z
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F
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O
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C
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C
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,060
Across
1
Dickens's "Sketches by ___" : BOZ
4
"Bonanza" brother : HOSS
8
Minnesotan : GOPHER
14
Commotion : ADO
15
___ the minute : UPTO
16
Supported : UPHELD
17
Funnyman Allen : TIM
18
100 dinars in Iran : RIAL
19
Some New Zealanders : MAORIS
20
Commotion : HUBBLEBUBBLE
23
Literary sister : EMILY
24
Cosmic reason, to Confucius : TAO
25
Obits, e.g. : BIOS
29
Minded : OBEYED
32
Conjecture : HUNCH
33
Filibuster busters : CLOTURES
36
Chandelier : LUSTER
37
___ cit. : LOC
38
Stretch of turbulent water : RIP
39
According to : PER
40
Scottish Arctic explorer : RAE
41
Inspire : INHALE
43
Fillet : HEADBAND
45
Full of bracken : FERNY
46
Gentle breeze : ZEPHYR
47
Balalaika feature : FRET
48
Row : OAR
49
Mimir or Ymir : GIANT
53
Confusion : HUGGERMUGGER
57
Render : TEARER
60
Row : TIER
61
Dismiss : AXE
62
Expire : EXHALE
63
On the rocks : ICED
64
Equivoque : PUN
65
Wheedles : COAXES
66
De Gaulle's predecessor : COTY
67
A neighbor of Lat. : EST
Down
1
Wash against : BATHE
2
Antipathy : ODIUM
3
Rum drink : ZOMBI
4
Confusion : HURLYBURLY
5
Ron Howard role : OPIE
6
Conjecture : STAB
7
Dissolved substances : SOLUTES
8
Creole patois : GUMBO
9
It may be black or harlequin : OPAL
10
Apollo as sun god : PHOEBUS
11
"___ Kind of Man," 1946 film : HER
12
Priest in Shiloh : ELI
13
Sts. : RDS
21
Exposed piece, in backgammon : BLOT
22
Tainted : BAD
26
Mural starter : INTRA
27
"...Neptune's ___ wash this blood": Shak. : OCEAN
28
Fragment : SHRED
30
County in Pa. or N.Y. : ERIE
31
Uh-huh : YEP
32
Barrel organ : HURDYGURDY
33
Bluff : CLIFF
34
Solitary one : LONER
35
Earthy colour : OCHRE
36
Sister of Rachel : LEAH
39
Cheerleader's asset : PEP
42
Cattle contagion : ANTHRAX
43
Deviationist : HERETIC
44
Pen for tars : BRIG
46
Turn sharply : ZAG
48
Folklore heavies : OGRES
50
Wide open : AGAPE
51
Link : NEXUS
52
Council site in the 1500's : TRENT
54
River to the Ubangi : UELE
55
Part of P.R. : RICO
56
Appropriate : MEET
57
Sam Spade, e.g. : TEC
58
Skeleton opener : EXO
59
Cry of discovery : AHA

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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