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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Wednesday, December 4, 1963

1-Down : Underground stem.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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J
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C
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B
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P
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C
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O
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B
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,239
Across
1
TV specialty. : COLOR
6
Not in harmony. : AJAR
10
Entry on NASA agenda. : MOON
14
Milan's special feature. : OPERA
15
Ancient Asian. : MEDE
16
Part of a farmhold. : ACRE
17
Black and glossy. : RAVEN
18
Tot's buggy. : PRAM
19
Piece of needle work. : SEAM
20
11th cen. date. : MLI
21
Peak famous in story and fable. : KILIMANJARO
24
Mexican Indian. : TOLTEC
26
Mother of a dauphin. : REINE
27
Roadways. : DRIVES
29
Tramped. : HIKED
31
Food for millions. : RICE
32
Filleted. : BONED
33
One of the networks. : CBS
36
Separated. : ASUNDER
39
Pleasing and simple. : IDYLLIC
41
Certain answer. : YES
42
On the watch. : ALERT
44
Greek letter. : IOTA
45
I believe: Lat. : CREDO
46
To think: Fr. : PENSER
48
Introduction. : PROEM
50
Rise into view. : EMERGE
52
Giant of nursery tale. : BLUNDERBORE
54
Blackbird. : DAW
57
Companion of first. : LAST
58
1 Across, for one. : NOUN
59
World: Prefix. : COSMO
61
Entr'___. : ACTE
62
Dressmaker's concern. : TUCK
63
Pronoun. : THEIR
64
Turkish governors. : BEYS
65
Holdings of a sort: Abbr. : STKS
66
In style. : SMART
Down
1
Underground stem. : CORM
2
Geyserite. : OPAL
3
Old Testament book. : LEVITICUS
4
Galena. : ORE
5
Cause continual resentment. : RANKLE
6
Copious. : AMPLE
7
Biblical city. : JERICHO
8
Hero of 1859 novel. : ADAM
9
Commented. : REMARKED
10
Moslem mosque. : MASJID
11
Immense expanse. : OCEAN
12
Laborare est ___ (to work is to pray): Lat. : ORARE
13
No one: Lat. : NEMO
22
Possessive. : ITS
23
In want. : NEEDY
25
Baker's concern. : OVEN
27
Vehicle. : DRAY
28
Origin. : RISE
30
Part of a John Hancock: Abbr. : INIT
32
Trained. : BRED
33
Territorial waters. : CLOSEDSEA
34
Snack. : BITE
35
Rocky cliff. : SCAR
37
Braved. : DARED
38
Components. : ELEMENTS
40
Edible codlike fish. : LING
43
Deer. : ROEBUCK
45
French tales. : CONTES
46
___ annum. : PER
47
Sets up. : ERECTS
48
Room. : PLACE
49
Out of practice. : RUSTY
51
Abbey dwellers. : MONKS
52
Chatter. : BLAB
53
Conquer. : ROUT
55
Eastern noble. : AMIR
56
Potherb. : WORT
60
Electrical unit. : OHM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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