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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Wednesday, September 25, 1963

22-Across : Tongue-tied.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J X }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 35.2
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,169
Across
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Because of. : FROM
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"Double" features. : CHINS
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Nearly: Colloq. : MOST
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Source of obsidian. : LAVA
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Relative of the shoebill. : HERON
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Native of U.S. : AMER
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Done. : OVER
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Ancient people S of Rome: Lat. : ITALI
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Leningrad's river. : NEVA
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Saucy. : PERT
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Derringer. : GUN
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Tongue-tied. : GAGGED
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Rare bird. : WHOOPINGCRANE
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Lead one ___. : ACHASE
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Bread spread. : OLEO
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Wheat: Fr. : BLE
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___ as fate. : ASSURE
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Word used with Cong, Minh, etc. : VIET
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Candidate for a toupee. : BALDY
40
___ Arbor. : ANN
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Raise objections. : DEMUR
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African gazelle. : ADMI
43
Not ornate. : CHASTE
45
Favorable. : PRO
46
River of Italy. : LIRI
48
Really. : INDEED
50
Poised, as a tightrope walker. : EQUILIBRISTIC
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Like a mushroom. : FUNGIC
56
Literary collection. : ANA
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Doings under the Big Top. : ACTS
60
Sheridan's ___. : RIDE
61
Hollywood name. : KAZAN
63
Hold fast. : NAIL
64
Vingt-___. : ETUN
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Escape privately. : ELOPE
66
Years: Lat. : ANNI
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Come across. : MEET
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Desserts. : TARTS
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Forward move. : STEP
Down
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Dud. : FLOP
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Kind of review. : RAVE
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Deluge. : OVERWHELM
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First lady. : MARTHA
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Troublesome insects. : CHIGOES
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All ___. : HETUP
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Man from Abadan. : IRANI
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___. pros. : NOL
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Fish for eels. : SNIGGLE
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Fruit. : MANGROVE
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Fraternity letter. : OMEGA
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Hebdomad. : SEVEN
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Calling. : TRADE
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Expert: Colloq. : ACE
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"___, can you see ... " : OSAY
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Teutonic Fates. : NORNS
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Rhyme scheme of a quatrain. : ABBA
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Dressed in. : CLAD
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Masculine title. : SAHIB
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Italian article. : UNA
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Sinless. : IMPECCANT
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Seine tributary. : EURE
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Walked. : TROD
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Painstaking. : DILIGENT
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Car damage. : DENT
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Colleague of the katydid. : CRICKET
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Mild medicinal beverages. : TISANES
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800-mile river of Asia. : ILI
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Namesakes of a goddess. : DIANAS
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Zimbalist. : EFREM
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Wholly. : QUITE
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Excessive. : UNDUE
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Much-advertised instrument. : RAZOR
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Not suitable. : INAPT
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Pitchfork part. : TINE
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Cutting. : SLIP
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State: Abbr. : ALA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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