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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Thursday, May 23, 1957

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 38.6
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,886
Across
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Obstacle. : SNAG
5
Roam aimlessly. : GAD
8
Score in a game. : GOAL
12
Egyptian god of the sun. : HORUS
14
Bird. : DOVE
15
Kind of whale: Lat. : ORCA
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___-garde. : AVANT
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Subjects for literature courses. : EPICPOEMS
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Seaport of Kenya colony. : MOMBASA
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Thoughtless scribblings. : DOODLES
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Portents. : OMENS
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Strange: Brit. : RUM
25
Sen. Schoeppel of Kansas. : ANDREW
28
Large helping of food. : PLATEFUL
33
Charles Van ___. : DOREN
34
Campus group. : FRAT
35
Girl in a Spanish song. : NITA
36
Diminutive suffix. : ULE
37
Ties the knot. : SPLICES
40
One of the Cratchits. : TIM
41
Weekly chore. : WASH
43
Baptism or confirmation. : RITE
44
Follow by footprints. : TRACE
46
Gemsbok. : ANTELOPE
48
Pompey's enemy. : CAESAR
49
Trouble. : AIL
50
Prominent Chinese family. : SOONG
52
Teaching. : TUITION
56
Navy's new atomic missile. : POLARIS
60
In a risky situation. : ONTHINICE
62
Cut off, as a final vowel. : ELIDE
63
Hoax. : RUSE
64
Narrow valley. : GLEN
65
Arab kingdom. : YEMEN
66
Khayyam. : OMAR
67
Witness. : SEE
68
Place in Congress. : SEAT
Down
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Counterfeit. : SHAM
2
De ___ (anew): Lat. : NOVO
3
Saroyan character. : ARAM
4
Caliber of a firearm. : GUNBORE
5
Political initials. : GOP
6
Open-mouthed. : AVID
7
Paint or wallpaper. : DECORATE
8
Husbands, in colonial days. : GOODMEN
9
Russian city. : OREL
10
High point. : ACME
11
Maiden. : LASS
13
Pollen-bearing stalks. : STAMENS
14
Actor in "Giant." : DEAN
18
Sulk. : POUT
20
Backstitch. : SEW
23
Pixies and nixes. : SPRITES
25
City in Ethiopia. : ADUWA
26
Actor Lloyd. : NOLAN
27
Attired: Poet. : DREST
29
Valenciennes. : LACE
30
___ a fiddle. : FITAS
31
City on New York's Thruway. : UTICA
32
Weaker. : LAMER
34
Saucy: Colloq. : FLIP
38
Extends. : PROLONGS
39
Governor of Virginia. : STANLEY
42
Plant with bell-shaped flowers. : HEATHER
45
Feasts royally. : REGALES
47
Fifty-three. : LIII
48
Bird sound. : COO
51
Candid. : OPEN
52
Matador's victim. : TORO
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E pluribus ___. : UNUM
54
"___ Lovely Day Today." : ITSA
55
Where the ibis wade. : NILE
57
Silver thaw. : RIME
58
Thought. : IDEA
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Forwarded. : SENT
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Letter. : CEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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