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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Tuesday, January 8, 1957

23-Across : Deadly quarrel.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,751
Across
1
Chief. : BOSS
5
Dressed greens. : SALAD
10
Ornamental ribbon. : SASH
14
Of top quality. : AONE
15
Copy. : IMAGE
16
Yum-Yum and friends. : TRIO
17
Statesman Elihu. : ROOT
18
The Congress did Jan. 3. : RECONVENED
20
Songbird. : BOBOLINK
22
Nonsymmetrical things: Abbr. : IRREGS
23
Deadly quarrel. : FEUD
24
Jelly ___. : BEAN
25
Javelins. : SHAFTS
28
West Pacific islands. : MARIANAS
32
Novelist Fannie. : HURST
33
Quip. : JOKE
34
Like a hermit. : LONE
35
In the last month: Abbr. : ULT
36
Chilling. : SHIVERY
39
Fifty-four. : LIV
40
Coaster. : SLED
42
Assert. : AVER
43
In a huff. : IRATE
45
Domestic. : HOMEBRED
47
Actor Wynn. : KEENAN
48
Swards. : SODS
49
Handle of Excalibur. : HILT
50
Symbol of good luck. : MASCOT
53
Early Chaplin film (with "The"). : GOLDRUSH
57
Henry VIII's second wife. : ANNEBOLEYN
59
Eastern title. : AGHA
60
Glance at quickly. : SCAN
61
Clergyman and author. : PEALE
62
Type of dance. : CLOG
63
Guarded. : KEPT
64
Repaired brogues. : SOLED
65
Nautical ropes. : TYES
Down
1
Part of a harpoon. : BARB
2
Football score. : OOOO
3
Uppish one. : SNOB
4
Counterbalances. : SETOFFS
5
Brightest star in the heavens. : SIRIUS
6
Improve. : AMEND
7
Be missing. : LACK
8
Have ___ at (try). : AGO
9
One who tests silk threads. : DENIERER
10
Of the breastbone. : STERNAL
11
Scandinavian name. : ARNE
12
Victory: Ger. : SIEG
13
Coal scuttles. : HODS
19
True: Fr. : VRAI
21
Balts. : LETTS
24
Columbia's Field. : BAKER
25
Quiet! : SHUSH
26
Exclamation of greeting. : HULLO
27
Secundum ___ (according to rule): Lat. : ARTEM
28
Pulled up stakes. : MOVED
29
Actor Lloyd. : NOLAN
30
Novelist Loos. : ANITA
31
"Morning's at ___ ... " : SEVEN
33
Dances to swing music. : JIVES
37
Features of some automobiles. : HARDTOPS
38
Knuckle under. : YIELD
41
Fall. : DESCENT
44
Draw back. : RETRACT
46
Lummox. : BOOB
47
Baked, as pottery. : KILNED
49
According to ___. : HOYLE
50
Mummer's item. : MASK
51
Noun suffix. : ANCE
52
Vigor: Colloq. : SNAP
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Pertaining to the earth. : GEAL
54
Threatening. : UGLY
55
Step-in. : SHOE
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Witches. : HAGS
58
Zodiac sign. : LEO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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