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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Wednesday, September 5, 1956

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Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 324 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,626
Across
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___ globulin. : GAMMA
6
Tuscany city. : PISA
10
Island between Midway and Guam. : WAKE
14
Second-hand report. : RUMOR
15
Obligation. : ONUS
16
Quod ___ demonstrandum. : ERAT
17
One who is proficient. : ADEPT
18
Peninsula between Okhotsk and Bering seas. : KAMCHATKA
20
Invitation: Colloq. : BID
21
Short, highly wrought poem. : IDYL
23
Show. : REVEAL
24
Overlay with fine plaster. : STUCCO
26
The Indre flows into it. : LOIRE
28
Political maneuvers. : BOLTS
30
First coeducational college in U.S. : OBERLIN
34
Phantom. : SHAPE
36
Guests at 29 Down. : MALES
38
Common suffix. : ISE
39
Reactionary. : TORY
40
Pacific island group. : COCOS
41
Fencing weapon. : FOIL
42
County in Scotland. : AYR
43
Passenger fare. : TOKEN
44
Baseball maneuvers. : BUNTS
45
In good spirits. : GAYSOME
47
Superficial show. : GLOSS
49
Not together. : APART
51
Man from Adelaide. : AUSSIE
54
Cause of horse lameness. : SPAVIN
57
After that. : WHEN
59
Old Testament book: Abbr. : HOS
60
Carlo Collodi's hero. : PINOCCHIO
62
Relative of a plain song. : CHANT
64
Copycat. : APER
65
Pitch: Slang. : HURL
66
Giving the creeps. : EERIE
67
Moist. : DEWY
68
Wriggling. : EELY
69
Large birds. : RHEAS
Down
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Snatches. : GRABS
2
Examine into accounts. : AUDIT
3
One-time resident of Versailles. : MMEDUBARRY
4
Household article. : MOP
5
Section of a document. : ARTICLE
6
Lacking spirit or interest. : POKY
7
Altogether. : INALL
8
Arithmetic problem. : SUM
9
Imputes. : ASCRIBES
10
Maker of cloth. : WEAVER
11
"Vissi d'___." : ARTE
12
New Zealand parrot. : KAKA
13
And others: Abbr. : ETAL
19
Start of a toast. : HERES
22
Small point. : DOT
25
Reporter's work. : COPY
27
Chinese black tea. : OOLONG
29
Kind of social event. : SMOKER
31
Biggest or best portion. : LIONSSHARE
32
What-___ (thingumbob). : ISIT
33
"Mama's" boy. : NELS
34
"The ___ at Bay." : STAG
35
Honey plant. : HOYA
37
King topper. : ACE
40
North American Indian. : COMANCHE
41
Unnecessary bother. : FUSS
43
Conversation piece. : TOPIC
44
Ouster of the disorderly. : BOUNCER
46
Appetizing. : SAVORY
48
New Guinea port. : LAE
50
Spin. : TWIRL
52
City near Grand Rapids. : IONIA
53
Campaign name. : ESTES
54
Plane of 1917. : SPAD
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Boatswain's ___. : PIPE
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Freshly. : ANEW
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Preeminently good. : HOLY
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Tint. : HUE
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Sound of inquiry. : HEH

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

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