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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Friday, February 29, 1952

10-Down : Wealthy, Jonathan Baldwin, etc.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 985
Across
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Striplings. : LADS
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Employees listed on Form 942. : MAIDS
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Where Seward Peninsula is: Abbr. : ALAS
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Yard. : AREA
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The Blind Boy's weapon. : ARROW
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Nation's history. : PAST
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Containing an intercalary day, as February 29. : BISSEXTILE
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12-point type. : PICA
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Abstain from something. : ESCHEW
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Tiptoeing. : STEALTHY
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God of Irish legend. : LER
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One of the wives of Jacob. : LEAH
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A low shoe. : TIE
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A "little picture" in verse. : IDYLL
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Went back on a promise: Slang. : WELSHED
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French cleric. : ABBE
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Flower like the bluebonnet of Texas. : LUPINE
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Native of Panay Island. : ATI
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British actor Claude ___. : RAINS
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Fit to be tied. : MAD
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Creator of "Mr. Dooley." : DUNNE
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Governor of the Sunshine State. : ARN
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Resort on the French Riviera. : CANNES
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Three-hand card game. : SKAT
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Lady from Sforza's land. : SIGNORA
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Unfeeling. : STONY
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Celestial sphere. : ORB
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Stupid or awkward person: Scot. : STEG
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___ du tout (not at all): French. : PAS
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William Penn was one. : COLONIST
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Horse's rearing. : PESADE
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Handles. : USES
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Get married: Colloq. : TIETHEKNOT
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Small bitter plum. : SLOE
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Finland's lake. : ENARE
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Superior kind of caviar in Russia. : IKRA
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Rural skating rink. : POND
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Internationally known sculptor. : RODIN
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Newcastle's waterway. : TYNE
Down
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"Shake Well Before Using," for instance. : LABEL
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Be active. : ARISE
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Giving an account of. : DESCRIBING
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Ribbon of many societies. : SASH
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Amateur U. S. gold champion. : MAXWELL
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Duveen's forte. : ART
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The Notre Dame eleven. : IRISH
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Pumpkinhead. : DOLT
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Render pleasing. : SWEETEN
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Wealthy, Jonathan Baldwin, etc. : APPLES
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Milk: French. : LAIT
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He authored "Moses." : ASCH
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Hold up. : STAY
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Slippery. : EELY
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Was not well. : AILED
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Sweet girl graduate. : ALUMNA
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Retreat for work and leisure. : DEN
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Having the greatest scope. : WIDEST
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Chatter of conjurers to divert attention from tricks. : HANKYPANKY
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Volcano. : ETNA
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Yoshida's legislative body. : DIET
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Macaws. : ARAS
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Italian city on the Adriatic. : BARI
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___-American Union. : PAN
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Haughty disdain. : SCORN
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Secretary Kimball's responsibility. : USN
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Referee. : ARBITER
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Man's name meaning crown. : STEPHEN
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Entrapped. : NOOSED
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Wave-like molding. : OGEE
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Lieu or place. : STEAD
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Put on the trappings. : ADORN
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Bristles. : SETAE
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Point of the crescent moon. : CUSP
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Ambassador Bay's post. : OSLO
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___ Jouhaux, 1951 Nobel Prize Peace Prize winner. : LEON
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Chinese: Comb. form. : SINO
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Humorous sketch. : SKIT
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Three: Prefix. : TRI

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

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