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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Thursday, June 23, 1955

60-Across : Style of car.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,186
Across
1
Anything certain. : FACT
5
In the rear of a vessel. : ABAFT
10
Sicilian sight. : ETNA
14
Roman Emperor, following Nero and Galba. : OTHO
15
Flirt. : DALLY
16
Diving bird. : LOON
17
Hide. : SKIN
18
In the clouds. : DREAMYEYED
20
Spiced drink common in the tropics. : SANGAREE
22
Mrs. James Mason. : PAMELA
23
Boring tool. : AUGER
24
Dough men. : BAKERS
25
Harasses. : BESETS
27
Island group SE of Japan. : BONIN
28
Hardy timber. : ASH
29
Behind the times. : SLOW
31
Highest peak in the Philippines. : MTAPO
35
Closes. : STOPS
38
Hematite. : ORE
39
With reference to. : ASFOR
40
Floral leaf. : SEPAL
41
Bondsman. : SERF
43
Actor Chaney. : LON
44
Children's vegetable. : TATER
46
Place. : LOCALE
49
Magician's speech. : PATTER
51
Where Khartoum is. : SUDAN
52
Whalebone. : BALEEN
53
Waited upon. : ATTENDED
56
Folklore character. : BRERRABBIT
58
Land measure. : ACRE
59
Ambassador Willis' post. : BERN
60
Style of car. : COUPE
61
Origin. : RISE
62
Hardens. : SETS
63
Trencherman. : EATER
64
Active one. : DOER
Down
1
Governor of South Dakota. : FOSS
2
Icebreaker back from Antarctica. : ATKA
3
Place of the proverbial bull. : CHINASHOP
4
Language. : TONGUE
5
Skill and tact. : ADDRESS
6
More unadorned. : BARER
7
Sailing term. : ALEE
8
Where the Suwanee flows: Abbr. : FLA
9
Musical drum. : TYMPAN
10
Wind, rain, etc. (with "the"). : ELEMENTS
11
Trifler. : TOYER
12
Carols. : NOELS
13
"With a Smile ___ Song." : ANDA
19
City in Washington. : YAKIMA
21
Middleman: Abbr. : AGT
24
Shaded retreat. : BOWER
25
Cesare Siepi. : BASS
26
City near Padua. : ESTE
27
Drilling tool. : BORER
30
Underdog. : LOSER
32
One big labor family. : AFLANDCIO
33
Table game. : POOL
34
River of France. : ORNE
36
Outstanding TV drama. : PATTERNS
37
Certain roofer. : SLATER
42
Type of kick in swimming. : FLUTTER
45
Card combination. : TENACE
47
Poetic opus. : ODE
48
False statement. : CANARD
49
Gay ___. : PAREE
50
Tiptoe. : ALERT
51
Mushroom stem. : STIPE
52
Sizes of shot for air rifles. : BBBS
53
Border against. : ABUT
54
Gaelic. : ERSE
55
Bambi. : DEER
57
Throatlet. : BOA

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

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