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Melvin Kenworthy
Melvin Kenworthy

New York Times, Tuesday, May 12, 1987

Author:
Melvin Kenworthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { B G J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 37.6
Melvin Kenworthy has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,699
Across
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Cut, in Cheshire : SAWN
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One of the rails : SORA
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Water diverter : WEIR
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"The ___ Love ... ," Kahn song : ONEI
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Singing group : OCTET
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Patron saint of sailors : ELMO
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Record : DISC
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Pa. borough : NORTHWALES
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Der ___ (Adenauer) : ALTE
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Ike's command : ETO
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Newspaper goofs : ERRATA
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Map feature : INSET
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L–P connection : MNO
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With logic : SANELY
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Trouble : DISTRESS
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Kind of ball or fellow : ODD
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"___ of Galilee ... ": Acts 1:11 : YEMEN
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Erica : HEATH
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Weather word : FAIR
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Evil spirit : DEMON
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One of the Minors : ASIA
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Dills of the Bible : ANETS
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Topic in a dorm : DATES
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Far: Comb. form : TEL
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Sculptured ornaments : ROSETTES
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Least narrow : WIDEST
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Loser to H.C.H. : AES
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Pioneer fur trader : ASTOR
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Ukrainian bay : ODESSA
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Edge : RIM
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Latin abbr. : ETAL
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Boston commuter area : SOUTHSHORE
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Facet : SIDE
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Tempt : LURE
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Boccaccio's "The ___ Heart" : EATEN
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Nones kin : IDES
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Famed round-the-world solo flier : ODOM
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Dashed : SPED
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Aloha State bird : NENE
Down
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Kind of jerk : SODA
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Indigo : ANIL
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Locale of the Antilles : WESTINDIES
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Christian creed : NICENE
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Key's middle name : SCOTT
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Other: Sp. : OTRO
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Soak timber : RET
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Where St. Paul preached : ATHENS
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Tear's partner : WEAR
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Cinders or Fitzgerald : ELLA
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"___ a man with ... " : IMET
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Sub ___ (secretly) : ROSA
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Like the Cyclops : ONEEYED
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Incensed : WROTH
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Sneaky : SLY
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City on the Souris, in N.D. : MINOT
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Up to now : SOFAR
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Bell town : ADANO
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Colleague who forsook Paul : DEMAS
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Farm-improvement org. of the 30's : REA
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Spring time : EASTERTIDE
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Piggeries : STIES
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Commandment verb : SHALT
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King Cyaxares' subjects : MEDES
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Way to go: Abbr. : RTE
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Brokaw and Reasoner : NEWSMEN
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Hide away : STASH
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Pose : SIT
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Annoys : TEASES
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Slays : DOESIN
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Made public : AIRED
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Christiania, today : OSLO
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Mamie Eisenhower's maiden name : DOUD
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Large kangaroo : EURO
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Watch part : STEM
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Memorization method : ROTE
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Yemeni seaport : ADEN
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___-majesté : LESE
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Occur by chance : HAP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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