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I. Judah Koolyk
I. Judah Koolyk

New York Times, Thursday, November 25, 1982

62-Across : Chaucerian unit

Author:
I. Judah Koolyk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { G J Q }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
I. Judah Koolyk has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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V
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A
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M
4
P
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B
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R
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A
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M
9
A
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L
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A
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M
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O
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I
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E
E
R
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R
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R
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R
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Z
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F
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I
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P
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Y
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M
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C
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B
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N
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U
S
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E
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D
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L
E
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A
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C
R
O
S
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T
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I
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C
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E
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L
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L
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R
N
A
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W
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A
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M
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D
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F
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T
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R
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R
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T
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R
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M
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R
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C
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I
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H
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C
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A
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R
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R
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C
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H
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P
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A
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V
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P
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,070
Across
1
Volunteer fireman : VAMP
5
Author Stoker : BRAM
9
Southwestern poplar : ALAMO
14
Print type: Abbr. : ITAL
15
Architect Saarinen : EERO
16
Thinner : RARER
17
He wrote "J'accuse" : ZOLA
18
Tech group : FRAT
19
Nonpareil : IDEAL
20
King James I chartered it : PLYMOUTHCOLONY
23
Sear : BURN
24
Get benefit from : USE
25
Roman in charge of buildings : EDILE
27
T. Middleton product : ACROSTIC
32
Idolize : EXALT
33
Nice pronoun : LUI
34
Genetic info carrier : RNA
35
Governor of 20 Across : WILLIAMBRADFORD
40
Athlete in blue : ELI
41
St. Anthony's cross : TAU
42
Critics' kudos : RAVES
43
Comfort station : RESTROOM
46
Tore : RACED
47
Play by Euripides : ION
48
Scottish philosopher : HUME
49
November treat : CRANBERRYSAUCE
56
Brahman, e.g. : HINDU
57
A homophone for seize : SEES
58
Fisherman's item : POLE
60
Pot lot : ANTES
61
Roof adjunct : VANE
62
Chaucerian unit : TALE
63
Avoid an issue : SKIRT
64
Map of sorts : PLAT
65
The yoke's on them : OXEN
Down
1
Namely: Abbr. : VIZ
2
On the Jungfrau : ATOP
3
Place for a promenade : MALL
4
Usher's offering : PLAYBILL
5
Ago : BEFORE
6
Air again : RERUN
7
Smell ___ : ARAT
8
Flying gypsy : MOTH
9
Melodious : ARIOSO
10
Metes soup : LADLES
11
Mars: Comb. form : AREO
12
Average : MEAN
13
Site of many adieux : ORLY
21
Prefix for lateral : MULTI
22
Church officialdom : CURIA
25
Napoleon, on St. Helena : EXILE
26
Surrealistic works : DALIS
27
Philatelist's pride : ALBUM
28
Mongrel : CUR
29
Valuable find, for short : TROVE
30
"The Lady ___" : INRED
31
Rakes' cousins : CADS
32
Oenochoe : EWER
36
In accord : ATONE
37
Revolutionary figure : MAO
38
Kyd work : DRAMA
39
Confront : FACEUPTO
44
Kind of box : TINDER
45
Hardy : ROBUST
46
Winter apple : RUSSET
48
Laughing one : HYENA
49
Cartoonist Addams : CHAS
50
Fratianne's milieu : RINK
51
Pro's foe : ANTI
52
Invitation letters : RSVP
53
Kind of number : REAL
54
Persuade : COAX
55
Relative of 33 Across : ELLE
59
Poet's time of day : EEN

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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