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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Tuesday, May 27, 1958

8-Across : Symbol of laziness.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { G J Q U V X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,255
Across
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River of the movies. : KWAI
5
Bird sound. : CAW
8
Symbol of laziness. : SLOTH
13
Waterfall, in Scotland. : LINN
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Card. : ACE
15
Volcanic cinder. : SCORIA
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___ hills. : OLDASTHE
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Alpine cottage. : CHALET
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Become stone. : PETRIFY
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Avow. : PROFESS
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All: Comb. form. : OMNI
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Thin leaf of metal. : FOIL
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Springes. : NOOSES
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Driven firmly in. : IMPACTED
30
Exclusively. : ALL
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Sharpen. : HONE
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Neither ___ nor reason. : RHYME
34
Signified. : MEANT
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Pertinent: Abbr. : REL
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Sea nymph, part bird and part woman. : SIREN
39
Be admitted. : ENTER
40
Dripping. : ASOP
42
Knack. : ART
43
Hollywood's James and family. : STEWARTS
45
One of the Greek Furies. : ERINYS
48
Delighted exclamation. : WHEE
49
Gov. Clement's state: Abbr. : TENN
50
Places adjoining the paddock. : STABLES
54
Likes. : FANCIES
57
Bed of straw. : PALLET
58
Iota. : PARTICLE
59
Signification. : IMPORT
60
Subjoin. : ADD
61
Occupy. : TAKE
62
Laboratory procedures. : TESTS
63
What is more. : YES
64
Biblical village. : ELON
Down
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Sound like a hoofbeat: Var. : KLOP
2
Trick. : WILE
3
"Too little ___." : ANDTOOLATE
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Companion-___ (fellow soldier). : INARMS
5
Bullhead. : CATFISH
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Having pains. : ACHY
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Little. : WEE
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Rhodes ___. : SCHOLARS
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Dish baked in a certain form. : LOAF
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Heraldic bearing. : ORLE
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Secures. : TIES
12
Sombreros. : HATS
15
"Shinplaster." : SCRIP
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___ die (without appointing a day for reassembling). : SINE
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Grapefruit. : POMELO
22
Delicate skill. : FINESSE
23
Noted individuals. : NAMES
24
Sweet-smelling. : OLENT
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Greek letter. : CHI
27
Befitting a Nero. : TYRANNICAL
28
Substance for grinding. : EMERY
29
Notches. : DENTS
32
Speaks pompously. : ORATES
35
Unfamiliar. : NEW
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Fishing vessels. : TRAWLERS
41
Firecrackers of a sort. : PETARDS
44
Scarlett's Butler. : RHETT
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Tear. : RENT
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Move to action. : INCITE
50
Small point of land. : SPIT
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Harmless. : TAME
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Home of the ibex. : ALPS
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Mar. : BLOT
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Turn sere. : FADE
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City on the Humboldt River. : ELKO
56
Beheld. : SEEN
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Be worth the effort. : PAY

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

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