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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Saturday, April 12, 1958

6-Down : Number.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,210
Across
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Irish Cobbler. : POTATO
7
Acquire. : OBTAIN
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Abode of Morgan le Fay. : AVALON
14
Played the buffoon. : CLOWNED
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Cherry. : CERISE
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Lighthearted. : CAREFREE
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Financial officer: Abbr. : TREAS
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Revolution. : TURN
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Part of a range. : OVEN
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In safekeeping. : SECURE
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Chemise. : DRESS
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Isaac D. White's rank. : GENERAL
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Glide. : SKIM
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Advice: Fr. : AVIS
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Energy. : VIM
33
Slice of bacon. : RASHER
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Lawmaker: Abbr. : SEN
38
Affording promise of good. : HOPEFUL
40
Stowe character. : EVA
41
Famous park in Vienna. : PRATER
43
Amusing trick: Slang. : GAG
44
Narrow notch. : SLOT
45
___ of exchange. : RATE
47
Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune, etc. : DEITIES
49
Founded. : BASED
52
Punish with a fine. : AMERCE
54
Eastern title. : AGHA
55
Engendered. : BRED
56
Bend into the form of an arch. : EMBOW
60
Cheerful little earful. : GOODNEWS
62
Heroine of 1885 novel. : RAMONA
63
Substance used in cookery. : GELATIN
64
Means. : AGENCY
65
Fail to follow suit. : RENEGE
66
Norman Bel or Barbara Bel. : GEDDES
Down
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Agreement. : PACT
2
Finished. : OVER
3
Biblical weed. : TARE
4
Incognito names. : ALIASES
5
Restless one. : TOSSER
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Number. : ONE
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Take place. : OCCUR
8
Loud sounds. : BLARES
9
Divided into factions. : TORN
10
Wonderment. : AWE
11
Tells. : INFORMS
12
Coolness. : NERVE
15
Letters. : DEES
18
Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
20
Springtime bloomer. : TULIP
23
Leap about. : CAVORT
24
Face of a meter. : DIAL
25
Sound of surprise. : GASP
26
At any time. : EVER
27
Historic ship. : NINA
29
Oom Paul of South Africa. : KRUGER
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One of the Little Women. : MEG
34
The sun: Comb. form. : HELI
35
Bacchanalian cry. : EVOE
36
Rodents. : RATS
38
Command. : HEAD
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Withered. : FADED
42
Part of a spinning wheel. : TREADLE
44
Sprang (from). : STEMMED
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Insect. : EARWIG
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Geological time. : ICEAGE
49
Capture. : BAG
50
Eagerly interested. : AGOG
51
Farrier. : SHOER
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Middle, in law. : MESNE
55
___ noire. : BETE
57
Kind of paper. : BOND
58
As soon as. : ONCE
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Characteristic manners of acting. : WAYS
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Girl's name. : NAN
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___ paper. : RAG

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

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