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Kevin Boyle
Kevin Boyle

New York Times, Saturday, September 9, 1989

Author:
Kevin Boyle
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 33.3
Kevin Boyle has 32 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,550
Across
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Aux. one : ASST
5
Capital of Ghana : ACCRA
10
Ruined : SHOT
14
Pedagogic period : SCHOOLYEAR
16
Site of St. Columba's abbey : IONA
17
D. H. Lawrence's first novel, colorfully : THEWHITEPEACOCK
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Machine for removing bristles : AWNER
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Sword of yesteryear : ESTOC
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The Starlighters' Joey : DEE
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Turn blue : SADDEN
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Term of surrender : UNCLE
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Planets : ORBS
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"___ a rose is she": Coleridge : REDAS
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Ancient Greek jars : AMPHORAE
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In a brusque manner : CURTLY
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Stendahl's first masterpiece, colorfully : LEROUGEETLENOIR
40
Start of a Christmas song : ADESTE
41
Conforms again : READAPTS
42
Make merry : REVEL
43
Alexis, e.g. : TSAR
44
Expunge : ERASE
46
Destroyer's depth charge : ASHCAN
52
___ Nevis: highest peak in Great Britain : BEN
54
Musician-teacher Boulanger : NADIA
57
Instrument Cristofori developed : PIANO
58
Sherlock Holmes's first appearance, colorfully : ASTUDYINSCARLET
61
Summers, in Savoie : ETES
62
Syrup source : SUGARMAPLE
63
A memorable Mostel : ZERO
64
Muscat native : OMANI
65
Jan van der ___ van Delft, Dutch painter : MEER
Down
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Spanish shafts : ASTAS
2
ə : SCHWA
3
Put to shame, old style : SHEND
4
Pulled : TOWED
5
Clay, today : ALI
6
Cell: Comb. form : CYTE
7
So-so grades : CEES
8
Ecstasy : RAPTUS
9
" ... the youth of England ___ fire": Shak. : AREON
10
Thus, to Terence : SIC
11
Highboy feature, at times : HOODEDTOP
12
Formerly : ONCE
13
Refrain from swinging, to Mattingly : TAKE
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Bohemian river : OHRE
18
Accumulated interest : ACCRUED
23
Norway, in Oslo : NORGE
25
Hydra's home : LERNA
27
Actress ___ Dawn Chong : RAE
28
Porters : BEERS
30
Landed on : ALIT
31
Damascans et al.: Abbr. : SYRS
32
Pteroid : ALAR
33
Native of ancient NW Iran : MEDE
34
Obviator : PREVENTER
35
Car washer : HOSER
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Remote area : OUTLAND
37
Maass or Schumann : CLARA
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Revolutionary party jetsam : TEA
43
Monotony : TEDIUM
45
Dictum : SAYSO
47
Spiced pork trademark : SPAM
48
King of Tyre : HIRAM
49
Old name for the Rock of Gibraltar : CALPE
50
Anoint, in bygone days : ANELE
51
Careful observer : NOTER
52
Folk singer Joan : BAEZ
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Family of Ferrara : ESTE
55
Actress Swenson : INGA
56
Slippery ___ eel : ASAN
59
Mil. aid group : USO
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Yell, in Lille : CRI

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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