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S. A. Kay
New York Times, Thursday, May 3, 1951
Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K V X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 35.2
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 H | 3 A | 4 M | 5 P | 6 G | 7 E | 8 R | 9 M | 10 M | 11 A | 12 S | 13 T |
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14 H | A | N | O | I | 15 A | R | I | A | 16 I | N | C | A |
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17 I | S | T | L | E | 18 G | I | B | R | 19 A | L | T | A | R |
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20 C | H | A | I | R | 21 M | E | N | 22 G | U | E | S | T | S |
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23 N | C | O | S | 24 M | I | G | S | |||||||
25 S | 26 C | 27 R | E | E | D | 28 Q | U | E | U | I | 29 L | 30 L | 31 E |
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32 P | A | Y | 33 D | E | 34 B | U | T | 35 R | A | I | L | S |
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36 A | N | D | 37 S | 38 S | L | E | E | 39 P | 40 N | A | O | S |
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41 S | T | E | E | 42 R | 43 O | E | S | E | 44 L | 45 N | Y | E |
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46 M | O | R | R | I | 47 S | O | N | 48 R | E | 49 P | A | D | S |
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50 G | L | U | M | 51 P | O | O | H | |||||||
52 S | 53 A | 54 T | E | E | N | 55 M | A | N | P | O | 56 W | 57 E | 58 R |
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59 T | R | E | A | S | U | 60 R | E | R | 61 A | N | I | L | E |
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62 A | M | E | N | 63 P | A | T | E | 64 R | E | F | I | T |
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65 G | Y | N | T | 66 S | P | E | D | 67 D | R | E | S | S |
© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 683
Across
1
Charles, for instance. : CHAMP
6
The beginning of an idea. : GERM
10
Any upright pole. : MAST
14
Capital of Viet Nam Government. : HANOI
15
The Bell Song from "Lakmé," for instance. : ARIA
16
Indian of ancient Peru. : INCA
17
Agave fiber used in making cordage. : ISTLE
18
Fortress and seaport near the S tip of Spain. : GIBRALTAR
20
Vinson of the Armed Services and Doughton of the Ways and Means. : CHAIRMEN
22
Week-enders. : GUESTS
23
Corps. and sgts. : NCOS
24
Russian jets. : MIGS
25
Long piece of writing. : SCREED
28
M. Pleven's successor. : QUEUILLE
32
Be profitable to. : PAY
33
First appearance. : DEBUT
35
Ribbons of steel. : RAILS
36
Conjunctions. : ANDS
38
Brunnhilde's punishment. : SLEEP
40
Temple or shrine in ancient Greece. : NAOS
41
Source of porterhouse steaks. : STEER
43
Island in the Baltic Sea. : OESEL
45
Aneurin Bevan's nickname. : NYE
46
Britain's Foreign Secretary. : MORRISON
48
Stuffs again. : REPADS
50
Abstracted and pensive. : GLUM
51
Winnie's epithet. : POOH
52
Glossy fabric. : SATEEN
55
Dr. Flemming's and Dr. Graham's problem. : MANPOWER
59
Georgia Neese Clark. : TREASURER
61
Old. : ANILE
62
So be it. : AMEN
63
Crown of the head. : PATE
64
Equip with new furnishings. : REFIT
65
Ibsen's Peer. : GYNT
66
Hurried along. : SPED
67
Patou model. : DRESS
Down
1
How hats should look. : CHIC
2
Reminiscent dish. : HASH
3
Theatrical group. : ANTA
4
City in Illinois. : MOLINE
5
Affected deeply. : PIERCED
6
Measures the capacity of: Var. : GAGES
7
Barry Fitzgerald's homeland. : ERIN
8
Main vein of a leaf. : RIB
9
A much-serenaded girl. : MARGIE
10
The first of the Celts in Ireland. : MILESIAN
11
Aardvark's favorite entree. : ANTS
12
Word to chase a feline. : SCAT
13
Old salts. : TARS
19
Predict events from natural signs. : AUGUR
21
Fashions. : MODES
24
Devices to soften the tones of musical instruments. : MUTES
25
Involuntary contraction of a muscle. : SPASM
26
Part of a long poem. : CANTO
27
Name of a famous golf cup. : RYDER
28
Popular mystery writer. : QUEEN
29
Climbing plant or vine. : LIANA
30
Famous name in marine insurance. : LLOYD
31
Letters. : ESSES
34
Rosy color on the cheek. : BLOOM
37
Police officer. : SERGEANT
39
La Prensa's foe. : PERON
42
Annoys: Colloq. : RILES
44
Big cat. : LEOPARD
47
Dawns. : SUNUPS
49
Man on the wire. : PHONER
51
Cut little by little. : PARED
52
"The ___ at bay." : STAG
53
Frank Pace's responsibility. : ARMY
54
Suffix for certain numbers. : TEEN
55
Distribute. : METE
56
Lady of the house. : WIFE
57
They lost the boat race to Cambridge. : ELIS
58
Soaks. : RETS
60
Knock on any door. : RAP
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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