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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Wednesday, January 21, 1953

2-Down : Colored a bluish gray.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,312
Across
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Novelist who writes trilogies. : ASCH
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Not mention. : OMIT
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They finished sixth in the National League. : REDS
13
Batsman's hit. : CLOUT
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Mount upon the wing. : SOAR
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Corrupt. : EVIL
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Role for Olivier. : MARKANTONY
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Miss Ralston of Hollywood. : VERA
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It follows printemps. : ETE
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What time and tide won't do. : WAIT
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Servile follower. : FLUNKY
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State flower of Idaho. : SYRINGA
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Lillian Hellman's "The Little ___." : FOXES
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62,444 students. : NYU
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Chico or Zeppo. : MARX
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Clara Peggotty's nephew. : HAM
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Clinkers. : SLAG
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Soda fountain equipment. : ICER
37
Language spoken in Nishapur. : IRANI
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Natural wonder of New Mexico. : CARLSBADCAVERNS
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Senator from the Green Mountain State. : AIKEN
43
Maintenance. : KEEP
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Extraordinary achievement. : FEAT
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1933 agency. : NRA
46
An attitude of mind. : IDEA
48
His shrine is in Richmond, Va. : POE
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Mouse deer. : NAPUS
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The flat roof of a house. : TERRACE
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Showman George of Hollywood and Broadway. : JESSEL
58
Tobacco leaves shredded for smoking. : SHAG
59
Cry of the rook. : CAW
60
630-mile river in Armenia. : ARAS
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Field of Mauriac's Nobel Prize. : LITERATURE
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Product of New York state. : WINE
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Without end. : EVER
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Perceiver. : NOTER
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Eagle's eyrie. : NEST
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Unchanged. : SAME
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Tragic heroine of 1891. : TESS
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Pinnacles of fame. : ACMES
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Colored a bluish gray. : SLATY
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Kitchen gadget. : CORER
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Rebel fighter in the Philippines. : HUK
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Ancient port of Rome. : OSTIA
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Subject to argument. : MOOT
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Mr. Hunter of Hollywood. : IAN
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Strive to attain: 2 wds. : TRYFOR
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"Two's Company," for instance. : REVUE
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Fifty-fifty: 2 wds. : EVENSHARE
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Dagger. : DIRK
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Destroy. : SLAY
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Dull yellowish brown. : TAWNY
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Strong man of Egypt. : NAGUIB
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Age for a Roman septuagenarian. : LXXIV
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Fireplace, in Glasgow. : INGLE
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Light entertainment on Broadway. : FARCE
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She restored Aeson's youth. : MEDEA
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One of Mrs. Coolidge's names. : ANNA
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Drizzle. : MIST
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Observe with critical attention. : SCAN
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Place of rest. : LAIR
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McClellan and Fulbright. : ARKANSANS
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Petits fours. : CAKES
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Accredit. : REFER
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Relative of the sandpiper. : SNIPE
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Be published. : APPEAR
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Member of the new Cabinet. : DULLES
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Albert Schweitzer's musical instrument. : ORGAN
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Something of value. : ASSET
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Exclamation of consolation. : THERE
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Highly perceptive. : ACUTE
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They "infest the day." : CARES
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Pitchers. : EWERS
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"Big ___" Mize, winner of Babe Ruth trophy. : JAWN
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It's larger than Ontario. : ERIE
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The prow of a ship. : STEM
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Ballerina Kitchell. : IVA
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Tricycle pedaler. : TOT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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