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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Tuesday, April 14, 1959

9-Down : Roves about idly: Colloq.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,560
Across
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Lay road surfacing. : PAVE
5
Using speech. : ORAL
9
___ that! : THATS
14
Senator Johnston. : OLIN
15
Authoritative prohibition. : VETO
16
Scamp. : ROGUE
17
Ransom notes of a sort. : HATCHECKS
19
Place for 26 Down. : ARENA
20
Tester of weights and measures. : SEALER
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Gaiety. : AIRINESS
23
Border upon. : ABUT
25
Back of the neck. : NAPE
26
Present status of West Germany. : SOVEREIGNSTATE
32
Garden party. : FETE
33
Man's name: Abbr. : GEO
34
English county. : ESSEX
35
One ___ time. : ATA
36
Telegraphers. : SENDERS
39
Longshoremen's group: Abbr. : ILA
40
Thong. : STRAP
42
Wrath. : IRE
43
Date tree. : PALM
44
Westminster Palace assembly. : HOUSEOFCOMMONS
48
Cash transaction. : SALE
49
Industrial area in Europe. : SAAR
50
Feathery pet. : PARAKEET
54
Highly seasoned stew. : RAGOUT
58
Statue. : IMAGE
59
Investigates. : LOOKSINTO
61
___, so good. : SOFAR
62
Basic French verb. : ETRE
63
Old oath. : EGAD
64
Nonconcurring ones. : ANTIS
65
Cross. : ROOD
66
Part of London. : SOHO
Down
1
Exclamations of contempt. : POHS
2
Winglike processes. : ALAE
3
Brief autobiographical sketch. : VITA
4
Country enclosed by foreign territory. : ENCLAVE
5
Ply with too many arguments. : OVERURGE
6
Kind of secretary: Abbr. : REC
7
Aleutian island. : ATKA
8
Failing to keep. : LOSING
9
Roves about idly: Colloq. : TRAIPSES
10
Stinging insects. : HORNETS
11
Awry: Dial. : AGEE
12
Large casks. : TUNS
13
Large waves. : SEAS
18
Wife of Hercules. : HEBE
22
Was a candidate. : RAN
24
Ten and: Suffix. : TEEN
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Bout: Colloq. : SETTO
27
Hokkaido port. : OTARU
28
Containing a certain chemical element. : IODIC
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Oriental. : ASIAN
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Reveals. : TELLS
31
School event. : EXAM
32
Annoy: Scot. : FASH
36
Sam Rayburn and others. : SPEAKERS
37
Psyche's lover. : EROS
38
Said so. : REMARKED
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Zulu's spear. : ASSAGAI
43
Crimson fish with blue spots. : PORGIES
45
Suffix in chemistry. : OLE
46
Tentacle. : FEELER
47
Dutch name for Meuse river. : MAAS
50
City on the Arno. : PISA
51
Ram-headed god. : AMON
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Huckleberry Finn sailed on one. : RAFT
53
In ___. : TOTO
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Progress. : ONGO
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Where Provo is. : UTAH
57
Stir: Colloq. : TODO
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Spanish gold. : ORO

Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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