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Melvin Kenworthy
Melvin Kenworthy

New York Times, Tuesday, January 28, 1992

Author:
Melvin Kenworthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { K Q X }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Melvin Kenworthy has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,421
Across
1
Grandpa Walton : ZEB
4
Stay : ABIDE
9
Functions : USES
13
Merit : EARN
15
Promising one : COMER
16
Cooper's negative : NOPE
17
Govt. agency after O.W.I. : USIA
18
Overactive kitchen worker? : HYPERWIPER
20
Boils : SEETHES
22
Hunts illegally : POACHES
23
Trifling amounts : FIGS
24
Sign between Leo and Libra : VIRGO
25
Burns was one : SCOT
26
Andy Gump's wife : MIN
27
Kovacs or Ford : ERNIE
31
Tommy or Elton : JOHN
32
Roach or Holbrook : HAL
33
Benedict or Eddie : ARNOLD
34
Yalie : ELI
35
Places down under : CELLARS
37
Col.'s command : REG
38
Make quits : EVENUP
40
TV alien : ALF
41
Noble Italian family : ESTE
42
Allude : REFER
43
LI doubled : CII
44
Earth goddess : GAEA
45
Edgar ___ Poe : ALLAN
47
Pledge : OATH
48
Vandykes' kin : GOATEES
51
"___ bed": Pepys : ANDSOTO
54
Angry Julia? : RILEDCHILD
56
Celestial Bear : URSA
57
Wise ___ owl : ASAN
58
"___ stand ... ": Luther : HEREI
59
Exam for a coll. aspirant : PSAT
60
Urges : YENS
61
Saccharine : SWEET
62
Forage plant : ERS
Down
1
Jupiter, to Plato : ZEUS
2
Vacationer's delight : EASE
3
President Ford? : BRIEFCHIEF
4
Pains' companion : ACHES
5
Kahn's "The ___ of Summer" : BOYS
6
Devilkin : IMP
7
"___ the Heart of Texas" : DEEPIN
8
Goof : ERROR
9
Mythical symbol of purity : UNICORN
10
Next year's jr. : SOPH
11
Blunted sword : EPEE
12
Sun. talks : SERS
14
Saloonkeeper's nemesis : NATION
19
Bets : WAGERS
21
Alt. : HGT
24
Role for Greenstreet : VILLAIN
25
Decipher : SOLVE
26
___ de mer : MAL
28
Viking's equine? : NORSEHORSE
29
"___ Song Go ... " : ILETA
30
Advantage : EDGE
31
Taunt : JEER
32
With it, in the 40's : HEP
33
Woof's kin : ARF
35
Formed ringlets : CURLED
36
Clay today : ALI
39
Tidies : NEATENS
41
Gobbles : EATSUP
43
Some kind of nut : CASHEW
44
Wander idly : GAD
46
Walesa and namesakes : LECHS
47
Rumor: Fr. : ONDIT
48
Color of Lee's uniform : GRAY
49
Seine feeder : OISE
50
Alda of "M*A*S*H" : ALAN
51
Toward the sheltered side : ALEE
52
Russian ruler of yore : TSAR
53
Dobbin's fare : OATS
55
Choler : IRE

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

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

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