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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Monday, June 17, 1957

3-Down : Put to the rack.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,911
Across
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Part of a peony. : PETAL
6
County in Eire. : CLARE
11
Not concerned with ethical standards. : AMORAL
13
Banter. : FOOLING
15
Nepalese warrior. : GURKHA
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First emperor of Rome. : AUGUSTUS
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High in tone. : ALT
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Put together in makeshift fashion. : RIGUP
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Excellence. : MERIT
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Entre ___ (confidentially). : NOUS
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Shoot!: Fr. : TIREZ
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Store sign. : SALE
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More positive. : SURER
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Hem in. : BESET
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Recently grown. : NEW
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Not trifling. : SERIOUS
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Pounds. : BEATS
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Victor Hugo's Ruy ___. : BLAS
37
Author Zane. : GREY
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Husband of Zipporah. : MOSES
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Site of the Alhambra. : GRANADA
43
Role for Deborah Kerr. : NUN
44
River north of the Latin Quarter. : SEINE
46
Folds up. : SHUTS
48
Certain persons. : ONES
50
Spread over. : SMEAR
52
Son of Adam. : SETH
53
View on the avenue. : VISTA
55
Tellingly brief. : PITHY
57
Windsor ___. : TIE
58
Original name of 16 Across. : OCTAVIUS
60
___ State. : EMPIRE
62
Possessions. : HAVINGS
63
Keen insight. : ACUMEN
64
V-shaped fieldwork. : REDAN
65
Imitators. : APERS
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Idolaters. : PAGANS
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Desirous of equaling. : EMULOUS
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Put to the rack. : TORTURE
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Wonder State: Abbr. : ARK
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Star in "Hotel Paradiso." : LAHR
6
Cars. : COUPES
7
Skipper's journal. : LOG
8
Ingredient in dyes. : ALUM
9
Becomes apparent. : RISES
10
One in a race. : ENTRANT
12
Café au ___. : LAIT
13
French statesman and family. : FAURES
14
Crafty ways. : GUILES
17
Burgoo. : STEW
20
Opera hat. : GIBUS
23
Tito's subjects. : SERBS
25
African animal. : ZEBRA
28
Vexes: Dial. : RILES
30
Certain years. : TEENS
33
Desert spots. : OASES
35
Ladies' maids in India. : AYAHS
37
Marvelous. : GREAT
38
Bavarian capital. : MUNICH
39
Brigadier general's insigne. : ONESTAR
40
Flaky rock resembling granite. : GNEISS
41
In ___ (before long). : DUETIME
42
Dresser. : ATTIRER
43
De ___ (afresh): Lat. : NOVO
45
Attack by argument. : IMPUGN
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Lusters. : SHEENS
49
Part of a keg. : STAVE
51
American ostrich. : RHEA
54
Grasping. : AVID
56
Well-known international organization. : YMCA
59
___ nutshell. : INA
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Young seal. : PUP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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