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Arthur S. Verdesca
Arthur S. Verdesca

New York Times, Friday, February 17, 1989

54-Across : French waters

Author:
Arthur S. Verdesca
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J K Q V W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Arthur S. Verdesca has 28 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 14 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,346
Across
1
Stylish : CHIC
5
Hooked nail : SPAD
9
Organ knob : STOP
13
Amneris's rival : AIDA
14
Fenced : PALED
16
Fanon : CAPE
17
Stare : PEER
18
Very, to Verdi : ASSAI
19
"To ___ and a bone ... ": Kipling : ARAG
20
Dieter's hope : DEARTHOFGIRTH
23
Neb. Siouan : MAHA
24
Ship's course : ENE
25
Ploy against Troy : SIEGE
27
What a dieter must avoid : PASTRIES
32
Prettiest girl at the ball : BELLE
33
Port in Uruguay : SALTO
34
Con's sentence : RAP
35
Ares' sister : ERIS
36
Las ___, Cuban province : TUNAS
37
Othello's ensign : IAGO
38
Drivers' gp. : AAA
39
Abalone : ORMER
40
Group of eight : OCTET
41
See 27 Across : RICHFOOD
43
Moslem prince : EMEER
44
Frequently, to Poe : OFT
45
Actor Baldwin : ALEC
46
Successful dieter's rewards : BURSTSOFMIRTH
52
Rent : TORN
53
Upper crust : ELITE
54
French waters : EAUX
56
Dies ___ : IRAE
57
Stair part : RISER
58
Soprano Gluck : ALMA
59
Trapper's trophy : PELT
60
L'Égée et La Méditerranée : MERS
61
Track event : MEET
Down
1
Deerstalker, e.g. : CAP
2
Sped : HIED
3
Pierre's notion : IDEE
4
See 27 Across : CARAMELS
5
Floral bract : SPATHE
6
Former title for a Turkish official : PASHA
7
Besides : ALSO
8
Unheeding : DEAF
9
Bogyman : SCARER
10
Caustic : TART
11
Red-fleshed fish : OPAH
12
Identify : PEG
15
Codifies : DIGESTS
21
Craze : RAGE
22
Division word : INTO
25
Caravansary : SERAI
26
Sacro's joiner : ILIAC
27
Made with cloth sections : PANED
28
Winged : ALAR
29
Incensed : IRATE
30
Impatiently longing : EAGER
31
Recognize : SPOT
32
Policeman, in CB lingo : BEAR
33
Japanese wrestling : SUMO
36
Harness-racing horse : TROTTER
37
See 27 Across : ICECREAM
39
Switch positions : OFFS
40
Sacred Chinese mountain : OMEI
42
A vespid : HORNET
43
"___ Tune," 1941 hit song : ELMERS
45
Succeeding : AFTER
46
Tunnel : BORE
47
Russian river : URAL
48
Worthless : SLIM
49
French river : OISE
50
Asimov product : TALE
51
Scottish philosopher : HUME
52
Cant : TIP
55
Carved totem pole : XAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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