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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Thursday, February 1, 1962

56-Across : Elf.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,584
Across
1
Tweet-tweet. : CHIRP
6
Sharp. : ACID
10
Three: Ger. : DREI
14
Insurgent. : REBEL
15
Lay by. : SAVE
16
Islets. : AITS
17
Griddlecake: Sp. : AREPA
18
Scarebabe. : FEEFAWFUM
20
Another 18 Across. : BOGEYMAN
22
Stage forest. : ARDEN
23
Far East title. : AMIR
24
Expressed in words. : ORAL
25
Ladderlike. : SCALAR
28
Object of dread. : BUGBEAR
31
Tavern order. : ALE
32
Ulster county. : TYRONE
34
American ostrich. : RHEA
36
Canadian peninsula. : GASPE
38
Jeanne d'___. : ARC
39
Put to test. : ASSAY
40
Hebrew lyre. : ASOR
41
Imbues. : STEEPS
43
Chemical suffix. : IDE
44
Phantom. : SPECTER
46
Kitchen gadget. : OPENER
48
Small coins. : SOUS
49
Furniture decoration. : BUHL
50
Emirate, for one. : REALM
52
Left isolated. : MAROONED
56
Elf. : HOBGOBLIN
58
Vacuum tube. : DIODE
59
Dresden's river. : ELBE
60
Wrestling hold. : LOCK
61
Ruhr city. : ESSEN
62
Topsy-turvy state. : MESS
63
Shepherd's concern. : EWES
64
Sly glances. : LEERS
Down
1
Zodiac sign. : CRAB
2
Intrepid one. : HERO
3
"___ your pardon." : IBEG
4
Abrogate. : REPEAL
5
Chum. : PLAYMATE
6
___ as (to the extent that). : ASFAR
7
City on the Orne. : CAEN
8
Common contraction. : IVE
9
Madame ___, Dickens character. : DEFARGE
10
Slowpokes. : DAWDLERS
11
Prevalent. : RIFE
12
Vingt-___. : ETUN
13
Doctrine. : ISM
19
Wearer of a burnoose. : ARAB
21
Boggy. : MIRY
24
Small portion. : OUNCE
25
"The Forsyte ___." : SAGA
26
Degree. : CLASS
27
Creator of King Log and King Stork. : AESOP
28
Destructive insect. : BORER
29
The "Heathen Chinee." : AHSIN
30
English novelist. : READE
33
Prices. : RATES
35
Town near Fort Devens. : AYER
37
Augurs. : PRESAGES
39
Plant of the lily family. : ASPHODEL
41
Trip. : STUMBLE
42
Decant. : POUR
45
State: Abbr. : COLO
47
Juvenile heroine. : ELOISE
49
Members of FDIC. : BANKS
50
Acting part. : ROLE
51
Wanes. : EBBS
52
Rodents. : MICE
53
Nozzle. : NOSE
54
River into the Fulda. : EDER
55
Animal abodes. : DENS
56
Border. : HEM
57
Shallow. : LOW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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