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J. F. Kelly
J. F. Kelly

New York Times, Thursday, November 9, 1950

44-Across : Sheltered from light.

Author:
J. F. Kelly
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.57, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 20
J. F. Kelly has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 508
Across
1
Six feet. : FATHOM
7
One of the four chaplains who gave their lives for Brotherhood. : POLING
13
Day's beginning. : SUNRISE
14
Obliteration. : ERASURE
16
Skilled worker. : ARTISAN
17
Land involved in India-Pakistan crisis. : KASHMIR
18
Squads. : UNITS
19
East Indian plants. : AMILS
21
Big bird. : EMU
22
Canary's home. : CAGE
23
Scottish cake. : SCONE
24
Roll together. : WRAP
25
Medieval shield. : ECU
26
Popular radio news analyst. : SWING
27
Respond. : REACT
28
Attaining. : REACHING
30
Adviser to Secretary Acheson. : DULLES
31
Former Nazi North Sea fortress. : HELGOLAND
33
Unwind. : UNCOIL
36
Descriptive of Juliet. : LOVESICK
40
Chairman of Security Council during August. : MALIK
41
Fathers. : SIRES
42
Part of Italy. : TOE
43
Malt beverage: German. : BIER
44
Sheltered from light. : SHADY
45
Native of Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia. : BALT
46
Miss Tanguay. : EVA
47
Rubble. : RUINS
48
Superfluous telephone word. : HELLO
49
Twist anew. : RETWINE
51
Native of the West Indies: Fr. : HAITIEN
53
The pennant winner. : STENGEL
54
Put in office. : INSTATE
55
Duke of Windsor. : EDWARD
56
Obvious. : PATENT
Down
1
Central heating. : FURNACE
2
One of the Leeward Islands. : ANTIGUA
3
Hackneyed. : TRITE
4
His appeal is now in the courts. : HISS
5
Girl's name. : OSA
6
Endangering. : MENACING
7
Red stronghold in China. : PEKING
8
Church vestment. : ORALE
9
Young lady. : LASS
10
Adjective suffix meaning somewhat. : ISH
11
Worn by a football player. : NUMERAL
12
Make a face. : GRIMACE
13
Aerial bugaboo. : SAUCER
15
Disgorges. : ERUPTS
20
Manchurian. : MONGOLIAN
23
Food for swine. : SWILL
24
Joins by fusion. : WELDS
26
Famous movie role to be re-enacted by Tony Dexter. : SHEIK
27
Ancient alphabet signs. : RUNES
29
Part of a church. : CHOIR
30
Man's nickname. : DAVEY
32
Beaverbrook. : LORDSHIP
33
Brown pigments. : UMBERS
34
Natural simplicity. : NAIVETE
35
Describing nonskid shoes. : CLEATED
37
Ex-King Humbert's nationality. : ITALIAN
38
Glenna ___, champion golfer, 1928-30. : COLLETT
39
Chemical compound. : KETONE
41
Escutcheon. : SHIELD
44
Spanish politico. : SUNER
45
Miss Davis. : BETTE
47
Latvian capital. : RIGA
48
Silence! : HIST
50
Compass point. : WNW
52
Literary collection. : ANA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 16 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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