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S. A. Kay
S. A. Kay

New York Times, Friday, April 25, 1958

Author:
S. A. Kay
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 25.8
S. A. Kay has 118 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,223
Across
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Slow. : LAZY
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Pull. : DRAW
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Tree. : BIRCH
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Willow. : ITEA
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Ready for use. : RIPE
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Honor highly. : ADORE
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In a quandary. : NONPLUSED
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Was pleased with. : LIKED
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Consequence. : END
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River that joins the Neisse. : ODER
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Polished. : GLOSSY
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Another name for the porpoise. : SEAHOG
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Get out: Slang. : SCRAM
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Partakes of. : USES
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Croquette's relative, pastry-covered. : RISSOLE
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"I had rather be right than ___" (Henry Clay to Sen. Preston, 1839). : BEPRESIDENT
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Foot: Comb. form. : PED
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Hero of Conrad's "Victory." : AXEL
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One of Snow White's friends. : DOC
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Lay by. : SAVE
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Three: Ital. : TRE
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12–13th century Mongol conqueror. : GENGHISKHAN
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Make amends for. : EXPIATE
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Noun suffix. : ENCE
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Rialto offerings. : PLAYS
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Cringed. : FAWNED
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Insurgents. : REBELS
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Inadequate. : POOR
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Egg: Comb. form. : OVI
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City near New York's Thruway. : UTICA
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Out in the cold. : NEGLECTED
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Man's adversary. : SATAN
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Joker. : CARD
66
Pisa's river. : ARNO
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Choose. : ELECT
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Mine products. : ORES
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Jumble. : MESS
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Nautical ropes. : LINES
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Make reparation (for). : ATONE
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"The Prisoner of ___," Anthony Hope novel. : ZENDA
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Caroline island. : YAP
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Hard workers. : DRUDGES
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Originate. : RISE
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Mimics. : APERS
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Unite together. : WED
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Weight to steady a ship. : BALLAST
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Pecularities of language. : IDIOMS
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Seoul soldiers. : ROKS
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Gradually increasing in loudness: Mus. abbr. : CRES
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Actress Lamarr. : HEDY
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Inexact. : LOOSE
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Cheshire cat's forte. : GRIN
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Fling. : HURL
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Day nursery: Fr. : CRECHE
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Actress Sylvia. : SIDNEY
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Large, brightly spotted fish. : OPAH
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Copper coins of Bulgaria. : LEVA
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Delightful spot. : EDEN
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Diminish. : BATE
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Executrix: Abbr. : EXRX
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Chirp. : PEEP
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Chow. : DOG
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Swerve or twist. : SKEW
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Prince Charming. : GALLANT
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Greek letters. : ETAS
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Embraces. : INFOLDS
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Startle. : SCARE
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Dried roots of a medicinal plant. : IPECAC
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Trident. : SPEAR
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___ Dame. : NOTRE
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Makes uniform. : EVENS
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Pranks: Colloq. : DIDOS
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Artifice. : RUSE
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And elsewhere: Abbr. : ETAL
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Morsel. : BITE
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Bugaboo. : OGRE
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Corp., for one. : NCO
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Machine part. : CAM

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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