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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Tuesday, April 30, 1974

10-Down : Hippopotamus

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,026
Across
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Kind of waist : WASP
5
Accomplishment : FEAT
9
Exult : CROW
13
Fever : AGUE
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Artery : AORTA
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Baltic gulf : RIGA
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Fair noted for riots : DONNYBROOK
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Affirm : AVER
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Emulates the Muses : INSPIRES
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Respect : ESTEEM
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Colorful stone : OPAL
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April 1 pest : JOKER
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Secretive ones : SPIES
26
Squandered : LAVISHED
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Images : ICONS
30
Under command : TAMED
31
Shoulder: Preflx : OMO
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Bottle size : PINT
33
Traveler : FARER
34
Narrow-minded one : PRIG
35
Sward : SOD
36
Dinner callers : GONGS
37
Criterions : TESTS
38
Kind of town : ONEHORSE
40
Sponge features : PORES
41
Spacious : ROOMY
42
High: Prefix : ALTI
43
Oscar winner, 1972 : BRANDO
45
Type of rescue buoy : BREECHES
49
Hayseed : RUBE
50
Simplify : STREAMLINE
52
With skill : ABLY
53
Showing the way : AHEAD
54
Behold, to Caesar : ECCE
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Buds : EYES
56
Tidings : NEWS
57
Box hive : SKEP
Down
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African gully : WADI
2
Old Greek contest : AGON
3
Basks : SUNS
4
Nib : PENPOINT
5
Slipcase for a book : FOREL
6
Cupid : EROS
7
From ___ Z : ATO
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Assume control : TAKEOVER
9
Rickety cars : CRATES
10
Hippopotamus : RIVERHORSE
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Molding : OGEE
12
Cordial : WARM
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___ ouverts (with open arms) : ABRAS
17
Cries of surprise : YIPES
21
Winter mishap : SKID
23
Newport News's river : JAMES
24
Descendant : SCION
25
Having weight : PONDERABLE
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At ___ (on the lam) : LARGE
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Throws out : EMITS
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Pointers, for instance : DOGS
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___ facto : IPSO
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Strong-scented herb : TANSY
33
Taiwanese : FORMOSAN
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Athenian statesman : PERICLES
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Certain Friday : GOOD
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Tribal symbol : TOTEM
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Darlings : HONEYS
40
Make a court move : PLEAD
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Zones : AREAS
43
Scottish hill : BRAE
44
Miss Dee : RUBY
45
Contrive : BREW
46
Bumpkin : HICK
47
Noun suffix : ENCE
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Percolate : SEEP
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Article : THE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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