This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
J. F. Kelly
J. F. Kelly

New York Times, Monday, March 8, 1954

12-Down : Cartographer Vespucci.

Author:
J. F. Kelly
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
J. F. Kelly has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
H
2
B
3
O
4
M
5
B
6
S
7
S
8
H
9
O
10
E
11
L
12
A
13
C
14
E
15
A
L
L
U
R
E
16
H
A
R
R
I
M
A
N
17
R
U
D
D
E
R
18
I
N
C
I
D
E
N
T
19
D
E
S
20
R
A
21
P
I
D
A
N
22
R
A
W
23
E
S
T
24
A
25
A
T
E
S
26
L
I
L
I
27
S
K
E
W
28
O
R
E
L
29
G
A
G
E
S
30
T
Y
R
A
31
N
N
I
S
32
C
A
V
O
R
T
33
R
O
C
S
34
S
A
L
E
35
P
36
U
37
R
D
U
E
38
R
I
P
A
R
39
I
40
A
41
N
42
O
K
I
E
S
43
V
E
N
T
44
N
O
T
E
45
A
R
A
R
46
P
I
C
A
47
E
D
O
M
48
C
A
L
49
H
E
R
R
I
50
O
51
T
52
A
M
E
53
H
I
T
54
H
E
R
T
O
55
M
O
56
R
T
I
S
57
E
N
O
R
M
O
U
S
58
S
N
E
E
Z
E
59
R
E
S
H
I
N
E
S
60
K
I
S
S
E
S
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,714
Across
1
Concern of Cong. Cole's committee. : HBOMBS
7
Notion counter item. : SHOELACE
15
Fascination. : ALLURE
16
President of the Red Cross. : HARRIMAN
17
Tailpiece of a plane. : RUDDER
18
Event. : INCIDENT
19
Of the: French. : DES
20
Tributary of the Rappahannock. : RAPIDAN
22
Bleak. : RAW
23
This one: Span. : ESTA
25
Roscoe the comedian. : ATES
26
Marlene of World War II. : LILI
27
Swerve or twist. : SKEW
28
City on the Oka. : OREL
29
Golden-green plums. : GAGES
30
Sic semper ___: Virginia's motto. : TYRANNIS
32
Frolic. : CAVORT
33
Fabulous birds. : ROCS
34
Advertised event. : SALE
35
University in Lafayette, Ind. : PURDUE
38
Living on a river bank. : RIPARIAN
42
Migrant fruit pickers. : OKIES
43
Outlet. : VENT
44
Eminence. : NOTE
45
Sandarac tree. : ARAR
46
12-point type. : PICA
47
Biblical Red Sea land. : EDOM
48
Berkeley campus: Colloq. : CAL
49
French politician, advocate of U. S. of Europe. : HERRIOT
52
Soul: Fr. : AME
53
As yet. : HITHERTO
55
Whodunit "rigor." : MORTIS
57
Gigantic. : ENORMOUS
58
Signature of one of the Seven Dwarfs. : SNEEZE
59
Rises anew. : RESHINES
60
"Post office" deliveries. : KISSES
Down
1
Adjective for a diamond. : HARDEST
2
Sign of good weather. : BLUESKY
3
Mellowed person. : OLDSTER
4
Result of spring rains. : MUD
5
Uncle Remus' rabbit. : BRER
6
Antitoxic preparations. : SERA
7
Members of a great Moslem sect. : SHIITES
8
Composer of "Joy to the World." : HANDEL
9
Killer whales. : ORCAS
10
Name for an Irish girl. : ERIN
11
Cover. : LID
12
Cartographer Vespucci. : AMERIGO
13
Worker on "Clinton's Folly." : CANALER
14
Weave. : ENTWIST
21
Mecca in the spring. : PARIS
24
Medal giver. : AWARDER
26
One of the Andrews Sisters. : LAVERNE
28
Opportunity's knock. : ONCE
29
Festive occasion. : GALA
31
We: French. : NOUS
32
Army officer: Abbr. : CAPT
34
Peninsula of Egypt. : SINAI
35
Device for cooking eggs. : POACHER
36
Member of the U. N. : UKRAINE
37
The Great White Way and others. : RIALTOS
38
Traverse again. : RECROSS
39
Chemical salts. : IODATES
40
Reduce to a spray : ATOMIZE
41
Avengers. : NEMESES
43
Faith, hope or charity. : VIRTUE
46
Dictator in economic plight. : PERON
49
Cartographical half. : HEMI
50
Large city in Siberia. : OMSK
51
Songstress Arden. : TONI
54
Elizabeth II. : HRH
56
Legal things. : RES

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
57 ms