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J. F. Kelly
J. F. Kelly

New York Times, Friday, January 23, 1959

50-Down : Beginning.

Author:
J. F. Kelly
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
J. F. Kelly has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,479
Across
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Tinpan Alley group. : ASCAP
6
Bock. : BEER
10
Oriental language. : PALI
14
TV comedian. : BERLE
15
Wings: Anat. : ALAE
16
Greek letters. : ETAS
17
Relative of the vicuña. : LLAMA
18
Senator from Virginia. : BYRD
19
Leningrad's river. : NEVA
20
___ National Monument, in New Mexico. : ELMORRO
22
Lunar probe satellite. : PIONEER
24
Footrest. : STOOL
26
Blue Eagle's initials. : NRA
27
In some degree. : PARTLY
30
State in the news. : ARKANSAS
35
Bird. : EMU
36
Lout: Slang. : YAHOO
38
Sturdy. : STOUT
39
Containers. : TINS
41
Site. : LOCUS
43
Unfailing. : SURE
44
Playwright Loos. : ANITA
46
Floral emblem of Egypt. : LOTUS
48
Proverb. : SAW
49
Democratic party faction in 1835. : LOCOFOCO
51
Self-exiled Spanish violoncellist. : CASALS
53
Normal. : PAR
54
Bellini opera. : NORMA
56
Mental disquietude from wounded pride. : CHAGRIN
60
Facsimile. : REPLICA
64
Air. : AURA
65
Mongolian desert. : GOBI
67
Of the moon. : LUNAR
68
Airfoil on a plane wing. : FLAP
69
Of the hipbone: Prefix. : ILIO
70
Kurile island. : ETORO
71
Additions to houses. : ELLS
72
"Mad dogs and Englishmen" al fresco period. : NOON
73
Start afresh. : RENEW
Down
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Talented. : ABLE
2
Deal in. : SELL
3
Pack full. : CRAM
4
Not quite. : ALMOST
5
In a smart manner: Dial. : PEARTLY
6
Hindu gentleman. : BABOO
7
Cathedral city of England. : ELY
8
Marshal ___. : EARP
9
Cheap wine: Slang. : REDINK
10
Casey Stengel perennials. : PENNANTS
11
To ___ (precisely). : ATEE
12
Wash against. : LAVE
13
River into the Danube. : ISAR
21
Princely. : ROYAL
23
Money of 920 in England. : ORAS
25
Greek killed by sea serpents. : LAOCOON
27
Flower part. : PETAL
28
___ acids (organic compounds). : AMINO
29
Written in early Teutonic script. : RUNIC
31
Defeat. : ROUT
32
The March King. : SOUSA
33
Of the ear. : AURAL
34
Mulligan and others. : STEWS
37
Federal agency aiding home buyers. : HOLC
40
Makeshifts. : STOPGAPS
42
Constitutional capital of Bolivia. : SUCRE
45
At a distance. : AFAR
47
Original piece of needlework. : SAMPLER
50
Beginning. : ORIGIN
52
Gesture of greeting. : SALUTE
55
Constellation. : ORION
56
Kind of society. : CAFE
57
Secy. of State, Dec. 7, 1941. : HULL
58
Inland sea. : ARAL
59
___ me tangere. : NOLO
61
Sit ___ (participate). : INON
62
Organization for food packages. : CARE
63
In a line. : AROW
66
Life: Prefix. : BIO

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

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