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J. F. Kelly
J. F. Kelly

New York Times, Friday, October 17, 1958

Author:
J. F. Kelly
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 25.8
J. F. Kelly has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,398
Across
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"Strip" bordering Israel. : GAZA
5
Deck posts to secure ships' lines. : BITTS
10
Small duck. : SMEW
14
Aid and ___. : ABET
15
Washington's neighbor. : IDAHO
16
European President. : TITO
17
Double admonition. : NONO
18
British Foreign Secretary. : LLOYD
19
___ time (very quickly). : INNO
20
Sixteen furlongs. : TWOMILES
22
___ Wight. : ISLEOF
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Cow-headed goddess. : ISIS
25
"Let us return to our ___." : MUTTONS
26
Newspaper feature. : COLUMN
29
Type of brooch. : CAMEO
30
Pause-filling sound. : AHEM
31
"The Ballad of Reading ___." : GAOL
33
Two words indicating a choice. : ANDOR
37
Bobby ___. : PIN
38
City in Kentucky. : ASHLAND
40
Mount near ancient Troy. : IDA
41
Propounded. : POSED
43
River in Spain. : EBRO
44
Work on galleys. : EDIT
45
"___ the piper." : TOPAY
47
"Romeo and Juliet" setting. : VERONA
49
Remodeled. : ALTERED
52
Six: Comb. form. : HEXA
53
Member of a safari. : BEARER
54
Maidens: Archaic. : DAMOSELS
58
Rustic dance hall. : BARN
59
Sub-varsity team. : SCRUB
61
Heavy hammer. : MAUL
62
Greek mountain. : OSSA
63
Practice elocution. : ORATE
64
Home of the Bruins. : UCLA
65
Lime tree. : TEIL
66
African river. : NIGER
67
Fastened. : SHUT
Down
1
Thomas Wolfe's alter ego. : GANT
2
Take ___ (acknowledge an introduction). : ABOW
3
Greek philosopher. : ZENO
4
Theme piece of Brussels World's Fair. : ATOMIUM
5
City in Montana. : BILLINGS
6
Moves slowly. : IDLES
7
Art center in New Mexico. : TAOS
8
Your: Poet. : THY
9
Element of the alkali group. : SODIUM
10
Rich waxy cheese. : STILTON
11
Sal of the movies. : MINEO
12
And not: Lat. : ETNON
13
Canine sounds. : WOOFS
21
Doctrine. : ISM
23
Place. : STEAD
25
Of the cheek. : MALAR
26
Creator of Bald Iggle. : CAPP
27
Tributary of the Mississippi. : OHIO
28
Monocle. : LENS
29
College in Waterville, Me. : COLBY
32
In advance. : AHEAD
34
Queen of Carthage. : DIDO
35
Valhalla host. : ODIN
36
Pro ___. : RATA
38
Show reverence. : ADORE
39
Thirty days. : NOVEMBER
42
Timeless. : ETERNAL
44
Dutch humanist. : ERASMUS
46
Part of VIP. : PERSON
48
Outside: Prefix. : EXO
49
Father superior. : ABBOT
50
Hire for use. : LEASE
51
Ankles. : TARSI
52
High: Fr. : HAUTE
54
Pass slowly. : DRAG
55
Apiece. : EACH
56
A "beaut." : LULU
57
Narrow bar. : SLAT
60
Dernier ___. : CRI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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