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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Friday, June 28, 1957

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q W }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 24.7
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,922
Across
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Feeling akin to nostalgia. : ACHE
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Still. : CALM
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Passing fashion. : CRAZE
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Mixture used to thicken soups and sauces. : ROUX
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Woodwind. : OBOE
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Damp. : HUMID
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Hotheaded. : IMPETUOUS
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Get ___ (manage). : ALONG
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Fall upon. : DESCEND
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Elastic. : SPRINGY
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Prices. : RATES
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German article. : EIN
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Vex. : HARASS
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Overbearing. : ARROGANT
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Make cheery. : ELATE
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Sharp. : SMART
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Exclamation of contempt. : POH
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Lose interest. : TIRE
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Friend of Snow White. : HAPPY
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Lay blacktop. : PAVE
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Music maker. : UKE
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Constructed. : BUILT
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Odalisque's residence. : HAREM
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Wayward. : PERVERSE
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Livestock. : CATTLE
46
Famous name in baseball. : OTT
47
Lazybones. : DRONE
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Slow-witted. : DOLTISH
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Shipshape. : INORDER
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Like campus walls. : IVIED
58
Dogged. : OBSTINATE
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Chinese silk plant. : RAMIE
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Sly look. : LEER
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Levantine port. : ACRE
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Hooded units. : KLANS
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Actor Andrews. : DANA
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Flavorful vegetable. : LEEK
Down
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Parched. : ARID
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Appear. : COME
3
Interjections to urge on a horse. : HUPS
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Call down evil upon. : EXECRATE
5
Takes inventory. : COUNTS
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Dwelling. : ABODE
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Skipper Boudreau. : LOU
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Bungle. : MESS
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Ancient vehicle. : CHARIOT
10
Decision of a court. : RULING
11
Biblical king. : AMON
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Shrill sound: Slang. : ZING
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Irritable. : EDGY
18
Bother. : TEASE
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Treaty-maker with Japan, 1853–54. : PERRY
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Tasted. : SAMPLED
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Excited: Slang. : HETUP
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Similar. : ALIKE
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More excellent. : RARER
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Carried away with joy, love, etc. : RAPT
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To one side. : APART
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Unusual. : NOVEL
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Short essay. : THEME
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Je ne ___ quoi. : SAIS
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Injuries. : HURTS
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Fatherly. : PATERNAL
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Happens. : BETIDES
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Vietnam metropolis. : HANOI
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Elect to office. : VOTEIN
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Against: Lat. : CONTRA
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Increased. : RISEN
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Dagger. : DIRK
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Ellipse. : OVAL
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South American metropolis. : LIMA
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Hammer lock. : HOLD
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Chub. : DACE
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Bien ___ (well-being): Fr. : ETRE
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Give out steam. : REEK
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Actress Lillie. : BEA

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

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