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J. F. Kelly
J. F. Kelly

New York Times, Friday, February 13, 1959

28-Down : Hawks.

Author:
J. F. Kelly
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { F J K Q }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
J. F. Kelly has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,500
Across
1
Origin of Ike's Good Will broadcast. : ATLAS
6
Variety of chalcedony. : SARD
10
Fine: Scot. : BRAW
14
City of the Orange Bowl. : MIAMI
15
DiSalle's state. : OHIO
16
Hercules' prize in archery contest. : IOLE
17
Gasoline additive. : ETHYL
18
Project involving Pioneer rockets. : MOONPROBE
20
Where Oslo is: Abbr. : NOR
21
Sept. 2, 1945. : VDAY
23
Hemingway character. : OLDMAN
24
Nazi salute. : HEIL
25
Three: Ger. : DREI
26
Beauty in pictures. : COVERGIRL
30
Satellite transmissions. : BEEPS
34
Reluctant. : AVERSE
35
Employ. : HIRE
37
___ into (scolded): Slang. : LIT
38
Chinese and: Comb. form. : SINO
39
One of Franklin's inventions. : STOVE
41
Farm structure. : SILO
42
Finale. : END
43
Solar disc. : ATEN
44
Great river of Brazil. : AMAZON
46
Words of agreement. : YESES
48
Set apart. : SEGREGATE
50
Taunt. : TWIT
52
Six: Prefix. : HEXA
53
Little Annie, for instance. : ORPHAN
56
City of Bonaparte battle. : LODI
57
Diamond official. : UMP
60
Pickles, as fish. : MARINATES
62
Shade of red. : CORAL
64
With: Fr. : AVEC
65
Cartoonist of Boss Tweed era. : NAST
66
Port of Chile. : ARICA
67
Cape. : NESS
68
Potato buds. : EYES
69
Name: Lat. : NOMEN
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1
Expression of approval. : AMEN
2
Communist dictator in Belgrade. : TITO
3
Veteran comedian. : LAHR
4
Jo's sister. : AMY
5
Sergeant Bilko. : SILVERS
6
Native of eastern Africa. : SOMALI
7
Ship ___! : AHOY
8
Where Copacabana beach is. : RIO
9
Giver. : DONOR
10
In golf, one under par for the hole. : BIRDIE
11
Study or den. : ROOM
12
Canadian province: Abbr. : ALBA
13
Suppose: Archaic. : WEEN
19
Student at Annapolis. : PLEBE
22
News recap. : DIGEST
24
Valorous one. : HERO
25
554. : DLIV
26
One of the Joneses. : CASEY
27
Sheeplike. : OVINE
28
Hawks. : VENDS
29
River of Switzerland and France. : RHONE
31
My Fair Lady. : ELIZA
32
Wearer of wings. : PILOT
33
Surface for lithography. : STONE
36
Constructed. : REARED
40
___ pilot. : TEST
41
Story of the Forsytes. : SAGA
43
Nile dam site. : ASWAN
45
Native of Hidalgo. : MEXICAN
47
Treatise on morals. : ETHICS
49
Scrooge's visitors on Christmas Eve. : GHOSTS
51
Pointless. : INANE
53
Part of Arabia. : OMAN
54
Storm. : RAVE
55
Officer: Abbr. : PRES
56
___ majeste. : LESE
57
Thummim associate. : URIM
58
Symbol of dignity in the House. : MACE
59
Layout. : PLAN
61
Scottish firth. : TAY
63
Spanish gold. : ORO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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