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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Tuesday, June 24, 1958

27-Down : Old-time board game.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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U
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,283
Across
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Native of Natal. : ZULU
5
March 26th award. : OSCAR
10
Study for examinations: Colloq. : CRAM
14
African port. : ORAN
15
Awaken. : ROUSE
16
Knight of the road. : HOBO
17
Condition: Suffix. : OSIS
18
Island in New York harbor. : ELLIS
19
Secondhand. : USED
20
Praying insect. : MANTIS
22
Soften by soaking in liquid. : MACERATE
24
Aleutian island. : ATTU
26
Invalid. : NULL
27
Cousins of dead ducks. : HASBEENS
31
Moderate. : EASEUP
35
Seed covering. : ARIL
36
Most deceitful. : SLIEST
38
Siamang or orang. : APE
39
Covers on the inside. : LINES
41
Chemical suffix. : IDE
42
Misanthropist's specialties. : HATES
44
Publication: Abbr. : MAG
45
Abaft. : ASTERN
48
Notch. : DENT
49
Take on. : ASSUME
51
Infields. : DIAMONDS
53
Important alliance. : NATO
55
At any time. : EVER
56
"Comedy ___." : OFERRORS
60
Town on the Gulf of Sálerno. : AMALFI
64
Worked with a loom. : WOVE
65
Sparkle. : FLASH
67
Sir Lancelot's uncle. : BORS
68
Perjurer's specialties. : LIES
69
Largest regular size of book. : FOLIO
70
Cambodia's neighbor. : LAOS
71
Dispatched. : SENT
72
Small barracudas. : SPETS
73
Irritable. : EDGY
Down
1
Climb up, as an airplane. : ZOOM
2
___ Minor. : URSA
3
Reclined. : LAIN
4
Variable. : UNSTABLE
5
Figure in Greek tragedy. : ORESTES
6
The sun. : SOL
7
Hollow, jointed stem of a grass. : CULM
8
Oriental. : ASIAN
9
Saves. : RESCUES
10
Ill-bred fellows. : CHURLS
11
Character in "David Copperfield." : ROSA
12
Support in evildoing. : ABET
13
Custom. : MODE
21
Citizen of: Suffix. : ITE
23
Israeli seaport. : ELATH
25
Dark. : UNLIT
27
Old-time board game. : HALMA
28
Diva's specialties. : ARIAS
29
Celebrates in verse. : SINGS
30
Sympathized (with) one faction. : SIDED
32
Moth ___. : EATEN
33
Set or stand in a certain way. : UPEND
34
Annoying ones. : PESTS
37
Uncanny. : EERIE
40
One of the Philippines. : SAMAR
43
Exquisitely charming: Colloq. : ADORABLE
46
Counterbalances. : SETOFFS
47
Nomadic tribe of the Southwest. : NAVAHOS
50
Disquiet. : UNREST
52
Hebrew letter. : MEM
54
Lowest deck of a ship. : ORLOP
56
Symbols of wisdom. : OWLS
57
Pâté de ___ gras. : FOIE
58
Equable. : EVEN
59
Store event. : SALE
61
Weigh down. : LOAD
62
___ in the throat. : FROG
63
Suburb of Paris. : ISSY
66
Mind the baby. : SIT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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