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J. F. Kelly
J. F. Kelly

New York Times, Saturday, February 15, 1958

63-Across : Roll on casters.

Author:
J. F. Kelly
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
J. F. Kelly has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,154
Across
1
Sound of a satellite. : BEEPING
8
Points in the moon's orbit. : APSIDES
15
Wooded Eden. : ARCADIA
16
Nonworking class. : LEISURE
17
Garner. : COLLECT
18
Guard at a railroad crossing. : GATEMAN
19
Poem: Span. : ODA
20
The original Robinson Crusoe. : SELKIRK
22
Law degrees. : BLS
23
Coiffure appurtenances. : NETS
25
Second largest of the British Isles. : IRELAND
27
Member of the Majlis. : IRANI
30
Winner of Rose Bowl game, 1957. : IOWA
33
Formations of streaked markings. : VEININGS
36
Lord Tennyson. : ALFRED
38
Gaudy. : ORNATE
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Firecracker. : PETARD
40
Deserts. : WASTES
41
Foresees: Rare. : PREVISES
43
Commotion. : STIR
44
Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. : AERIE
45
Coward. : DASTARD
49
Incarnation of Vishnu. : RAMA
53
Ever: Poet. : AYE
55
Words. : PHRASES
58
Month: Abbr. : NOV
59
Exterminate. : ROOTOUT
61
Kriss ___. : KRINGLE
63
Roll on casters. : TRUNDLE
64
Narrow-minded. : INSULAR
65
Medium-sized sofas. : SETTEES
66
Men of wisdom. : NESTORS
Down
1
Food used in an expression. : BACON
2
Wear away. : ERODE
3
Brilliance. : ECLAT
4
Accomplice: Colloq. : PAL
5
Roman date. : IDES
6
Subtle. : NICE
7
Inventor of the machine gun. : GATLING
8
Stage Englishman. : ALGIE
9
The finest example of anything. : PEARL
10
Alaskan port. : SITKA
11
Honshu bay. : ISE
12
Uncomplimentary epithet for the girls. : DUMBDORAS
13
Of a time period. : ERAL
14
Martin and Morton: Abbr. : SENS
21
Malay dagger. : KRIS
24
Singer, conductor, movie actor. : SINATRA
26
More stylish: Slang. : NIFTIER
28
Liturgy. : RITE
29
Once: Dial. : ANES
31
Common verbal contraction. : WERE
32
Supplements. : ADDS
33
Declares earnestly. : VOWS
34
Part of the conjugation of "esse." : ERAT
35
One way to wear a reversible. : INSIDEOUT
36
Mimic. : APER
37
___ Strauss, popularizer of blue jeans. : LEVI
41
Brazilian state. : PARA
42
Professional football player for Washington. : REDSKIN
46
Staffordshire pottery. : SPODE
47
The Northlands. : THULE
48
___, Scientia, Veritas: motto of U. of Michigan. : ARTES
50
Prefix used with American, Egyptian, French, etc. : ANGLO
51
Having power to grind. : MOLAR
52
Testifies. : AVERS
53
Companion of sciences. : ARTS
54
Of ___ (formerly). : YORE
56
Lough in Ireland. : ERNE
57
Sibilant sound. : SISS
60
Explosive. : TNT
62
Litchi. : NUT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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