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1 result for ARBALEST from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 30, 1999	34D	Medieval crossbow	Pat M. Hugel	Shortz

1 result for ARBALEST from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 23, 2000	Acrostic	D	Medieval shooter of stones, balls and arrows	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for ARBALEST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 23, 1961	2D	Old-time crossbow.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 17, 1955	20A	Medieval crossbow.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Jan 7, 1951	82D	Crossbow.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Jul 18, 1948	80D	Crossbow.	Thomas Jackson	Farrar

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