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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Friday, May 15, 1959

51-Across : Muse of comedy.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,591
Across
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Hallowed. : HOLY
5
Make happy. : BLESS
10
Mountain lion. : PUMA
14
Shortening. : OLEO
15
Frilled trimming for dresses. : RUCHE
16
Part of U. A. R. : ARAB
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Man and wife. : PAIR
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Yellow clay, used as pigment. : OCHER
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Steady look. : GAZE
20
"The Marriage ___." : OFFIGARO
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Spring flower. : VIOLET
24
Yield. : CEDE
25
Speak like a child. : LISP
26
Sound from the barnyard. : CACKLE
29
The Lion-Hearted monarch. : RICHARDI
33
Oath-taking phrase. : IDO
34
Modulate. : INTONE
36
Benefit. : GAIN
37
Clocked. : TIMED
39
Kurdistan, for example. : RUG
40
Example for imitation. : MODEL
41
First Governor of the 49th State. : EGAN
42
Bristlelike. : SETOSE
44
Begum's spouse. : AGA
45
Cervine. : DEERLIKE
47
Eton's rival. : HARROW
49
Not theirs. : OURS
50
Cutup's antic. : DIDO
51
Muse of comedy. : THALIA
54
Relative of a spark plug. : LIVEWIRE
58
___ Street. : WALL
59
Go away from, or not take away. : LEAVE
61
One put on a pedestal. : IDOL
62
Fraulein's name. : ILSE
63
Jack Sprat. : EATER
64
Norse name. : NELS
65
Exclamation of approval. : GOOD
66
Salad green. : CRESS
67
Festive occasion. : GALA
Down
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___-my-thumb. : HOPO
2
King Haakon's successor. : OLAF
3
Son of Eric the Red. : LEIF
4
Subject of speech in "Hamlet." : YORICK
5
Spread. : BROADEN
6
Sordid gain. : LUCRE
7
Resound. : ECHO
8
Pronoun. : SHE
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Work done for another. : SERVICE
10
Seaport of American Samoa. : PAGOPAGO
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Chkalov's river. : URAL
12
Labyrinth. : MAZE
13
Incite to wrongdoing. : ABET
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Icy cold. : GELID
23
Verging on: Suffix. : ISH
25
Special language. : LINGO
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Mentioned. : CITED
27
River of Italy. : ADIGE
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Cloudlike masses around comets. : COMAE
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Oregon Trail, for example. : ROUTE
30
Navigator's aid. : RADAR
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Artist Rivera. : DIEGO
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Family member: Colloq. : INLAW
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Journeys by ox wagon. : TREKS
38
On the books. : ENROLLED
40
Civil War general. : MEADE
42
Guinness. : SIRALEC
43
Breaks into fragments. : SHIVERS
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Him: Fr. : LUI
48
Varsity sport. : ROWING
50
Water sports features. : DIVES
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Small branch. : TWIG
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Type of headdress. : HALO
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Likewise. : ALSO
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Recently. : LATE
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Impression. : IDEA
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Register. : ROLL
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Bride of opera. : ELSA
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Maize spike. : EAR

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

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