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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Thursday, June 18, 1959

8-Across : Greek letter.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, 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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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,625
Across
1
Department head: Abbr. : MGR
4
Valuable. : RICH
8
Greek letter. : SIGMA
13
Word on Japanese ship names. : MARU
14
Radio sound effect. : ECHO
15
Accept as a member. : ENROL
16
North Carolina college. : ELON
17
Wolf: Fr. : LOUP
18
Delusion's partner. : SNARE
19
Opposing change: Colloq. : STANDINGPAT
22
___ populi. : VOX
23
A Voltaire forte. : SATIRE
24
Like the Village Blacksmith. : SINEWY
26
Actress Hildegarde. : NEFF
28
Man of distinction. : NOTABLE
31
Hankers. : LONGS
34
Cordwood. : LOGS
36
Oaf. : LOUT
37
___ for Peace. : ATOMS
38
Eater's syllable of satisfaction. : YUM
39
Relative of the devilfish. : SKATE
40
Railbird. : SORA
41
Life: Lat. : VITA
42
Quotes. : CITES
43
Bret Harte's Ah Sin. : HEATHEN
45
Mended place. : DARN
47
Creatures. : BEINGS
49
Riffraff. : RAGTAG
53
Syllable of popular dance. : CHA
55
Little Big Horn victor. : SITTINGBULL
57
Nineteenth President. : HAYES
59
Bulwer-Lytton heroine. : IONE
60
Choir voice. : ALTO
61
"Good Night, ___." : IRENE
62
Quips. : MOTS
63
Salad. : SLAW
64
DDT victims. : PESTS
65
Heroic poetry. : EPOS
66
Indian weight. : SER
Down
1
Where Valletta is. : MALTA
2
Old fourpence. : GROAT
3
Question mark of 1960. : RUNNINGMATE
4
___ pitcher. : RELIEF
5
Churchly image. : ICON
6
Railroad sound effects. : CHUGS
7
Very, very angry. : HOPPINGMAD
8
Term in poetry. : SESTET
9
Tabard, for one. : INN
10
Dish. : GRAVYBOAT
11
Philippine native. : MORO
12
Writer Woollcott. : ALEX
13
How-de-do. : MESS
20
Gown. : DRESS
21
Years: Span. : ANOS
25
Boogie-woogie piano technique. : WALKINGBASS
27
What jets cut down on. : FLYINGTIME
29
Stringed instrument. : LUTE
30
Vous ___ (you are): Fr. : ETES
31
Eyewinker. : LASH
32
Indian. : OTOE
33
Old vaudeville singing star. : NORABAYES
35
Diamond call. : OUT
39
Lean person or animal. : SCRAG
41
I came: Lat. : VENI
44
"Mellerdrammer" sounds. : HISSES
46
Western star. : ARNESS
48
Brownstone front feature. : STOOP
50
Veil material. : TULLE
51
Nuptial place. : ALTAR
52
Warm feeling. : GLOW
53
Approach shot. : CHIP
54
Rodent. : HARE
56
Preposition. : INTO
58
Noun suffix. : ENT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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