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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Monday, May 25, 1953

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 27.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,436
Across
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Historic river in Virginia. : JAMES
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Quien ___ (who knows?): Sp. : SABE
10
Render impassable. : STOP
14
Province of Iraq. : AMARA
15
Malayan swift-sailing canoe. : PROA
16
Sages of the East. : MAGI
17
Open to bribery. : VENAL
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With a chip on a shoulder. : IRASCIBLE
20
Hardy timber. : ASH
21
Runabout. : AUTO
23
Loftier. : TALLER
24
Merry fellows. : ANDREWS
27
Is lacking. : NEEDS
28
Slight curve in the shaft of a column. : ENTASIS
30
His last words were, "Look there, look there!" : LEAR
32
Fellow feeling. : PITY
33
Delicatessen. : FOODSHOP
37
Girl's name. : INA
38
On sale at 33 Across. : BOLOGNA
41
Honest ___. : ABE
42
Post office instrument. : CANCELER
44
Erelong. : ANON
45
Conjunctives. : ANDS
46
Followed. : TRACKED
49
Resounding impact: Colloq. : WHANG
52
Ejects, as from a water pistol. : SQUIRTS
54
Chief arteries. : AORTAS
56
Take apart. : UNDO
57
Exclamation of surprise. : AHA
60
Accepted without question: Colloq. : SWALLOWED
62
Everyday. : USUAL
64
Put on the payroll. : HIRE
65
Active person. : DOER
66
Irresistible influence. : SPELL
67
Votes for. : YEAS
68
Hindu philosophical system. : YOGA
69
In good season. : EARLY
Down
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Where Jakarta is. : JAVA
2
College town in Iowa. : AMES
3
Peter Minuit's bargain. : MANHATTAN
4
Period of years. : ERA
5
On sale at 33 Across. : SALADS
6
Thwarts or annoys, out of ill will. : SPITES
7
Directional figure on a map. : ARROW
8
Popular neckpiece of the '20's. : BOA
9
Member of a bridge foursome. : EAST
10
Pleasant-looking people. : SMILERS
11
Synopsis or schedule. : TABLE
12
Cast side glances. : OGLED
13
Square pillars. : PIERS
19
Its population is 14,009,429. : CANADA
22
Swiss canton, its capital Altdorf. : URI
25
Also, and not only so, but. : NAY
26
Hit hard. : SLOG
28
One of the classics. : EPIC
29
One of the historical caravels. : NINA
31
Very long time. : EON
33
Instead of. : FOR
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National League's MVP for 1952. : HANKSAUER
35
Hautboy. : OBOE
36
Be left incomplete. : PEND
38
Calcutta is its capital. : BENGAL
39
Long-made or used. : OLD
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Shorter. : LESS
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Rear parts of saddles. : CANTLES
44
The McCarran ___. : ACT
46
Plain of the arctic regions. : TUNDRA
47
Clear. : RID
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Impart life to. : AROUSE
49
Too much diluted. : WASHY
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Governor Pyle to his friends. : HOWIE
51
Macaw. : ARARA
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The Caine's captain. : QUEEG
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Beverage: Dial. : SODY
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New chairman of G. O. P. : HALL
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Bind together. : ALLY
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Carry on a courtship. : WOO
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Place for a vacationist. : SPA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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