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I. Judah Koolyk
I. Judah Koolyk

New York Times, Saturday, May 15, 1982

9-Down : Scapulae neighbors

Author:
I. Judah Koolyk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, 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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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,876
Across
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Wicker basket : SKEP
5
Macbeth, e.g. : SCOT
9
Chinese firm : HONG
13
"La Gioconda" first name : LISA
14
Nirvana seeker : LAMA
15
Arab sheikdom : DUBAI
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Type type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Parcel of land : ACRE
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Moslem "commanders" : EMIRS
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Brief outline : THUMBNAILSKETCH
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Baum's canine : TOTO
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Nasser's union: Abbr. : UAR
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Tree knot : GNARL
27
Comedienne Lily et al. : TOMLINS
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Hitchhikers' code? : RULEOFTHUMB
34
Kind of cloth or can : OIL
36
Groundless : IDLE
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Stir : ROUSE
38
Futhark character : RUNE
39
Links org. : PGA
40
Small fish : FINGERLINGS
42
Escaroles : ENDIVES
44
Assault : ONSET
45
Prefix for system or sphere : ECO
46
McEnroe rival : BORG
48
Punch, in slanguage : KNUCKLESANDWICH
56
Part of R.F.D. : RURAL
57
Suite "bread" : RENT
58
Miscellany : OLIO
59
See 26 Down : ADALE
60
Hindu title : RAJA
61
Liturgy : RITE
62
Certain colloids : GELS
63
Word on an octagon : STOP
64
National League's M.V.P. in 1954 : MAYS
Down
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Slash : SLIT
2
Friends : KITH
3
Jacob's twin : ESAU
4
Where to get a date : PALMTREE
5
Bevel : SLANT
6
Chocolate source : CACAO
7
A king of Israel : OMRI
8
Asian weight : TAEL
9
Scapulae neighbors : HUMERI
10
Bio of sorts : OBIT
11
Fed : NARC
12
Dorothy or Lillian of stage fame : GISH
15
Illinois city or county : DEKALB
20
Kind of machete : BOLO
21
Time to estivate : SUMMER
24
Valise : GRIP
25
Elbow : NUDGE
26
With 59 Across, one of Robin Hood's men : ALLAN
27
Hooligans : THUGS
28
Name of three English rivers : OUSE
29
Proper words, sometimes : NOUNS
30
Burn : SINGE
32
Trifle : FRIVOL
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Resiliency : TONE
35
"___ we forget" : LEST
38
Tinea : RINGWORM
40
Like Lady Luck : FICKLE
41
Title C. P. Snow held : LORD
43
Transfers : DECALS
46
Bluegrass instrument : BANJO
47
Available : ONTAP
48
Former Danish prime minister : KRAG
49
Duchamp's "___ Descending a Staircase" : NUDE
50
River to the Caspian : URAL
51
Fluffs a fly : ERRS
52
Exchange membership : SEAT
53
Pelvic bones : ILIA
54
Chaplin's "___ Lights" : CITY
55
Mrs. Van Buren's maiden name : HOES

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

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