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Melvin Kenworthy
Melvin Kenworthy

New York Times, Wednesday, April 22, 1987

39-Across : "The Sheik of ___," 1921 song

Author:
Melvin Kenworthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Melvin Kenworthy has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,679
Across
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Magellan discovery : GUAM
5
Contraction : SPASM
10
Kind of American : AFRO
14
"The ___ Love," 1924 song : ONEI
15
Forearm bones : ULNAE
16
Fly high : SOAR
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Captains' right-hand men : FIRSTMATES
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Medical result : CURE
20
Picnic competition : FOOTRACE
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" ... ay, ___ the rub": Hamlet : THERES
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Red Sox slugger : RICE
24
Emaciated : GAUNT
25
Actor John from Baltimore : ASTIN
28
Robot drama : RUR
30
An Allen : ETHAN
33
Upholstery fabric : MOHAIR
35
It follows chop : SUEY
37
A rel. : BRO
38
Blue dye : ANIL
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"The Sheik of ___," 1921 song : ARABY
41
Home to Leo : LAIR
42
Persian unit of length : ZAR
43
Eager : AGOG
44
Deletes : ERASES
46
Presbyter : ELDER
48
Above, to Whittier : OER
50
Fashion designer Varens : ADELE
51
Inflict : WREAK
53
"___ Aces" of radio fame : EASY
55
Ethically neutral : AMORAL
57
Construction material no-no : ASBESTOS
61
Rail member : SORA
62
Used : SECONDHAND
64
Pinball word : TILT
65
Papal cape : ORALE
66
"La Douce" : IRMA
67
Actor in "M*A*S*H" : ALDA
68
Arno or Lorre : PETER
69
Glimpse : PEEK
Down
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Jurist John of N.Y.: 1848-1924 : GOFF
2
Freshwater mussel : UNIO
3
Air: Comb. form : AERO
4
Court snafu : MISTRIAL
5
Singer Yma ___ : SUMAC
6
Kind of mining : PLACER
7
Prefix for room or date : ANTE
8
Thus, to Burns : SAE
9
A Perle of society : MESTA
10
Elevation : ASCENT
11
Home plate : FOURTHBASE
12
Steak order : RARE
13
Mine finds : ORES
18
Singer Lopez : TRINI
22
Long, for one : HUEY
24
Uproot : GRUB
25
Fill with wonder : AMAZE
26
Of the speed of sound : SONAL
27
Emergent countries : THIRDWORLD
29
Treatment : USAGE
31
Servant of Prospero : ARIEL
32
Natives of Telemark : NORSE
34
Duster or tatter : RAG
36
Red or black follower : EYE
40
Castle : ROOK
41
Way to address a peeress : LADYSHIP
43
Kind of rug or code : AREA
45
Brought down a Soho flat : RASED
47
Newspaper goofs : ERRATA
49
Do a cobbler's job : RESOLE
52
Columnist Joseph : ALSOP
54
Doubleday or Yokum : ABNER
55
Movie dog : ASTA
56
Drudgery : MOIL
57
"___ may look on a king": Heywood : ACAT
58
Biblical weed : TARE
59
"This one's ___" : ONME
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Pierre is its cap. : SDAK
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Poet's word : ERE

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

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