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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Thursday, August 29, 1957

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 45.6
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,984
Across
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Ball team. : CUBS
5
Temporary illumination. : FLARE
10
States further. : ADDS
14
Using speech. : ORAL
15
Miriam's brother. : AARON
16
Dinah's brother. : LEVI
17
Gaspar was one. : MAGI
18
Part of UNESCO. : SCIENTIFIC
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Oolong. : BLACKTEA
22
Geological period. : EOCENE
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Established dogma. : TENET
24
Winged fruit of the maple. : SAMARA
25
Be nourished by. : FEEDON
27
Poetically ancient. : OLDEN
28
Quite. : ALL
29
Yankee receiver. : BERRA
31
Part of a ticket. : STUB
34
Large area of ocean. : GULF
36
Rows or lines. : RANKS
38
"Paradise Lost," for example. : EPIC
40
Pastures. : LEAS
42
What a cogwheel has. : TEETH
44
After sigma. : TAU
45
Seaport on Isle of Wight. : COWES
47
Tranquillity. : REPOSE
49
Coil. : SPIRAL
51
Taxi riders. : FARES
52
Rill. : STREAM
53
Wooded area of France and Belgium. : ARDENNES
56
Become known. : TRANSPIRED
58
Bulrush. : TULE
59
"It ___ Necessarily So." : AINT
60
Wild sheep of India. : URIAL
61
Quite ___ (a good many). : AFEW
62
Wild oxen. : YAKS
63
Sierra ___. : MADRE
64
Decorations for fliers. : DFCS
Down
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Where to find honey. : COMB
2
River into the Caspian. : URAL
3
Game. : BAGATELLE
4
Cut. : SLICED
5
Zipper, for one. : FASTENER
6
Shoe tie. : LACET
7
___ buffa. : ARIA
8
Sterlet delicacy. : ROE
9
A group of nine. : ENNEAD
10
Spanish port noted for its wine. : ALICANTE
11
Be respectful. : DEFER
12
River into Gulf of Riga. : DVINA
13
Six on a die. : SICE
19
Oversized books. : TOMES
21
Round handle. : KNOB
24
Assuage. : SLAKE
25
Grow weary. : FAG
26
Jewish month. : ELUL
27
Village near Verdun. : ORNES
30
Honey badger. : RATEL
32
Phrase meaning "in fine fettle." : UPTOSNUFF
33
Partiality. : BIAS
35
Doers. : FACIENTS
37
Refuse to commit oneself: Colloq. : STRADDLE
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Item used in playing 3 Down. : CUE
41
Carolina rails. : SORAS
43
Now. : HERE
46
Shell money. : WAMPUM
48
Group of five. : PENTAD
49
Minute channel. : STRIA
50
Dido. : PRANK
51
Senator from Delaware. : FREAR
52
Continue. : STAY
53
Not fertile. : ARID
54
Of a form of energy: Abbr. : ELEC
55
Makes a tuck. : SEWS
57
Outlawed Irish army: Abbr. : IRA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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