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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Tuesday, December 11, 1956

5-Down : Undervalue.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,723
Across
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Capital of Fiji. : SUVA
5
"Three little ___ from school." : MAIDS
10
Pillboxes. : HATS
14
Central point or pivot. : AXIS
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Tinge deeply. : IMBUE
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Premium on money exchange. : AGIO
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Damage. : LOSS
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Dickens character. : SAIREYGAMP
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Achievements. : TRIUMPHS
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Helps forward. : SERVES
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Gen. Bradley's namesakes. : OMARS
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Grass-cloth plants. : RAMIES
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Filippo ___, Italian saint. : DENERI
27
Cut. : SAWED
28
One: Lat. : UNA
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Montezuma was one. : AZTEC
31
European nation: Abbr. : NETH
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Turkey. : BIRD
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Auricular. : EARED
38
Spectacular. : SHOW
40
Coal-tar yields. : DYES
42
Disclosed. : BARED
44
Hornless mouflon. : EWE
45
Hot seasoning. : CHILI
47
Columnar volcanic rock. : BASALT
49
A firing of cannon. : SALUTE
51
Great name in science. : CURIE
52
Waifs. : GAMINS
53
Vies. : CONTENDS
56
Friend of a fourflusher. : MOUNTEBANK
58
Not assumed. : REAL
59
Handle: Fr. : ANSE
60
Congressman at ___. : LARGE
61
Actress Moreno. : RITA
62
Want. : NEED
63
Lacking freshness. : FADED
64
Call it ___. : ADAY
Down
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Give tang to. : SALT
2
Wife: Lat. : UXOR
3
Rainbow chaser. : VISIONARY
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Take on. : ASSUME
5
Undervalue. : MISPRIZE
6
Oriental nanas. : AMAHS
7
Wading bird. : IBIS
8
Hard: Fr. : DUR
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Child's pastime. : SEESAW
10
Torments. : HAGRIDES
11
Plant of the amaryllis family. : AGAVE
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Seasons. : TIMES
13
Soaks in. : SOPS
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Red Sea kingdom. : YEMEN
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Name claimed by Naomi. : MARA
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Fleet-footed one. : RACER
25
Clumsy player: Slang. : DUB
26
Oklahoma city. : ENID
27
Turkish inn. : SERAI
30
Console. : TABLE
32
One of the classics. : THEAENEID
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Ululate. : HOWL
35
Sent regrets. : DECLINED
37
Exposed the falsity of: Colloq. : DEBUNKED
39
Moist. : WET
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Sidetrack. : SHUNT
43
Garment seam. : DART
46
Pronoun. : ITSELF
48
Saw-toothed range. : SIERRA
49
River through Burgundy. : SAONE
50
Excite laughter. : AMUSE
51
Curt dismissal. : CONGE
52
Government operative. : GMAN
53
Calling ___. : CARD
54
Facts. : DATA
55
Put an end to. : SLAY
57
Bleat. : BAA

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

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