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I. Judah Koolyk
I. Judah Koolyk

New York Times, Monday, November 26, 1979

43-Down : Sowing machine

Author:
I. Judah Koolyk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
I. Judah Koolyk has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,975
Across
1
Simon or McCartney : PAUL
5
Comprehend : GRASP
10
The Red Baron, for one : ACE
13
One opposed : ANTI
14
Fit for a king : REGAL
15
Waiter's tote : TRAY
16
Book part : LEAF
17
Israeli coin : AGORA
18
Roll-call response : HERE
19
What "checkmate" means : THEKINGISDEAD
22
Pisa's river : ARNO
23
Chess champion: 1960-61 : TAL
24
Futuristic flicks : SCIFIS
27
Acts the seer : PREDICTS
32
Jargons : CANTS
33
Den : LAIR
34
Reverse, as a record : FLIP
35
Red Sox slugger : RICE
36
Merchandise : WARES
37
German article : EINE
38
Sandarac tree : ARAR
39
Final word : AMEN
40
Cuban dance : CONGA
41
Thought over carefully : PONDERED
43
More downy : SOFTER
44
Sea eagle : ERN
45
Wither : SEAR
46
Beatles song: 1967 : ADAYINTHELIFE
52
Adjoin : ABUT
53
Certain wanderer : NOMAD
54
Word with news or edition : LATE
56
What gears do : MESH
57
School division : GRADE
58
Common abbr. : ETAL
59
Hall of Famer Mel : OTT
60
More logical : SANER
61
Abominable one : YETI
Down
1
"___ Joey" : PAL
2
Dill, old style : ANET
3
Mormons' milieu : UTAH
4
Reincarnation : LIFEAFTERDEATH
5
Oats and corn : GRAINS
6
Vittorio Emanuele's domain : REGNO
7
Eager : AGOG
8
Hindu garment : SARI
9
Overlays, in a way : PLASTERS
10
Region : AREA
11
One of 52 : CARD
12
Hurricane center : EYE
15
Easy, luxurious existence : THELIFEOFRILEY
20
Kristofferson : KRIS
21
June V.I.P. : DAD
24
Tussle : SCRAP
25
Sadat's city : CAIRO
26
Former native of Machu Picchu : INCAN
27
Trimmed away : PARED
28
Nothing, in Nantes : RIEN
29
Eastwood : CLINT
30
Trace : TINGE
31
Javelin : SPEAR
33
Kind of excuse : LAME
36
Portents : WARNINGS
40
Anthracite, for one : COAL
42
Suffix with fish or eel : ERY
43
Sowing machine : SEEDER
45
Elm byproduct : SHADE
46
Aid in crime : ABET
47
Word with pan or bowl : DUST
48
Ibsen heroine : NORA
49
Treasury agent : TMAN
50
Kismet : FATE
51
"L'___ c'est moi" : ETAT
52
Latin beginner's word : AMO
55
Wallach : ELI

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

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