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S. A. Kay
New York Times, Wednesday, January 21, 1953
Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 31.3
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 S | 3 C | 4 H | 5 O | 6 M | 7 I | 8 T | 9 R | 10 E | 11 D | 12 S |
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13 C | L | O | U | 14 T | 15 S | O | A | R | 16 E | V | I | L |
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17 M | A | R | K | A | 18 N | T | O | N | Y | 19 V | E | R | A |
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20 E | T | E | 21 W | A | I | T | 22 F | 23 L | U | N | K | Y |
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24 S | Y | R | 25 I | N | G | A | 26 F | O | X | E | S | |||
27 N | Y | U | 28 M | A | R | X | 29 H | 30 A | 31 M |
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32 S | 33 L | 34 A | G | 35 I | 36 C | E | R | 37 I | 38 R | A | N | I |
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39 C | A | R | L | 40 S | B | A | D | C | 41 A | V | E | R | N | S |
42 A | I | K | E | N | 43 K | E | E | P | 44 F | E | A | T |
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45 N | R | A | 46 I | 47 D | E | A | 48 P | 49 O | E | |||||
50 N | 51 A | P | U | S | 52 T | E | R | R | 53 A | 54 C | 55 E |
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56 J | 57 E | S | S | E | L | 58 S | H | A | G | 59 C | A | W |
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60 A | R | A | S | 61 L | 62 I | T | E | R | A | 63 T | U | R | E |
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64 W | I | N | E | 65 E | V | E | R | 66 N | O | T | E | R |
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67 N | E | S | T | 68 S | A | M | E | 69 T | E | S | S |
© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,312
Across
1
Novelist who writes trilogies. : ASCH
5
Not mention. : OMIT
9
They finished sixth in the National League. : REDS
13
Batsman's hit. : CLOUT
15
Mount upon the wing. : SOAR
16
Corrupt. : EVIL
17
Role for Olivier. : MARKANTONY
19
Miss Ralston of Hollywood. : VERA
20
It follows printemps. : ETE
21
What time and tide won't do. : WAIT
22
Servile follower. : FLUNKY
24
State flower of Idaho. : SYRINGA
26
Lillian Hellman's "The Little ___." : FOXES
27
62,444 students. : NYU
28
Chico or Zeppo. : MARX
29
Clara Peggotty's nephew. : HAM
32
Clinkers. : SLAG
35
Soda fountain equipment. : ICER
37
Language spoken in Nishapur. : IRANI
39
Natural wonder of New Mexico. : CARLSBADCAVERNS
42
Senator from the Green Mountain State. : AIKEN
43
Maintenance. : KEEP
44
Extraordinary achievement. : FEAT
45
1933 agency. : NRA
46
An attitude of mind. : IDEA
48
His shrine is in Richmond, Va. : POE
50
Mouse deer. : NAPUS
52
The flat roof of a house. : TERRACE
56
Showman George of Hollywood and Broadway. : JESSEL
58
Tobacco leaves shredded for smoking. : SHAG
59
Cry of the rook. : CAW
60
630-mile river in Armenia. : ARAS
61
Field of Mauriac's Nobel Prize. : LITERATURE
64
Product of New York state. : WINE
65
Without end. : EVER
66
Perceiver. : NOTER
67
Eagle's eyrie. : NEST
68
Unchanged. : SAME
69
Tragic heroine of 1891. : TESS
Down
1
Pinnacles of fame. : ACMES
2
Colored a bluish gray. : SLATY
3
Kitchen gadget. : CORER
4
Rebel fighter in the Philippines. : HUK
5
Ancient port of Rome. : OSTIA
6
Subject to argument. : MOOT
7
Mr. Hunter of Hollywood. : IAN
8
Strive to attain: 2 wds. : TRYFOR
9
"Two's Company," for instance. : REVUE
10
Fifty-fifty: 2 wds. : EVENSHARE
11
Dagger. : DIRK
12
Destroy. : SLAY
14
Dull yellowish brown. : TAWNY
18
Strong man of Egypt. : NAGUIB
23
Age for a Roman septuagenarian. : LXXIV
25
Fireplace, in Glasgow. : INGLE
26
Light entertainment on Broadway. : FARCE
28
She restored Aeson's youth. : MEDEA
30
One of Mrs. Coolidge's names. : ANNA
31
Drizzle. : MIST
32
Observe with critical attention. : SCAN
33
Place of rest. : LAIR
34
McClellan and Fulbright. : ARKANSANS
36
Petits fours. : CAKES
38
Accredit. : REFER
40
Relative of the sandpiper. : SNIPE
41
Be published. : APPEAR
47
Member of the new Cabinet. : DULLES
49
Albert Schweitzer's musical instrument. : ORGAN
51
Something of value. : ASSET
52
Exclamation of consolation. : THERE
53
Highly perceptive. : ACUTE
54
They "infest the day." : CARES
55
Pitchers. : EWERS
56
"Big ___" Mize, winner of Babe Ruth trophy. : JAWN
57
It's larger than Ontario. : ERIE
58
The prow of a ship. : STEM
62
Ballerina Kitchell. : IVA
63
Tricycle pedaler. : TOT
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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