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I. Judah Koolyk
I. Judah Koolyk

New York Times, Friday, June 18, 1982

47-Down : Use a divining rod

Author:
I. Judah Koolyk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.62, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, 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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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,910
Across
1
Eternal : AGELESS
8
Bakers' creations : ICINGS
14
Imperfection : DEMERIT
15
Part of UNESCO : NATIONS
17
19
Kind of verb: Abbr. : IRR
20
AMPAS interest : MOVIES
21
Egg ___ yong : FOO
22
Ankara title : AGA
23
Court figures : CAGERS
24
Bib. book : EZR
25
Recess : NICHE
27
Palindrome center : ERE
28
Chekhov's "___ Sisters" : THREE
30
Timeless times : AEONS
32
Roscian one : ACTRESS
34
Ear : ATTENTION
36
___-aft (longitudinal) : FOREAND
38
Eremite : LONER
41
Kind of butterfly : SATYR
42
Sodom resident : LOT
44
Jury : PANEL
46
High degree : NTH
47
Living-room pieces : DIVANS
49
Dam building agcy. : TVA
50
Goddess of mischief : ATE
51
Keep one's ___ the grindstone : NOSETO
52
One of 435: Abbr. : REP
53
Some McCarthy targets in 1950 : FELLOWTRAVELERS
57
Free : UNLOOSE
58
Free : RELEASE
59
Sodden : SOAKED
60
Like a virgule : SLANTED
Down
1
County seat in Michigan : ADRIAN
2
Where to find Athens or Rome : GEORGIA
3
Symbol of affection : EMBRACE
4
Symbol of affection : LEI
5
East ending : ERN
6
Start for Sophocles : SIGMA
7
Moe Howard role : STOOGE
8
Devious : INDIRECT
9
Estaminets : CAFES
10
Suffixes for Israel and Manhattan : ITES
11
Naught : NIL
12
Lema, Bean et al. : GOLFERS
13
Catnaps : SNOOZES
16
Gave a deposition : SWORE
18
Repeatedly : OVERANDOVER
23
Bill Russell, once : CENTER
26
Venerable : HOARY
28
Some of Beard's boys : TROOPS
29
Shade of brown : HENNA
31
Dep. : STA
33
Sesame plant : TIL
35
Like an N.C.O. : ENLISTED
36
Battens : FATTENS
37
Moor who suspected amour : OTHELLO
39
Petition : ENTREAT
40
Football play : REVERSE
41
Awry, to a G.I. : SNAFU
43
Siberian people : TATARS
45
Became void : LAPSED
47
Use a divining rod : DOWSE
48
Stone ware : NOVEL
51
Retreat : NOOK
54
Chilean river : LOA
55
Character in "Charley's Aunt" : ELA
56
Cariou of B'way : LEN

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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