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Melvin Kenworthy
Melvin Kenworthy

New York Times, Wednesday, August 12, 1987

66-Across : Pointed tooth

Author:
Melvin Kenworthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { W X }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 44.8
Melvin Kenworthy has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,791
Across
1
Gem State capital : BOISE
6
Two-time Mexican president : DIAZ
10
"When I was ___ ... " : ALAD
14
Capp character : ABNER
15
Wreath on a knight's helmet : ORLE
16
Story : TALE
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20
Speech disorder : ALALIA
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Crispy crackers : SALTINES
22
Sly looks : LEERS
24
Kind of cake or meal : OAT
25
Oxford yard, for short : QUAD
27
Ship's crane : DAVIT
30
Javanese tree : UPAS
34
In the last month: Abbr. : ULT
35
Eighth son of Jacob : ASHER
36
Stop on ___ : ADIME
37
Inclined : ATILT
39
Chemical suffix : ANE
40
A former White House chief of staff : REGAN
41
A Yugoslav : CROAT
42
Attacked : RANAT
44
Bitter vetch : ERS
45
Philosopher Immanuel : KANT
46
Beaver State capital : SALEM
47
Blast-furnace fuel : COKE
48
Hurry : HIE
50
Schuster's partner : SIMON
52
"One Man's Family" actor: 1949-52 : JAMESLEE
57
With T.L.C. : GENTLY
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62
Whitewall or radial : TIRE
63
Roman statesman : CATO
64
Tanned leather : SUEDE
65
Winter accessory of 62 Across : STUD
66
Pointed tooth : TUSK
67
Elan : ARDOR
Down
1
___ California : BAJA
2
Old Greek coin : OBOL
3
This is breathtaking! : INHALATION
4
Like some bids : SEALED
5
Kovacs or Pyle : ERNIE
6
Author ___ Passos : DOS
7
Angers : IRES
8
Goya's duchess : ALBA
9
Fanatic : ZEALOT
10
Mental set : ATTITUDE
11
Homophone for lane : LAIN
12
Wings on an angelus : ALAE
13
Places of refuge : DENS
18
Ointments : NARDS
19
RR stop : STA
23
Tuaregs' region : SAHARA
25
Charlatan : QUACK
26
Extreme : ULTRA
28
Corruptible : VENAL
29
Castle and Rich : IRENES
31
Having the feet turned inward : PIGEONTOED
32
"And the Lord set ___ upon Cain ... ": Gen. 4:15 : AMARK
33
One of five : SENSE
35
Courtroom fig. : ATT
36
Actor Carney : ART
38
Shaver's condition, at times : LATHERED
43
Pedro's girlfriend : AMIGA
46
Choose : SELECT
47
Agree : CONCUR
49
Atlas abbr. : ISL
51
Southern constellation : MENSA
52
Tuxedo and Petticoat: Abbr. : JCTS
53
Make ___ (go over well) : AHIT
54
Japanese merchant ship : MARU
55
Jacob's twin : ESAU
56
Salamanders : EFTS
58
Island near Venice : LIDO
59
North Sea feeder : YSER
61
Korean soldier : ROK

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

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