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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Friday, April 25, 1958

57-Down : Morsel.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,223
Across
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Slow. : LAZY
5
Pull. : DRAW
9
Tree. : BIRCH
14
Willow. : ITEA
15
Ready for use. : RIPE
16
Honor highly. : ADORE
17
In a quandary. : NONPLUSED
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Was pleased with. : LIKED
20
Consequence. : END
21
River that joins the Neisse. : ODER
22
Polished. : GLOSSY
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Another name for the porpoise. : SEAHOG
25
Get out: Slang. : SCRAM
27
Partakes of. : USES
29
Croquette's relative, pastry-covered. : RISSOLE
33
"I had rather be right than ___" (Henry Clay to Sen. Preston, 1839). : BEPRESIDENT
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Foot: Comb. form. : PED
38
Hero of Conrad's "Victory." : AXEL
39
One of Snow White's friends. : DOC
40
Lay by. : SAVE
41
Three: Ital. : TRE
42
12-13th century Mongol conqueror. : GENGHISKHAN
46
Make amends for. : EXPIATE
48
Noun suffix. : ENCE
49
Rialto offerings. : PLAYS
51
Cringed. : FAWNED
55
Insurgents. : REBELS
58
Inadequate. : POOR
60
Egg: Comb. form. : OVI
61
City near New York's Thruway. : UTICA
62
Out in the cold. : NEGLECTED
64
Man's adversary. : SATAN
65
Joker. : CARD
66
Pisa's river. : ARNO
67
Choose. : ELECT
68
Mine products. : ORES
69
Jumble. : MESS
Down
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Nautical ropes. : LINES
2
Make reparation (for). : ATONE
3
"The Prisoner of ___," Anthony Hope novel. : ZENDA
4
Caroline island. : YAP
5
Hard workers. : DRUDGES
6
Originate. : RISE
7
Mimics. : APERS
8
Unite together. : WED
9
Weight to steady a ship. : BALLAST
10
Pecularities of language. : IDIOMS
11
Seoul soldiers. : ROKS
12
Gradually increasing in loudness: Mus. abbr. : CRES
13
Actress Lamarr. : HEDY
18
Inexact. : LOOSE
22
Cheshire cat's forte. : GRIN
24
Fling. : HURL
26
Day nursery: Fr. : CRECHE
28
Actress Sylvia. : SIDNEY
30
Large, brightly spotted fish. : OPAH
31
Copper coins of Bulgaria. : LEVA
32
Delightful spot. : EDEN
33
Diminish. : BATE
34
Executrix: Abbr. : EXRX
35
Chirp. : PEEP
36
Chow. : DOG
40
Swerve or twist. : SKEW
42
Prince Charming. : GALLANT
43
Greek letters. : ETAS
44
Embraces. : INFOLDS
45
Startle. : SCARE
47
Dried roots of a medicinal plant. : IPECAC
50
Trident. : SPEAR
52
___ Dame. : NOTRE
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Makes uniform. : EVENS
54
Pranks: Colloq. : DIDOS
55
Artifice. : RUSE
56
And elsewhere: Abbr. : ETAL
57
Morsel. : BITE
59
Bugaboo. : OGRE
62
Corp., for one. : NCO
63
Machine part. : CAM

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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