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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Thursday, January 30, 1964

52-Across : Secret society.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,296
Across
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Hubbub. : BABEL
6
Grasping. : AVID
10
Typewriter type. : PICA
14
Be of one mind. : AGREE
15
Course. : RACE
16
Single. : UNAL
17
Cut of meat. : ROAST
18
Part of North America. : GREENLAND
20
Darning ___. : EGG
21
Type of photograph. : STILL
23
Medleys. : OLIOS
24
Maguey. : AGAVE
25
Member of a French family. : FRERE
26
The "Little Women." : MEGJOBETHAMY
30
Concert selection. : ARIA
31
Chapter of the Koran. : SURA
32
Have ___ at. : AGO
35
Taking bribes. : CORRUPT
39
Attack verbally. : BELABOR
41
Presidential initials. : HST
42
Entre ___. : NOUS
44
The Bounty, for one. : BRIG
45
Liechtenstein or Monaco. : PRINCIPALITY
49
Tiny openings. : PORES
51
Like an old woman. : ANILE
52
Secret society. : MAFIA
53
Point of view: Colloq. : SLANT
54
Grab. : NAB
57
Flooded. : INUNDATED
59
Summon forth. : EVOKE
61
Relative of a poker face. : MASK
62
Hungarian name for the Danube. : DUNA
63
Prey. : RAVIN
64
Potato buds. : EYES
65
Be guided by. : OBEY
66
Place for a witness. : STAND
Down
1
Empty. : BARE
2
On pins and needles. : AGOG
3
Swagger. : BRAG
4
Suffixes with coat or goat. : EES
5
Phrase calling for action. : LETSGO
6
Greek of Argos. : ARGIVE
7
Scoundrels, old style. : VARLETS
8
Neighbor of 18 Across: Abbr. : ICEL
9
River of Scotland. : DEE
10
Small wheel. : PULLEY
11
"Bombs bursting ___ ... " : INAIR
12
Pleasure craft. : CANOE
13
City officials: Abbr. : ALDS
19
Standard. : NORMAL
22
Pick up the ___. : TAB
24
Not in harmony. : AJAR
25
Man in a cab. : FARE
26
Number representing speed-sound ratio. : MACH
27
Greek god. : EROS
28
Encircled. : GIRT
29
Part of a wheel. : HUB
32
Shelter: Fr. : ABRI
33
Proceed at a furious pace. : GOIT
34
Carousal. : ORGY
36
What the fine print often is. : UNREAD
37
French vegetable. : POIS
38
African land: Abbr. : TUN
40
Talented. : ABLE
43
Kind of triangle. : SCALENE
45
Fusses over one's appearance. : PRINKS
46
"Rome was not built ___." : INADAY
47
Piece of jewelry. : PIN
48
Does a tailor's job. : ALTERS
49
Where Iloilo is. : PANAY
50
Serviceable. : OFUSE
52
Type of performer. : MIME
53
Counterfoil. : STUB
54
___ Scotia. : NOVA
55
Related. : AKIN
56
Crook. : BEND
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"Much ___ ... " : ADO
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Large vessel. : VAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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