This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Wednesday, September 24, 1958

52-Across : Relative of the oyster.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
A
3
F
4
E
5
S
6
C
7
A
8
P
9
E
10
O
11
V
12
A
13
L
14
A
D
O
R
E
15
O
L
A
N
16
L
A
L
A
17
M
A
U
N
A
18
W
I
N
D
19
M
I
L
L
S
20
P
Y
R
21
B
22
O
L
E
23
S
O
V
I
E
T
24
S
25
C
A
L
E
N
26
E
27
N
I
D
E
S
28
L
29
O
C
A
T
E
D
30
T
31
A
T
E
32
A
V
O
W
33
A
C
I
E
R
34
A
35
T
36
E
37
P
E
R
38
H
39
E
40
I
G
H
T
S
41
R
U
N
42
P
R
E
43
S
E
N
C
E
44
B
E
R
N
45
U
R
G
E
46
L
47
A
48
G
O
O
N
S
49
G
50
O
51
B
B
O
52
S
53
C
A
L
L
O
P
54
A
R
A
M
I
55
S
56
A
S
I
A
57
A
58
S
59
A
60
M
U
S
I
C
I
61
A
N
S
62
N
63
E
G
U
S
64
E
R
A
T
65
T
W
E
E
66
C
R
U
S
H
67
S
O
L
S
68
E
L
M
S
69
E
S
S
A
Y
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,375
Across
1
Strongboxes. : SAFES
6
Mantle. : CAPE
10
Elliptical figure. : OVAL
14
Be very fond of. : ADORE
15
Heroine of "The Good Earth." : OLAN
16
Refrain syllables. : LALA
17
___ Loa. : MAUNA
18
Don Quixote's "giants." : WINDMILLS
20
Unit of light intensity. : PYR
21
Tree trunk. : BOLE
23
___ Union. : SOVIET
24
Kind of triangle. : SCALENE
27
Broods of pheasants. : NIDES
28
Settled: Colloq. : LOCATED
30
Famous art gallery in London. : TATE
32
Own frankly. : AVOW
33
Convert into steel. : ACIERATE
37
___ capita. : PER
38
Mountains. : HEIGHTS
41
Sequence. : RUN
42
Bearing. : PRESENCE
44
European capital. : BERN
45
Press forward. : URGE
46
Atoll lakes. : LAGOONS
49
Launcelot ___, Shakespearean clown. : GOBBO
52
Relative of the oyster. : SCALLOP
54
A Musketeer. : ARAMIS
56
Global land mass. : ASIA
57
___ rule. : ASA
60
Members of a combo. : MUSICIANS
62
Spiced wine beverage. : NEGUS
64
Quod ___ demonstrandum. : ERAT
65
Canary note. : TWEE
66
Quell. : CRUSH
67
Money in Lima. : SOLS
68
Avenue shaders. : ELMS
69
Tract. : ESSAY
Down
1
Corn meal. : SAMP
2
Forever and ___. : ADAY
3
Eighty. : FOURSCORE
4
Osprey. : ERN
5
Devilfish. : SEABAT
6
Wearing an almuce. : COWLED
7
Belonging to another country. : ALIEN
8
Goat god. : PAN
9
Closes. : ENDS
10
Alias Henry V. : OLIVIER
11
Well grounded. : VALID
12
Formal avenue: Fr. : ALLEE
13
Cobbler's wooden blocks. : LASTS
19
Carlo and Cassino. : MONTES
22
Aficionado's cheer. : OLE
25
Bird cry. : CAW
26
Engrave. : ETCH
28
Native of Arctic region. : LAPP
29
Superior. : OVER
31
River island. : AIT
33
Generation. : AGE
34
Highest court of ancient Athens. : AREOPAGUS
35
Nervous start: Colloq. : TURN
36
River into the Danube. : ENNS
38
Splendid. : HEROIC
39
A language: Abbr. : ENG
40
Cools. : ICES
43
Offers as an opinion. : SUBMITS
44
Shout from the bleachers. : BOO
46
Colleens. : LASSES
47
Oriental name. : ALI
48
Momentary view. : GLANCE
49
Hurling and curling. : GAMES
50
Former capital of Bolivia. : ORURO
51
Fundamental. : BASAL
53
Cave ___ (beware the dog): Lat. : CANEM
55
Local position. : SITE
58
Capital of Elam. : SUSA
59
Gray. : ASHY
61
Saddler's tool. : AWL
63
Hesitant sounds. : ERS

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

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

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
60 ms