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Melvin Kenworthy
Melvin Kenworthy

New York Times, Wednesday, September 14, 1988

Author:
Melvin Kenworthy
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J K Q V W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 31.2
Melvin Kenworthy has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,190
Across
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Chagall or Connelly : MARC
5
Refuse : TRASH
10
"Mary ___ little ... " : HADA
14
Wings : ALAE
15
Right-hand page : RECTO
16
Primitive poetry collection : EPOS
17
Came near : APPROACHED
19
Mechanics' concerns: Abbr. : RPMS
20
Less flighty : STEADIER
21
Soft, visorless cap : BERET
22
Stages : STEPS
23
Pivot : SLUE
24
Refrain syllable : TRA
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___ Lanka : SRI
28
Postures : STANCES
31
Knock : RAP
32
Figure skater's maneuver : SERPENTINE
34
Drive forward : IMPEL
37
Teachers' org. : NEA
38
Pacific or Gold : COAST
39
The ___ (brother-sister singing team) : CARPENTERS
42
Famous mummy : TUT
43
Actresses Joyce and Stritch : ELAINES
44
Clean-air org. : EPA
46
Unusual Oxford meas. : EEE
47
___'Orléans, in Québec : ILED
48
"___ of Two Cities" : ATALE
50
Juárez money : PESOS
52
Eastern bigwigs' jurisdictions : EMIRATES
55
Berlin's "He's ___ Picker" : ARAG
56
Greenhorn : APPRENTICE
58
Northern dwelling : IGLU
59
Eliminates, editorially : DELES
60
Q.E.D. word : ERAT
61
Pete or Billy : ROSE
62
" ... what ___ thou?": Amos 7:8 : SEEST
63
Wimp's cousin : NERD
Down
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Lea sound : MAA
2
Matterhorn milieu : ALPS
3
Engrossed : RAPT
4
Ops's daughter : CERES
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N.Y.S.E. people : TRADERS
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Donees : RECIPIENTS
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Pains' partner : ACHES
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Gang follower : STER
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Brick carrier : HOD
10
To this matter : HEREUNTO
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Be grateful : APPRECIATE
12
Cupola : DOME
13
Helper: Abbr. : ASST
18
Dobbin fodder : OATS
21
Mel of animated cartoon fame : BLANC
23
Jeanne d'Arc, for one: Abbr. : STE
24
Jiffy : TRICE
25
Halter, Spanish style : RAMAL
26
Estimates : APPRAISALS
28
These may be lost in gyms : SPARETIRES
29
Follow : ENSUE
30
Seven, in Siena : SETTE
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Female ruff : REE
35
Novel conclusion : EPILOGUE
36
Some consonants : LENES
40
Whom the riled raise : NED
41
Least obese : SPAREST
45
Alda of "M*A*S*H" : ALAN
48
Sufficient : AMPLE
49
A.L. home-run leader: 1944 : ETTEN
50
Poker holding : PAIR
51
Therefore : ERGO
52
Rapier's relative : EPEE
53
Gael's land : EIRE
54
Cicatrix : SCAR
56
Madison Ave. output : ADS
57
La Guardia abbr. : ETD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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