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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Saturday, April 12, 1958

55-Down : ___ noire.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 27.9
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,210
Across
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Irish Cobbler. : POTATO
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Acquire. : OBTAIN
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Abode of Morgan le Fay. : AVALON
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Played the buffoon. : CLOWNED
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Cherry. : CERISE
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Lighthearted. : CAREFREE
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Financial officer: Abbr. : TREAS
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Revolution. : TURN
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Part of a range. : OVEN
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In safekeeping. : SECURE
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Chemise. : DRESS
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Isaac D. White's rank. : GENERAL
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Glide. : SKIM
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Advice: Fr. : AVIS
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Energy. : VIM
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Slice of bacon. : RASHER
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Lawmaker: Abbr. : SEN
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Affording promise of good. : HOPEFUL
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Stowe character. : EVA
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Famous park in Vienna. : PRATER
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Amusing trick: Slang. : GAG
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Narrow notch. : SLOT
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___ of exchange. : RATE
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Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune, etc. : DEITIES
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Founded. : BASED
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Punish with a fine. : AMERCE
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Eastern title. : AGHA
55
Engendered. : BRED
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Bend into the form of an arch. : EMBOW
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Cheerful little earful. : GOODNEWS
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Heroine of 1885 novel. : RAMONA
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Substance used in cookery. : GELATIN
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Means. : AGENCY
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Fail to follow suit. : RENEGE
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Norman Bel or Barbara Bel. : GEDDES
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Agreement. : PACT
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Finished. : OVER
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Biblical weed. : TARE
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Incognito names. : ALIASES
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Restless one. : TOSSER
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Number. : ONE
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Take place. : OCCUR
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Loud sounds. : BLARES
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Divided into factions. : TORN
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Wonderment. : AWE
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Tells. : INFORMS
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Coolness. : NERVE
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Letters. : DEES
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Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
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Springtime bloomer. : TULIP
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Leap about. : CAVORT
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Face of a meter. : DIAL
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Sound of surprise. : GASP
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At any time. : EVER
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Historic ship. : NINA
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Oom Paul of South Africa. : KRUGER
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One of the Little Women. : MEG
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The sun: Comb. form. : HELI
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Bacchanalian cry. : EVOE
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Rodents. : RATS
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Command. : HEAD
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Withered. : FADED
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Part of a spinning wheel. : TREADLE
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Sprang (from). : STEMMED
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Insect. : EARWIG
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Geological time. : ICEAGE
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Capture. : BAG
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Eagerly interested. : AGOG
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Farrier. : SHOER
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Middle, in law. : MESNE
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___ noire. : BETE
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Kind of paper. : BOND
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As soon as. : ONCE
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Characteristic manners of acting. : WAYS
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Girl's name. : NAN
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___ paper. : RAG

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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