This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Melvin Kenworthy
Melvin Kenworthy

New York Times, Tuesday, May 12, 1987

34-Down : King Cyaxares' subjects

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
Melvin Kenworthy has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
A
3
W
4
N
5
S
6
O
7
R
8
A
9
W
10
E
11
I
12
R
13
O
N
E
I
14
O
C
T
E
T
15
E
L
M
O
16
D
I
S
C
17
N
O
R
T
H
18
W
A
L
E
S
19
A
L
T
E
20
E
T
O
21
E
R
R
A
T
A
22
I
N
23
S
E
T
24
M
N
O
25
S
26
A
N
E
L
Y
27
D
I
S
T
28
R
29
E
30
S
31
S
32
O
D
D
33
Y
E
34
M
E
N
35
H
E
A
T
H
36
F
A
I
37
R
38
D
E
M
O
39
N
40
A
S
I
A
41
A
N
E
T
42
S
43
D
A
T
E
44
S
45
T
E
L
46
R
O
S
E
T
47
T
E
S
48
W
I
49
D
E
S
T
50
A
E
S
51
A
S
T
O
R
52
O
53
D
54
E
55
S
S
A
56
R
I
M
57
E
T
58
A
59
L
60
S
O
U
T
H
S
61
H
O
R
E
62
S
I
D
E
63
L
U
R
E
64
E
A
T
E
N
65
I
D
E
S
66
O
D
O
M
67
S
P
E
D
68
N
E
N
E
© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,699
Across
1
Cut, in Cheshire : SAWN
5
One of the rails : SORA
9
Water diverter : WEIR
13
"The ___ Love ... ," Kahn song : ONEI
14
Singing group : OCTET
15
Patron saint of sailors : ELMO
16
Record : DISC
17
Pa. borough : NORTHWALES
19
Der ___ (Adenauer) : ALTE
20
Ike's command : ETO
21
Newspaper goofs : ERRATA
22
Map feature : INSET
24
L-P connection : MNO
25
With logic : SANELY
27
Trouble : DISTRESS
32
Kind of ball or fellow : ODD
33
"___ of Galilee ... ": Acts 1:11 : YEMEN
35
Erica : HEATH
36
Weather word : FAIR
38
Evil spirit : DEMON
40
One of the Minors : ASIA
41
Dills of the Bible : ANETS
43
Topic in a dorm : DATES
45
Far: Comb. form : TEL
46
Sculptured ornaments : ROSETTES
48
Least narrow : WIDEST
50
Loser to H.C.H. : AES
51
Pioneer fur trader : ASTOR
52
Ukrainian bay : ODESSA
56
Edge : RIM
57
Latin abbr. : ETAL
60
Boston commuter area : SOUTHSHORE
62
Facet : SIDE
63
Tempt : LURE
64
Boccaccio's "The ___ Heart" : EATEN
65
Nones kin : IDES
66
Famed round-the-world solo flier : ODOM
67
Dashed : SPED
68
Aloha State bird : NENE
Down
1
Kind of jerk : SODA
2
Indigo : ANIL
3
Locale of the Antilles : WESTINDIES
4
Christian creed : NICENE
5
Key's middle name : SCOTT
6
Other: Sp. : OTRO
7
Soak timber : RET
8
Where St. Paul preached : ATHENS
9
Tear's partner : WEAR
10
Cinders or Fitzgerald : ELLA
11
"___ a man with ... " : IMET
12
Sub ___ (secretly) : ROSA
14
Like the Cyclops : ONEEYED
18
Incensed : WROTH
23
Sneaky : SLY
24
City on the Souris, in N.D. : MINOT
25
Up to now : SOFAR
26
Bell town : ADANO
27
Colleague who forsook Paul : DEMAS
28
Farm-improvement org. of the 30's : REA
29
Spring time : EASTERTIDE
30
Piggeries : STIES
31
Commandment verb : SHALT
34
King Cyaxares' subjects : MEDES
37
Way to go: Abbr. : RTE
39
Brokaw and Reasoner : NEWSMEN
42
Hide away : STASH
44
Pose : SIT
47
Annoys : TEASES
49
Slays : DOESIN
51
Made public : AIRED
52
Christiania, today : OSLO
53
Mamie Eisenhower's maiden name : DOUD
54
Large kangaroo : EURO
55
Watch part : STEM
56
Memorization method : ROTE
58
Yemeni seaport : ADEN
59
___-majesté : LESE
61
Occur by chance : HAP

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

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
58 ms