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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Wednesday, April 25, 1962

29-Down : Gain.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, 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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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,667
Across
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Spiral. : COIL
5
Mythical ship. : ARGO
9
Contend. : ARGUE
14
Both: Prefix. : AMBI
15
Companion of tooth. : NAIL
16
Unbound. : LOOSE
17
Adorn with sequins. : BESPANGLE
19
Stendhal hero. : SOREL
20
21 plus. : AGE
21
Type of song. : DUET
22
Something amusing. : COMEDY
23
Wanting energy. : LANGUID
25
The wherewithal, in Rome. : LIRE
26
Allow. : LET
27
Long Island Indian. : CANARSEE
31
Highest point. : ACME
34
Navy clerks. : YEOMEN
36
Forage. : HAY
37
Cotton twill. : CHINO
39
Campus building. : LAB
40
Seed or germ. : SPORE
42
Metal. : TIN
43
Goldfinny. : WRASSE
46
Admits. : OWNS
47
Margaret Mitchell's heroine. : SCARLETT
49
Truck of a sort. : VAN
51
Dresden's river. : ELBE
52
Grape crop. : VINTAGE
56
Dumas character. : ARAMIS
59
Outlet. : VENT
60
Back: Fr. : DOS
61
Ferber novel. : SOBIG
62
Trumpet daffodil. : NARCISSUS
64
Molar. : TOOTH
65
Move sideways. : EDGE
66
Department of France. : AUDE
67
Scorched. : ADUST
68
Burdock. : WEED
69
December time. : XMAS
Down
1
Intriguing faction. : CABAL
2
Greek letter. : OMEGA
3
Great dramatist. : IBSEN
4
Edge. : LIP
5
Payment of a sort. : ANNUITY
6
Stormed. : RAGED
7
Thin layer of gold. : GILT
8
Aficionado's cry. : OLE
9
Losers. : ALSORANS
10
Lodger. : ROOMER
11
Skirt insert. : GORE
12
Exercised. : USED
13
Wriggling. : EELY
18
Together: Mus. : ADUE
22
French movie, for short. : CINE
24
Narrow valley. : GLEN
25
Noted New York club. : LAMBS
27
Seaside. : COAST
28
Parade. : SHOW
29
Gain. : EARN
30
Examines. : EYES
31
Circus events. : ACTS
32
Cleverly stylish. : CHIC
33
Old Greek weight. : MINA
35
Make joyful. : ELATE
38
Dusk. : OWLLIGHT
41
___ Neuf. : PONT
44
Uprisers. : REBS
45
Indicated. : EVINCED
48
Pardons. : REMITS
50
Disagreeing one. : ANTI
52
Border upon. : VERGE
53
I am present: Lat. : ADSUM
54
Dutch cheese. : GOUDA
55
Letters. : ESSES
56
TV canine. : ASTA
57
¼ acre. : ROOD
58
Oriental name. : ABOU
59
Go: Lat. : VADE
62
Unfamiliar. : NEW
63
Kind of horn. : SAX

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

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