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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Wednesday, May 23, 1956

6-Down : Defame.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, 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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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,521
Across
1
Skillful. : DEFT
5
Blarney. : FLAM
9
Dismantle. : RAZE
13
Regretful one. : RUER
14
Nettle: Colloq. : RILE
15
Inventor Howe. : ELIAS
17
Touchy. : IRRITABLE
19
High-strung. : TENSE
20
Henry Green, for instance. : PENNAME
21
Roy Rogers' horse. : TRIGGER
23
Genuflected. : KNELT
25
Mr. Gershwin. : IRA
26
First Olympians. : GREEKS
29
Showing indecision. : WAVERING
34
Pauses. : HALTS
35
Telegraphed. : WIRED
36
___ Giovanni. : DON
37
Alone of its kind. : ONLY
38
Deep Freeze region. : POLAR
39
Bristle. : SETA
40
Call on. : SEE
41
Quaintly humorous. : DROLL
42
Capable. : SMART
43
Largest of the Canary Islands. : TENERIFE
45
Fissile rocks. : SHALES
46
All the rage. : FAD
47
Transfer picture: Colloq. : DECAL
49
Supplied with personnel. : STAFFED
53
Accumulates: Colloq. : ROLLSUP
57
Member of S. A. C. : PILOT
58
Jester to the Duke of Mantua. : RIGOLETTO
60
Full of ardor. : AFIRE
61
All wet. : ASOP
62
Cuff. : SLAP
63
Kismet. : FATE
64
Winners of 1933 Amendment. : WETS
65
Buffet. : TOSS
Down
1
Contrivance to conduct water. : DRIP
2
Seine tributary. : EURE
3
Bracken plant. : FERN
4
Of small value. : TRINKETY
5
Divisions of a bowling game. : FRAMES
6
Defame. : LIBEL
7
___ told. : ALL
8
Be united. : MEET
9
Not active. : RETIRED
10
Sour ale. : ALEGAR
11
Energy: Slang. : ZING
12
Disburden. : EASE
16
Group of similar things: Abbr. : SER
18
Units in a panzer division. : TANKS
22
Niagara ___. : RIVER
24
Having diagonal ribs. : TWILLED
26
Unwanted secondary image on TV screens. : GHOST
27
Oriental princess. : RANEE
28
Actress Vera ___. : ELLEN
30
Shallow sea of Asia. : ARAL
31
Of a perfect kind. : IDEAL
32
___ Dame. : NOTRE
33
Stinging insects. : GNATS
35
Texture. : WOOF
38
Sense of one's own dignity. : PRIDE
39
Least. : SMALLEST
41
Future soldier. : DRAFTEE
42
Relative of will. : SHALL
44
Achievement. : EFFORT
45
Ice cream measures. : SCOOPS
48
Rye fungus. : ERGOT
49
French Lick, for example. : SPA
50
Slight fit of anger. : TIFF
51
Inter ___. : ALIA
52
Standoff. : DRAW
54
Normandy town. : STLO
55
Actress Hagen and others. : UTAS
56
Moves suddenly and unexpectedly. : POPS
59
Bay on Honshu. : ISE

Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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