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I. Judah Koolyk
I. Judah Koolyk

New York Times, Friday, January 17, 1992

47-Down : Advances

Author:
I. Judah Koolyk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 3, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
I. Judah Koolyk has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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P
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A
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A
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R
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S
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E
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Y
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O
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L
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K
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E
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O
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C
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P
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A
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N
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L
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A
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P
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F
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R
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S
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H
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T
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K
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A
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B
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A
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S
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S
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W
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G
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F
F
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M
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S
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E
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T
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R
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O
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A
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T
T
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K
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N
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T
W
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F
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C
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D
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N
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R
A
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S
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M
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A
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G
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T
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B
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L
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O
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L
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U
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L
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M
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N
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E
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W
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A
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N
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D
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S
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I
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G
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A
R
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A
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A
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C
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D
O
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T
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K
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N
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S
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E
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,410
Across
1
Carson predecessor : PAAR
5
Compass pt. : SSE
8
Vitellus : YOLK
12
Saint Peter González : ELMO
13
Nestling's noise : CHIRP
15
Cognate : AKIN
16
Beloved, in Berlin : LIEB
17
Valhalla group : AESIR
18
Alto preceder : PALO
19
Poem by 4 Down : FIREANDICE
21
Larrigan : PAC
22
Hwys. : RTES
23
Jackie Mason's bit : SHTICK
26
Diminishes : ABATES
29
Imprecate : SWEAR
31
Angler's spear : GAFF
32
Lunar appearance : MOONRISE
35
Poem by 4 Down : THEROADNOTTAKEN
39
Duplicitous : TWOFACED
40
Japan's first capital : NARA
41
Silk tree : SIRIS
42
Whim : MAGGOT
44
Stinko : BLOTTO
47
Jim-dandy : LULU
48
Beat it : LAM
49
Home of 4 Down : NEWENGLAND
55
Greek vowels : ETAS
57
Hockey ploy : ICING
58
Tract : AREA
59
Long : ACHE
60
Urbanite's quarters : CONDO
61
Subject : TEXT
62
Serai : KHAN
63
Denials : NOS
64
Famed Ferrara family : ESTE
Down
1
Riches : PELF
2
Et ___ : ALII
3
U.S.A. : AMER
4
Pulitzer poet : ROBERTFROST
5
Shanties : SHEDS
6
Porkfish : SISI
7
Viking name : ERIC
8
Prate : YAP
9
Giraffe relative : OKAPI
10
Fragrant shrub : LILAC
11
End a gin game : KNOCK
13
Works with wicker : CANES
14
Introduce : PRESENT
20
Messed : ATE
24
Stag : HART
25
Survey, in a way : TRIANGULATE
26
Small spy : AGT
27
Thai tender : BAHT
28
To name ___ ... : AFEW
29
Units of loudness : SONES
30
Driver, e.g. : WOOD
32
17th-century opener : MDCI
33
Cig : SKAG
34
Saarinen : EERO
36
"Think nothing ___" : OFIT
37
Priestly : AARONIC
38
Actor Pendleton : NAT
42
Poor quality wool : MUNGO
43
H.S. subject : ALG
44
Dispiriting : BLEAK
45
Door catch : LATCH
46
Cornhusker city : OMAHA
47
Advances : LENDS
50
J. K. Galbraith's field : ECON
51
Lush : WINO
52
Brother of Eris : ARES
53
Barbershop shout : NEXT
54
See socially : DATE
56
Cambodian coin : SEN

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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