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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Wednesday, September 25, 1963

50-Across : Poised, as a tightrope walker.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J X }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,169
Across
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Because of. : FROM
5
"Double" features. : CHINS
10
Nearly: Colloq. : MOST
14
Source of obsidian. : LAVA
15
Relative of the shoebill. : HERON
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Native of U.S. : AMER
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Done. : OVER
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Ancient people S of Rome: Lat. : ITALI
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Leningrad's river. : NEVA
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Saucy. : PERT
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Derringer. : GUN
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Tongue-tied. : GAGGED
24
Rare bird. : WHOOPINGCRANE
27
Lead one ___. : ACHASE
29
Bread spread. : OLEO
30
Wheat: Fr. : BLE
31
___ as fate. : ASSURE
34
Word used with Cong, Minh, etc. : VIET
38
Candidate for a toupee. : BALDY
40
___ Arbor. : ANN
41
Raise objections. : DEMUR
42
African gazelle. : ADMI
43
Not ornate. : CHASTE
45
Favorable. : PRO
46
River of Italy. : LIRI
48
Really. : INDEED
50
Poised, as a tightrope walker. : EQUILIBRISTIC
55
Like a mushroom. : FUNGIC
56
Literary collection. : ANA
57
Doings under the Big Top. : ACTS
60
Sheridan's ___. : RIDE
61
Hollywood name. : KAZAN
63
Hold fast. : NAIL
64
Vingt-___. : ETUN
65
Escape privately. : ELOPE
66
Years: Lat. : ANNI
67
Come across. : MEET
68
Desserts. : TARTS
69
Forward move. : STEP
Down
1
Dud. : FLOP
2
Kind of review. : RAVE
3
Deluge. : OVERWHELM
4
First lady. : MARTHA
5
Troublesome insects. : CHIGOES
6
All ___. : HETUP
7
Man from Abadan. : IRANI
8
___. pros. : NOL
9
Fish for eels. : SNIGGLE
10
Fruit. : MANGROVE
11
Fraternity letter. : OMEGA
12
Hebdomad. : SEVEN
13
Calling. : TRADE
23
Expert: Colloq. : ACE
25
"___, can you see ... " : OSAY
26
Teutonic Fates. : NORNS
27
Rhyme scheme of a quatrain. : ABBA
28
Dressed in. : CLAD
32
Masculine title. : SAHIB
33
Italian article. : UNA
35
Sinless. : IMPECCANT
36
Seine tributary. : EURE
37
Walked. : TROD
39
Painstaking. : DILIGENT
41
Car damage. : DENT
43
Colleague of the katydid. : CRICKET
44
Mild medicinal beverages. : TISANES
47
800-mile river of Asia. : ILI
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Namesakes of a goddess. : DIANAS
50
Zimbalist. : EFREM
51
Wholly. : QUITE
52
Excessive. : UNDUE
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Much-advertised instrument. : RAZOR
54
Not suitable. : INAPT
58
Pitchfork part. : TINE
59
Cutting. : SLIP
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State: Abbr. : ALA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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