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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Friday, May 15, 1959

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, Grid flow: 31.3
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
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Make happy. : BLESS
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Mountain lion. : PUMA
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Shortening. : OLEO
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Frilled trimming for dresses. : RUCHE
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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
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"The Marriage ___." : OFFIGARO
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Spring flower. : VIOLET
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Yield. : CEDE
25
Speak like a child. : LISP
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Sound from the barnyard. : CACKLE
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The Lion-Hearted monarch. : RICHARDI
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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
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___ Street. : WALL
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Go away from, or not take away. : LEAVE
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One put on a pedestal. : IDOL
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Fraulein's name. : ILSE
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Jack Sprat. : EATER
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Norse name. : NELS
65
Exclamation of approval. : GOOD
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Salad green. : CRESS
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Festive occasion. : GALA
Down
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___-my-thumb. : HOPO
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King Haakon's successor. : OLAF
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Son of Eric the Red. : LEIF
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Subject of speech in "Hamlet." : YORICK
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Spread. : BROADEN
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Sordid gain. : LUCRE
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Resound. : ECHO
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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
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Labyrinth. : MAZE
13
Incite to wrongdoing. : ABET
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Icy cold. : GELID
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Verging on: Suffix. : ISH
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Special language. : LINGO
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Mentioned. : CITED
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River of Italy. : ADIGE
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Cloudlike masses around comets. : COMAE
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Oregon Trail, for example. : ROUTE
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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
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On the books. : ENROLLED
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Civil War general. : MEADE
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Guinness. : SIRALEC
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Breaks into fragments. : SHIVERS
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Him: Fr. : LUI
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Varsity sport. : ROWING
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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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