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I. Judah Koolyk
I. Judah Koolyk

New York Times, Wednesday, June 9, 1982

59-Down : ___ up (devise)

Author:
I. Judah Koolyk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, 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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K
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,901
Across
1
Network : MESH
5
Mournful sounds : SOBS
9
Bridge takeout : BID
12
Negative prefix : ANTI
13
Model T appendages : CRANKS
16
Serenata : ODE
17
"He's ___ Picker," Berlin song : ARAG
18
"If I Only Had ___" : ABRAIN
19
Cádiz kudos : OLE
20
Gypsy or codling follower : MOTH
21
Important figure in a tent : RINGMASTER
23
Large quantities : SLEWS
25
Harbor sight : TUG
26
Quaffing place : PUB
27
Call ___ day : ITA
29
Negative prefix : MIS
31
Calf's cry : BLAT
34
British cavalry weapons : SABRES
37
Chemical suffixes : ANES
39
Iron or Ice : AGE
40
Tumultuous action : THREERINGCIRCUS
43
Safe investment rating : AAA
44
Hang : PEND
45
Moppets' wheels : TRIKES
46
Recipe abbr. : TBSP
48
Small amount : DAB
49
Kyoto coin : SEN
50
Sign of theatrical success : SRO
52
Instance, in Paris : CAS
54
Plume source : EGRET
58
Feats of agility : ACROBATICS
62
Delicate and ornamental : LACY
63
Pacific paste : POI
64
___ minute : AMILEA
65
Homonym for 10 Down : IDOL
66
Cain was the first : SON
67
Nine-day religious devotion : NOVENA
68
River near Khartoum : NILE
69
Cardiologist's abbr. : EKG
70
Spy : EYER
71
One on the move : GOER
Down
1
Distaff titles : MAAMS
2
Sign up : ENROL
3
Union unit : STATE
4
Rope used in some tents : HIGHWIRE
5
Cicatrix : SCAR
6
Glenn's coup : ORBIT
7
Show-biz names : BARNUMANDBAILEY
8
Getting caught, in a way : SNAGGING
9
Oxford shiner : BOOTBLACK
10
Indolent : IDLE
11
Musk ___ of central Asia : DEER
14
Kipling work : KIM
15
Start of a football play : SNAP
22
Bench warmer : SUB
24
Soak : STEEP
28
___ as a beet : ASRED
30
Denominations : SECTS
32
Chill : AGUE
33
Kinski's 1980 role : TESS
34
Photocopy : STAT
35
Queequeg's captain : AHAB
36
Carrousel adjunct : BRASSRING
38
Yes or no follower : SIREE
41
Sluggish : INACTIVE
42
Show-biz name : RINGLING
47
___ bono publico : PRO
51
Scottish port : OBAN
53
Act part : SCENE
55
Ham's pleasure : RADIO
56
___ des Beaux-Arts : ECOLE
57
Harrison's running mate : TYLER
58
Temple termination : APSE
59
___ up (devise) : COOK
60
Latin I paradigm : AMO
61
European coal basin : SAAR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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