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J. F. Kelly
J. F. Kelly

New York Times, Thursday, July 11, 1957

56-Across : Capistrano tenant.

Author:
J. F. Kelly
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
J. F. Kelly has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,935
Across
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Important way of transportation. : CANAL
6
West Point mascot. : MULE
10
One of the Grants. : CARY
14
Beyond. : ABOVE
15
Over the bounding main. : ASEA
16
Japanese sashes. : OBIS
17
Linear measures. : MILES
18
Ringside sound effect. : GONG
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Resort on the Riviera. : NICE
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Canadian statesman. : PEARSON
22
Designating an outstanding team. : ALLSTAR
24
Metropolis of the Bulgars. : SOFIA
26
___ de Cologne. : EAU
27
Eastern Asia. : ORIENT
30
Mountain site of Gutzon Borglum sculptures. : RUSHMORE
35
Title. : SIR
36
Franco-Prussian battle, 1870. : SEDAN
38
Fictional uncle. : REMUS
39
Scottish kin. : CLAN
41
East Indian palms. : NIPAS
43
Carry on verbally. : RANT
44
Genus of mosquitoes. : AEDES
46
Lightly fried. : SAUTE
48
Speed. : HIE
49
Long Island Sound resort. : RYEBEACH
51
Troops from down under. : ANZACS
53
German city on the Danube. : ULM
54
Pointed arch. : OGIVE
56
Capistrano tenant. : SWALLOW
60
Venezuelan waterway. : ORINOCO
64
Where Lima is. : OHIO
65
Land of Robert Briscoe. : EIRE
67
Tanker. : OILER
68
Where Lima is. : PERU
69
Cloud. : BLUR
70
Useful. : UTILE
71
Surprised exclamations. : HEYS
72
Vestments. : ALBS
73
Sequences of movie film. : SHOTS
Down
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Paradise for children. : CAMP
2
Anne Nichols character. : ABIE
3
Accordion favorite. : NOLA
4
Reluctant. : AVERSE
5
Selections read from the Bible. : LESSONS
6
Great: Prefix. : MAGNI
7
Group popular with G. I.'s. : USO
8
Long river of Siberia. : LENA
9
Falcons' cousins. : EAGLES
10
Supermarket customer. : CONSUMER
11
___ of all right: Brit. phrase of approval. : ABIT
12
Costa ___. : RICA
13
Belgian-French river. : YSER
21
Regularly. : OFTEN
23
Veteran actor. : LAHR
25
Indian tribe. : ARAPAHO
27
Prize possession. : OSCAR
28
William Bendix on TV. : RILEY
29
Turkish decree. : IRADE
31
Two-toed sloth. : UNAU
32
Site of Creighton University. : OMAHA
33
Written in an ancient alphabet. : RUNIC
34
National park in Colorado. : ESTES
37
Vertebral bone. : DISC
40
Hazy. : NEBULOUS
42
Way up. : STAIR
45
Wall Street command. : SELL
47
Green-eyed. : ENVIOUS
50
Microscopic animal. : AMOEBA
52
Summit. : ZENITH
55
Busy people. : GOERS
56
Second-year scholar. : SOPH
57
Yippee! : WHEE
58
Light-hearted. : AIRY
59
Shakespeare. : WILL
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Hodgepodge. : OLIO
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Irishman. : CELT
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Taconite, magnetite, etc. : ORES
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Apply, as polish. : RUB

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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