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J. F. Kelly
J. F. Kelly

New York Times, Saturday, February 15, 1958

36-Down : Mimic.

Author:
J. F. Kelly
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 36.9
J. F. Kelly has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,154
Across
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Sound of a satellite. : BEEPING
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Points in the moon's orbit. : APSIDES
15
Wooded Eden. : ARCADIA
16
Nonworking class. : LEISURE
17
Garner. : COLLECT
18
Guard at a railroad crossing. : GATEMAN
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Poem: Span. : ODA
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The original Robinson Crusoe. : SELKIRK
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Law degrees. : BLS
23
Coiffure appurtenances. : NETS
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Second largest of the British Isles. : IRELAND
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Member of the Majlis. : IRANI
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Winner of Rose Bowl game, 1957. : IOWA
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Formations of streaked markings. : VEININGS
36
Lord Tennyson. : ALFRED
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Gaudy. : ORNATE
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Firecracker. : PETARD
40
Deserts. : WASTES
41
Foresees: Rare. : PREVISES
43
Commotion. : STIR
44
Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. : AERIE
45
Coward. : DASTARD
49
Incarnation of Vishnu. : RAMA
53
Ever: Poet. : AYE
55
Words. : PHRASES
58
Month: Abbr. : NOV
59
Exterminate. : ROOTOUT
61
Kriss ___. : KRINGLE
63
Roll on casters. : TRUNDLE
64
Narrow-minded. : INSULAR
65
Medium-sized sofas. : SETTEES
66
Men of wisdom. : NESTORS
Down
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Food used in an expression. : BACON
2
Wear away. : ERODE
3
Brilliance. : ECLAT
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Accomplice: Colloq. : PAL
5
Roman date. : IDES
6
Subtle. : NICE
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Inventor of the machine gun. : GATLING
8
Stage Englishman. : ALGIE
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The finest example of anything. : PEARL
10
Alaskan port. : SITKA
11
Honshu bay. : ISE
12
Uncomplimentary epithet for the girls. : DUMBDORAS
13
Of a time period. : ERAL
14
Martin and Morton: Abbr. : SENS
21
Malay dagger. : KRIS
24
Singer, conductor, movie actor. : SINATRA
26
More stylish: Slang. : NIFTIER
28
Liturgy. : RITE
29
Once: Dial. : ANES
31
Common verbal contraction. : WERE
32
Supplements. : ADDS
33
Declares earnestly. : VOWS
34
Part of the conjugation of "esse." : ERAT
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One way to wear a reversible. : INSIDEOUT
36
Mimic. : APER
37
___ Strauss, popularizer of blue jeans. : LEVI
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Brazilian state. : PARA
42
Professional football player for Washington. : REDSKIN
46
Staffordshire pottery. : SPODE
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The Northlands. : THULE
48
___, Scientia, Veritas: motto of U. of Michigan. : ARTES
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Prefix used with American, Egyptian, French, etc. : ANGLO
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Having power to grind. : MOLAR
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Testifies. : AVERS
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Companion of sciences. : ARTS
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Of ___ (formerly). : YORE
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Lough in Ireland. : ERNE
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Sibilant sound. : SISS
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Explosive. : TNT
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Litchi. : NUT

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

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