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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Wednesday, October 6, 1954

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 318 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 25.1
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,926
Across
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Compact and solid. : HARD
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Thrust. : STAB
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Long part of an arrow. : SHAFT
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Orchestral instrument. : OBOE
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A model of noble qualities. : HERO
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Premiere Nasser's capital. : CAIRO
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Spoken. : ORAL
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Where Johnny Appleseed did his planting. : OHIOVALLEY
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Costello's party, in Eire. : FINEGAEL
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Plants of the carrot family. : ANISES
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Blow. : GALE
24
Four gills. : PINT
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Noted Spanish cellist. : CASALS
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Overlaid with ornamental wood. : VENEERED
32
First name in the Cabinet. : OVETA
33
Paper that started crosswords. : WORLD
34
Pray: Lat. : ORA
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Asiatic staple. : RICE
36
Lacking gracefulness. : GAWKY
37
Ditch around a fortress. : MOAT
38
Ample. : FAT
39
Arranges. : MAKES
40
Old-fashioned. : PASSE
41
Punished with the rest. : UNSPARED
43
Conveyed in a vehicle. : CARTED
44
Lacking moisture. : ARID
45
Thomas Merton's status. : MONK
46
November 1st is their day. : SAINTS
49
Maestro Mitropoulos and others. : DIMITRIS
53
Sioux chief who fought General Custer. : CRAZYHORSE
55
"Last Days of Pompeii" heroine. : IONE
56
Resentment. : ANGER
57
Part of a lemon. : PEEL
58
Not pronounced. : MUTE
59
Revolving ___. : DOORS
60
Crooked. : AWRY
61
Book of the Bible: Abbr. : EXOD
Down
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Trigger's footprint. : HOOF
2
Shelter: French. : ABRI
3
Leather used in bookbinding. : ROAN
4
Convention member. : DELEGATE
5
Muscle ___. : SHOALS
6
Titter or giggle. : TEHEE
7
Seed covering. : ARIL
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Bleachers comment. : BOO
9
Examined with care. : SCANNED
10
Rock salt. : HALITE
11
Is the trouble with. : AILS
12
Generous. : FREE
13
Hobbyhorses. : TOYS
19
Without success. : VAINLY
21
Celebration. : GALA
24
Becomes lively (with "up"). : PERKS
25
One of the Ionian islands. : CORFU
26
Birdlike. : AVIAN
27
Schools. : SECTS
28
Pledged solemnly. : VOWED
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Gathering of fowls. : ROOST
30
Scratch out. : ERASE
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Fixed in time. : DATED
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Became active. : WAKED
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Showy. : GARISH
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Military command. : MARKTIME
39
Sacrificers for a cause. : MARTYRS
40
Mrs., in Poland. : PANI
42
Armored, as an army division. : PANZER
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Pleasing to the eye. : COMELY
45
Nipcheese. : MISER
46
Horse mackerel. : SCAD
47
Pisa's river. : ARNO
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Roderigo was his dupe. : IAGO
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Pulled back. : DREW
50
Butter and flour mixture, in cookery. : ROUX
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Toward and within. : INTO
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Kernel. : SEED
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Former Government agency. : OPA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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