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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Friday, June 28, 1957

32-Down : Unusual.

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q W }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,922
Across
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Feeling akin to nostalgia. : ACHE
5
Still. : CALM
9
Passing fashion. : CRAZE
14
Mixture used to thicken soups and sauces. : ROUX
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Woodwind. : OBOE
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Damp. : HUMID
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Hotheaded. : IMPETUOUS
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Get ___ (manage). : ALONG
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Fall upon. : DESCEND
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Elastic. : SPRINGY
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Prices. : RATES
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German article. : EIN
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Vex. : HARASS
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Overbearing. : ARROGANT
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Make cheery. : ELATE
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Sharp. : SMART
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Exclamation of contempt. : POH
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Lose interest. : TIRE
38
Friend of Snow White. : HAPPY
39
Lay blacktop. : PAVE
40
Music maker. : UKE
41
Constructed. : BUILT
42
Odalisque's residence. : HAREM
43
Wayward. : PERVERSE
45
Livestock. : CATTLE
46
Famous name in baseball. : OTT
47
Lazybones. : DRONE
49
Slow-witted. : DOLTISH
53
Shipshape. : INORDER
57
Like campus walls. : IVIED
58
Dogged. : OBSTINATE
60
Chinese silk plant. : RAMIE
61
Sly look. : LEER
62
Levantine port. : ACRE
63
Hooded units. : KLANS
64
Actor Andrews. : DANA
65
Flavorful vegetable. : LEEK
Down
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Parched. : ARID
2
Appear. : COME
3
Interjections to urge on a horse. : HUPS
4
Call down evil upon. : EXECRATE
5
Takes inventory. : COUNTS
6
Dwelling. : ABODE
7
Skipper Boudreau. : LOU
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Bungle. : MESS
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Ancient vehicle. : CHARIOT
10
Decision of a court. : RULING
11
Biblical king. : AMON
12
Shrill sound: Slang. : ZING
13
Irritable. : EDGY
18
Bother. : TEASE
22
Treaty-maker with Japan, 1853-54. : PERRY
24
Tasted. : SAMPLED
26
Excited: Slang. : HETUP
27
Similar. : ALIKE
28
More excellent. : RARER
30
Carried away with joy, love, etc. : RAPT
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To one side. : APART
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Unusual. : NOVEL
33
Short essay. : THEME
35
Je ne ___ quoi. : SAIS
38
Injuries. : HURTS
39
Fatherly. : PATERNAL
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Happens. : BETIDES
42
Vietnam metropolis. : HANOI
44
Elect to office. : VOTEIN
45
Against: Lat. : CONTRA
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Increased. : RISEN
49
Dagger. : DIRK
50
Ellipse. : OVAL
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South American metropolis. : LIMA
52
Hammer lock. : HOLD
54
Chub. : DACE
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Bien ___ (well-being): Fr. : ETRE
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Give out steam. : REEK
59
Actress Lillie. : BEA

Answer summary:
9 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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