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J. F. Kelly
J. F. Kelly

New York Times, Saturday, February 23, 1957

30-Across : Canine pet.

Author:
J. F. Kelly
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 28, Avg Word Len: 5.63, Missing: { B F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
J. F. Kelly has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,797
Across
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Horse: Fr. : CHEVAL
7
Tom Thumb and friends. : MIDGETS
14
Port facility. : MOORAGE
15
Correct, in a form not regarded as correct. : ALRIGHT
16
Fran of TV. : ALLISON
17
Border river of New York. : NIAGARA
18
British auto pioneer. : ROYCE
19
Theatre of ancient Greece or Rome. : ODEUM
21
Singer Denise. : LOR
22
2.54 centimeters. : INCH
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Father of Hector and Paris. : PRIAM
24
Flavoring. : MINT
25
Recent: Comb. form. : NEO
26
Toboggan. : COAST
27
Badger of India. : RATEL
28
Early Berlin song. : ALWAYS
30
Canine pet. : PEKINESE
32
Citizen of Transvaal's capital. : PRETORIAN
34
Have regard for. : CONSIDER
37
Andean animals. : LLAMAS
41
Be of use. : AVAIL
42
___ Unis. : ETATS
44
High in pitch. : ALT
45
Guns the motor. : REVS
46
"Ours" to Oliver Hazard Perry. : ENEMY
47
Vast. : HUGE
48
Relating to: Suffix. : ARY
49
Boulevard in Madrid. : PRADO
50
"Crime and Punishment" heroine. : SONIA
51
Prizing. : VALUING
53
Not written in secret script. : UNCODED
55
Symbol of the "old school." : ETONTIE
56
Colony of seals. : ROOKERY
57
Envoys. : LEGATES
58
Brown butterflies. : SATYRS
Down
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Kentucky VIP. : COLONEL
2
Mild expletive. : HOLYCOW
3
Mr. Leinsdorf, opera conductor. : ERICH
4
Ornamental vessel. : VASE
5
Since. : AGO
6
Girl's name. : LENORA
7
The blue shark. : MANEATER
8
Ancient Troy. : ILIUM
9
Small quantity. : DRAM
10
Light carriage. : GIG
11
Component of the French Revolution motto. : EGALITE
12
Chairs of state. : THRONES
13
Alarm suddenly. : STARTLE
14
The Duchess of Kent. : MARINA
20
Frolicked. : DISPORTED
23
Put forth. : POSED
24
Biblical nourishment. : MANNA
26
Man's name meaning lordly. : CYRIL
27
Coins of Iran. : RIALS
29
Orbital point, in astronomy. : APSIS
31
Harry Lauder, for instance. : KILTY
33
Life times. : TEENAGES
34
Lateen-sailed vessel. : CARAVEL
35
Acted the gourmand. : OVERATE
36
Popular TV program. : NAVYLOG
38
Talk in a rambling way. : MAUNDER
39
Afro-French city of unrest. : ALGIERS
40
Beau. : STEADY
43
Romantic intrigues. : AMOURS
46
One of the Truexes. : ERNIE
47
What truants play. : HOOKY
49
Grid participant in the Gator Bowl. : PITT
50
Synonym for 31 Down. : SCOT
52
Indefinite article: Span. : UNA
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Opposite of tabu in Hawaii : NOA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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