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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Thursday, March 18, 1954

25-Across : Biennial plant with hooked burrs.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,724
Across
1
Jumps onto. : HOPS
5
Arizona Indians. : PIMAS
10
Lumberman's lodging. : CAMP
14
Nautical term. : ALOW
15
City in Florida. : OCALA
16
Mountains in Asia. : ALAI
17
Juba's river. : NILE
18
Where Dr. Walther Schreiber is Mayor. : WESTBERLIN
20
Rank and file. : SOLDIERS
22
Moving aimlessly. : IDLING
23
Announces. : TELLS
24
Not completed. : UNDONE
25
Biennial plant with hooked burrs. : TEASEL
27
Distinguishing feature. : TRAIT
28
Relative of the puffin. : AUK
29
Nylon imperfection. : SNAG
31
Characteristic genius of people. : ETHOS
35
Moved slowly. : CREPT
38
Stout. : ALE
39
___ Sainte Marie. : SAULT
40
Latest Giant in Baseball's Hall of Fame. : TERRY
41
Buffet. : TOSS
43
Gov. Emerson of Vermont. : LEE
44
Musical instrument. : ORGAN
46
Full-flavored. : MELLOW
49
Cast aspersions on. : BEFOUL
51
Biblical halting place of the "bitter waters." : MARAH
52
Intelligence. : BRAINS
53
Win, as a prize. : CARRYOFF
56
Wearer of 21 merit badges. : EAGLESCOUT
58
Heat, spice, and sweeten, as wine. : MULL
59
Piece of land. : ACRE
60
Eat away. : ERODE
61
On the blue. : ASEA
62
House Chairman of Ways and Means Committee. : REED
63
V. P. who became President, 1841. : TYLER
64
Following in order. : NEXT
Down
1
Artist Holbein. : HANS
2
Sundry assortment. : OLIO
3
Roper or Gallup. : POLLTAKER
4
Natives of Malmo. : SWEDES
5
Dick and Jane. : POWELLS
6
Pastry chefs. : ICERS
7
Quantity. : MASS
8
High in pitch. : ALT
9
Nero's Poppaea. : SABINA
10
Empress of Mexico, 1864-67. : CARLOTTA
11
Exhausted: Colloq. : ALLIN
12
Supposed political barometer of U. S. : MAINE
13
Light ringing sound. : PING
19
Baseball's Robinson, Matthews, Waitkus. : EDDIES
21
___ de France. : ILE
24
Drives on. : URGES
25
Savoir-faire. : TACT
26
River W of Paris. : EURE
27
Hawk's claw. : TALON
30
Habitat of the Zulus. : NATAL
32
Jane Addams' famed social settlement. : HULLHOUSE
33
Shortening. : OLEO
34
Pot-au-feu. : STEW
36
Sketched a side view. : PROFILED
37
Well-known first name on a theatre marquee. : TYRONE
42
Keener. : SMARTER
45
Triangular piece of a glove. : GUSSET
47
Make a slip. : ERR
48
One outside a certain profession. : LAYMAN
49
Tool for holding a bit. : BRACE
50
Tidal wave in an estuary. : EAGRE
51
Miss Adams of stage fame. : MAUDE
52
Koala's other name. : BEAR
53
Nonchalant. : COOL
54
Bend. : FLEX
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Job for a garageman. : FLAT
57
Appeal. : CRY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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