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J. F. Kelly
J. F. Kelly

New York Times, Wednesday, February 14, 1951

15-Down : Hunting dog.

Author:
J. F. Kelly
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.57, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 23
J. F. Kelly has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 605
Across
1
Park-bench philosopher. : BARUCH
7
The shivers. : CHILLS
13
Girl's name. : SIDONIA
14
Eskimo boats made of skin and paddled by women. : OOMIACS
16
Excuse to get around something. : EVASION
17
Delight. : RAPTURE
18
Stupid persons: Slang. : DOPES
19
Codlike fishes. : LINGS
21
Acquired. : GOT
22
Jalopy. : AUTO
23
Harding's Secretary of Navy. : DENBY
24
BB or FF. : SHOT
25
No: Scot. : NAE
26
U. S. aircraft carrier, named after Philippine island. : LEYTE
27
Blockade. : SIEGE
28
Roll of parchment. : SCROLL
30
Senator from the Creole state. : ELLENDER
32
Symbol for today. : VALENTINE
34
Part of a ship. : FOREMOST
37
South Korean town, west of Pusan. : KOSONG
41
"Die Fledermaus," for instance. : OPERA
42
Yearner. : PINER
44
Department in south of France, where Toulon is. : VAR
45
Mountain pass, in India. : GHAT
46
Spoke in dulcet tones. : COOED
47
Humbug. : FAKE
48
Trackman Dodds. : GIL
49
Intimidate. : DAUNT
50
Debt: French. : DETTE
51
Max Perkins, William Allen White, etc. : EDITORS
53
French statesman, Premier 1924-25. : HERRIOT
55
Director of Price Stabilization. : DISALLE
56
Word roots. : ETYMONS
57
Eric ___, author of "Journey Into Fear." : AMBLER
58
Demolishing. : RASING
Down
1
Area in the field where troops assemble. : BIVOUAC
2
Accessory to convert a machine to a new use. : ADAPTER
3
Rose-red: Comb. form. : ROSEO
4
Etats ___. : UNIS
5
Murray's organization. : CIO
6
Dewey's former Lieutenant Governor. : HANLEY
7
Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. : CORNBELT
8
Composer Carmichael. : HOAGY
9
Gremlins. : IMPS
10
Illuminated. : LIT
11
Chortled. : LAUGHED
12
Literary curmudgeon. : SCROOGE
13
Popular cars. : SEDANS
15
Hunting dog. : SETTER
20
Design. : INTENTION
23
Perry Mason's secretary. : DELLO
24
Ratios in trigonometry. : SINES
26
Beast of burden in the Andes. : LLAMA
27
Mr.: Spanish. : SENOR
29
Public. : OVERT
31
Had a friendly feeling for. : LIKED
33
Defender of a cause. : ESPOUSER
34
Covered with mist. : FOGGED
35
Division of reptiles consisting of snakes and serpents. : OPHIDIA
36
Hemingway's form of writing. : REALISM
38
Enthusiastic reception. : OVATION
39
River in South Korea. : NAKTONG
40
Welcomes. : GREETS
43
Lower. : NETHER
46
Frankie ___, orchestra leader. : CARLE
47
Italian-born nuclear physicist. : FERMI
49
Runyon girl. : DOLL
50
Prohibitionists. : DRYS
52
Part of a filing card. : TAB
54
Greek letter. : ETA

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 18 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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