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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Monday, March 31, 1958

28-Down : Wash out: Rare.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, 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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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,198
Across
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Napped. : SLEPT
6
High, steep rock. : CLIFF
11
Ali Baba's brother. : CASSIM
13
Little satellite. : MOONLET
15
Hunnish king. : ATTILA
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Aida's father. : AMONASRO
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Zodiac sign. : LEO
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Make joyful. : ELATE
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Become suddenly alert: Colloq. : SITUP
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Small yards for animals. : PENS
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Claim of right. : TITLE
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Frosty coating. : RIME
27
Long-billed, wading bird. : SNIPE
29
Philippine island. : LEYTE
31
Vincent ___ Gogh. : VAN
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Rushed out. : SALLIED
34
Port. : HAVEN
36
"___ Lang Syne." : AULD
37
Blue-white star in Lyra. : VEGA
38
Famous coloratura. : PATTI
40
Grows less severe. : RELENTS
43
Be folded. : LAP
44
Corroded. : EATEN
46
Be affected by some influence, event, etc. : REACT
48
Spoken. : ORAL
50
Creator of D'Artagnan. : DUMAS
52
Salad dish. : SLAW
53
Killer whales. : ORCAS
55
Little brooks. : RILLS
57
Exist. : ARE
58
Chingachgook's tribe. : MOHICANS
60
Punish by fining. : AMERCE
62
Lockjaw. : TETANUS
63
___ the hatchet (made peace). : BURIED
64
Sweet stuff. : SYRUP
65
Toothed wheels. : GEARS
Down
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Indian trophies. : SCALPS
2
Vessels with triangular sails. : LATEENS
3
Baltic state. : ESTONIA
4
Greek letter. : PSI
5
Piece of glazed clay. : TILE
6
Seemly. : COMELY
7
Card game. : LOO
8
Taverns. : INNS
9
Aptitude. : FLAIR
10
Full of gaiety. : FESTIVE
12
Brewer's material. : MALT
13
Entangled. : MATTED
14
Well-known Missourian. : TRUMAN
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Candid. : OPEN
20
Was the trouble with. : AILED
23
Back piece of chair. : SPLAT
25
Lucy's friend and neighbor. : ETHEL
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Wash out: Rare. : ELUTE
30
Ardent. : EAGER
33
Epic from the 9th century B. C. : ILIAD
35
Parts of a windmill. : VANES
37
Mercenary. : VENAL
38
Repeat by rote. : PARROT
39
Geronimo's warriors. : APACHES
40
Irresponsible. : REMISS
41
Hermes' winged shoes. : TALARIA
42
Harder to find. : SCARCER
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Come into sight. : LOOM
45
Happen unexpectedly. : TURNUP
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Suitings. : TWEEDS
49
Nonprofessional people. : LAITY
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Chunk. : SLAB
54
Blemish. : SCAR
56
Complacent. : SMUG
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Sky god of Babylon. : ANU
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Before. : ERE

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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