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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Thursday, July 9, 1953

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14, Grid flow: 33.0
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,481
Across
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International port on Strait of Gibraltar. : TANGIER
8
Arctic or Antarctic. : OCEAN
13
Meany, Lewis, Reuther. : UNIONMEN
15
Headline name of 1934. : DIONNE
16
Native of Leopoldville. : CONGOESE
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Methuselah's claim to fame. : OLDAGE
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Knot in wood. : KNAG
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They shine on 61 Across. : NEONS
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Senator Payne to his friends. : FRED
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Burden. : LADE
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Lookouts. : ESPIERS
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Judges bang them. : GAVELS
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Piggeries. : STIES
30
Heap together. : AMASS
31
Paul Bunyan or Mike Fink. : SUPERHERO
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Part of the Department of Justice. : FBI
36
Is in the cast. : APPEARS
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170,760 women. : DAR
39
New member of 38 Across. : FIRSTLADY
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Heavy-faced printing type. : IONIC
43
Indian of Utah: Var. : PIUTE
44
Tomorrow, in Spain. : MANANA
45
Academy Award winner Gloria. : GRAHAME
48
Lion's pride. : MANE
49
Highly distinguished. : RARE
50
Character in "Ivanhoe." : ISAAC
52
Good-sized portion. : SLAB
56
Reluctant. : AVERSE
58
Ali Baba's helper in the demise of the forty thieves. : MORGIANA
60
Thread weight for nylons. : DENIER
61
"Give my regards to ___." : BROADWAY
62
Make into a statute. : ENACT
63
Purposes. : INTENTS
Down
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Robin Hood's jovial Friar. : TUCK
2
Shortly. : ANON
3
Actress Foch. : NINA
4
Part of a flier's gear. : GOGGLES
5
Mythical lady who became a sea goddess. : INO
6
Makes scholarly corrections. : EMENDS
7
Interview again. : RESEE
8
Product of a well. : OIL
9
Symbol of Boston. : CODFISH
10
Lake in Finland. : ENARE
11
Hot temper. : ANGER
12
Is obliged (with an infinitive). : NEEDS
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Recent: Comb. form. : NEO
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Complete file of information. : DOSSIER
20
Wages after all deductions. : NETPAY
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Whitefriars, a London district. : ALSATIA
25
Zoroaster or Xerxes. : PERSIAN
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Fisherman's implement. : GAFF
27
Both: Comb. form. : AMBI
28
Squirrel fur used in medieval robes. : VAIR
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Shoe leather. : SUEDE
31
Flash floods. : SPATES
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Girl's name meaning pleasure. : EDNA
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Dramatic hit of the 1920's. : RAIN
34
Killer whale. : ORCA
37
One who feathers arrows. : PLUMIER
40
Globular. : SPHERIC
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Order to make way, often with "please." : ONESIDE
44
Mark over a long vowel. : MACRON
45
Reduce to a suitable slope. : GRADE
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Repeater of a single fateful word. : RAVEN
47
Ring or rink. : ARENA
48
New Zealander. : MAORI
51
Title for C. Douglas Dillon: Abbr. : AMB
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Grass plot closely mown. : LAWN
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Structure of a body: Abbr. : ANAT
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Biscay and Oyster. : BAYS
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Ready to go. : SET
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Gangster's gun. : GAT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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